Dance
Sport Worthing Congress 2005
Saturday
23rd July
Sunday
24th July
Monday
25th July
Evening
Buffet Dance & Cabaret
Saturday
23rd July
Fun
and Funky - Liz Young
Summer Congress 2005 got off to a terrific start with
a very lively lecture by Liz Young introducing her assistants,
three well known but well disguised young men whose
identity was not revealed! All dressed in bright yellow,
the routine matched their outfits, bright and well taught
with an excellent sense of fun. A funky useful dance.
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| Simple
Rock ‘n’ Roll with Rachel Wadey |
Robert
Grover with the Mayor of Worthing
and his wife |
Stretch
to Develop with Marion Lane |
Classical Walzes for Worthing - Robert &
Louise Aldred
By contrast the next lecture by Robert and Louise Aldred
was very classical and elegantly danced. Very good teaching
ideas were given including teaching turnout by identifying
3rd position with the letter T and 5th position with
the letter L. Useful original ideas were shared with
us.
Simple
Rock ‘n’ Roll - Rachel Wadey
Rock ‘n’ Roll was next on the agenda with
an interesting well taught amalgamation by Rachel Wadey,
ably assisted by Jonathan Reed. Varied timings and original
ideas for amalgamating basic actions and steps produced
a very teachable group.
Argentine
Tango - Ralf Schiller
On to the Argentine Tango and Ralf Schiller, ably partnered
by Edita Doncakova with an impressive amalgamation made
easy by clear descriptive teaching, which produced good
results. Everyone obviously enjoyed the lecture and
was able to follow and achieve the steps and movements.
Social
Sequence - Mandy Pearce
Social Sequence followed with the ‘Windmill Waltz’
and the ‘Bramble Bossa Nova’ - as the name
implies, very social dances which were competently demonstrated
and taught by Mandy Pearce, partnered by Nigel Kirk.
Mandy broke the dances down for easy learning and soon
had a circle of eager teachers, ready to enjoy and take
these dance back to their schools.
Line
Up & Partner on Down - Charles Richman
To close an action packed afternoon, Charles Richman
treated us all to a fun half hour, starting with a line
dance called ‘Miller Magic’, danced solo
but within a group, and secondly a partnered dance assisted
by Heather Simmons called ‘Oops I slipped’.
Both dances were very effective yet easy to learn.
Mayor’s
Reception
At the end of the first day of lectures everyone had
the opportunity to attend the Mayor’s Reception.
Those who were present this year will probably not forget
the current Mayor of Worthing for some time. This was
the first time the incumbent entertained the guests
not only with his speech but his singing and dancing
as well!
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Sunday 24th
July
Easy
Variation Waltz & Tango
Paula Goodyear, assisted by Neil Dewar & Lorraine
Kuznick
Once again Paula gave two very interesting amalgamations.
Three swivels into a hover were used in the Waltz, and
in the Tango the figure was very well constructed showing
an excellent method of achieving promenade position.
A superb lecture delivered by an experienced teacher.
The figures are ideal for the class dancer along with
the gold star 1 medallist dancer, showing good use of
turn, direction & speed. These figures offer challenging
syllabus developments.
Simpla
& Attractive Cha Cha Cha & Samba - Andrew Cuerden
Andrew together with his charming partner Hanna, put
the ‘ZAP’ into Congress 2005.This talented
couple who have recently turned professional presented
an excellent lecture with well thought out material
suitable for Gold Star and medallist festival pupils.
They taught with clarity an attractive group in Cha
Cha Cha using a development of the Turkish Towel and
the Cross Body Lead.
In Samba it was again so refreshing to see Choreography
suitable for high grade dancers based on the development
of syllabus figures. They presented material which showed
a natural development from medallist through to champion.
Professional
Qualifications - Anne Lingard
Anne gave an in depth lecture into the written module
of the Foundation in Dance Instruction and the Certificate
in Dance Education examinations, giving requirements
of the APL process and information as to where the relevant
assistance can be obtained, pointing out in particular
that when choosing the subject not to make the area
of research too wide. Anne was the ideal choice to deliver
this lecture due to her knowledge of the subject, and
the confidence that Anne has in the accreditation process
will encourage all to move forward with their own accreditation.
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| How
I Achieve My Action with Jonathan Wilkins &
Katusha Demidova |
Simple
and Attractive Cha Cha Cha and Samba with Andrew
Cuerden |
Lindy
Hop with
Julie Oram |
Lindy
Hop - Julie Oram
Julie Oram, on behalf of the Club Dance Faculty, presented
the ‘Jitterbug Stroll’ in a relaxed confident
manner. A very lively dance to the Big Band sounds,
it was a great success. The floor was crowded and the
participants and onlookers alike were animated.
Stretch
to Develop - Marion Lane
It is easy to see that Marion has taken her Dance Teaching
into the next generation. Dancing is movement to music,
the quality of how that movement takes place or is created
is Marion’s forte. To create speed, softness,
contrast, dynamic, musicality and focus require not
just only mental discipline but also correct muscular
control.
Marion,
‘the master of muscles’ during her lecture
showed not only how to get more strength out of muscles
without increasing the size, but also how to create
precision and purity in Latin American through correct
usage. Marion gave valuable ideas and exercises for
developing flexibility, mobility, quality and smoothness
of movement.
Using these training techniques will not only benefit
advanced dancers but is valuable to all levels and ages.
They are especially beneficial to older pupils who wish
through correct dance training to maintain or improve
mobility.
The
Two Crosses – Hover & Rumba - Lawrence Chan,
assisted by
Gertrude Ko
Lawrence is a new ISTD examiner based in Hong Kong.
The subject of
his lecture was The Two Crosses he decided to use these
in the Foxtrot
and Quickstep. Both figures had interesting syllabus
developments; the Foxtrot achieved the transition from
gold to gold star dancer.
The Quickstep with the added highlight of the Stutter
Lock into Cross Chasse will give the dancer an interesting
amalgamation to work on.
Paso
Doble Shaping - Lorna Lee
Who better to present a Lecture on ‘Paso Doble
Shaping’ than the Queen
of Paso!
Lorna
brought the Paso Technique to life showing the important
characteristics of shaping and how to achieve them.
Leaving no stone unturned Lorna paid tremendous attention
to detail as she applied the various shapes and uses
of the body to many syllabus figures.
Starting with the characteristic of the curve, progressing
into the two main shapes, the use of the sides, the
body rotation and the use of the hands,
Lorna showed simply the ‘Magic in Movement’!
Although Lorna (without interruption from Michael),
presented a Lecture based on the syllabus, with-out
intending, she also proved why the world´s top
dancers come to England or visit British trained teachers
in order to put the magic into their dancing.
How
I Achieve my Action - Jonathan Wilkins & Katusha
Demidova
The final Ballroom lecture of the day was presented
by one of the leading couples of competitive dance in
the world. Many valuable points were discussed relative
to balance, control, and connection of the couple, and
how this may vary slightly from dance to dance.
Particular attention was paid to the Lady’s use
of head and head weight, relative to the development
of shape and action. These advanced methods are all
built on sound basic principles of two people dancing
as one unit.
Simple
and Attractive Rumba & Jive - Barbara McColl
Barbara presented a Lecture showing simple variations
in Rumba and Jive.
She demonstrated the groups several times before breaking
them down and teaching them to the audience.
Members enjoyed dancing the amalgamations which in Rumba
was based on a development of the Sliding Doors and
Rope Spinning with a touch of the exotic.
In Jive she gave a fun amalgamation based on the Mooch
with a strong Country & Western influence.
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Monday 25th
July
Lady
in the Leading Role - Julie Tomkins
Being a male teacher the Lecture title didn’t
at first interest me. As I watched the lecture I could
sum it up in one word, ‘Fantastic’!
Julie excellently demonstrated the art of partnering
showing how to cope with height differences whilst highlighting
important elements such as body and leg speed, hip and
leg action in the pupil.
Julie used one of her medallists to assist her, although
her lecture was on partnering for the enthralled audience
it was a delight to see how she produces such a beautiful
quality in Dance. Such an excellent use of the feet
and body and the non supporting leg, shown by her assistant
and enhanced by correct partnering.
This wasn’t just a lecture aimed at Lady’s
partnering, it was of tremendous value to all of us
men. Having experienced teachers such as Julie producing
such excellence and quality in dance is a major hope
for the future of the ISTD.
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| Class
Variations In Slow Foxtrot & Quickstep with
Fredric Frennessen |
Lady
in the Leading Role with Julie Tomkins |
Simple
& Attractive Cha Cha Cha & Jive
with Mario Disomme & Kasia Osiñska |
Easy
Variation in Waltz - Heather Simmonds, assisted
by Neil Dewar
Heather gave us an eight bar figure showing good use
of the syllabus, the end result being a free moving
amalgamation. The lecture was delivered with clear voice
projection and Heather controlled her class well. This
interesting figure could also be broken down into smaller
units making it very usable work.
Easy
Variations in Quickstep - Amy Pedder, assisted by
Mark Willemite
This figure showed all the qualities of the Quickstep,
light & bright with good movement.
A relaxed and well presented lecture demonstrating a
very good figure on which to build a more advanced amalgamation.
Stylish in both her dancing and presentation Amy achieved
her mandate of Easy Variations showing a wealth of experience.
Latin
American Professional Qualifications - Janet Clark
An excellently presented lecture delivered with clarity,
belief and conviction. We all know Janet as an expert
in her field and it was an experience to see how Janet
passionately brought her subject to life, enhancing
the excellent Ballroom Faculty lecture presented by
Anne Lingard on Sunday. Janet succeeded in removing
many of the fears which teachers were facing with regard
to the new qualifications.
With QCA accreditation ISTD Teachers will at last be
gaining the recognition and professional edge they so
richly deserve.
Janet is a lovely person with a beautiful speaking voice
and so sincere! She had obviously gone to great depths
to prepare such a marvellous lecture. She showed her
‘art as an educator’ in delivering a complicated
subject with great detail and in such an understandable
form.
New
Technical Revisions - Craig Bedwell assisted by Angela
Painting
Craig gave us an update on the new technical revisions.
Stylishly danced and clearly described, the lecture
was well received by a very attentive audience. Each
dance that had been subject to change was demonstrated
and subsequently analysed.
Class
Variations in Slow Foxtrot & Quickstep - Fredric
Frennessen, assisted by Vicki Frennessen
Fredric began with the Quickstep giving a group which
consisted mainly of Licentiate figures. These were at
times danced in opposite role, producing an interesting
figure with good movement.
Moving to the Foxtrot, again good and imaginative amalgamation
showing varying shape and pattern. This was a challenging
figure which was adaptable for class use. Clearly delivered,
well done for a first lecture.
My
Priorities - Lynn Harman
The ISTD are renowned for quality and excellence in
dance it is therefore not surprising that many past,
present and future World Champions choose to be associated
with the Imperial.
Lynn clearly communicated that her underlying priority
was to improve the quality of the Rumba for pupils at
all levels through strengthening many of the important
basic elements.
It was her intention during the Lecture to help teachers
to assist their pupils in achieve a better musical interpretation,
balance, connection, coordination, use of correct muscle
tone, extension and naturally focus.
Because of the age old concept ‘what you see is
not always what you feel’ Lynn got everyone involved
in order to ‘feel’ the lecture. Lynn used
a combination of basic figures and syncopations to illustrate
her Lecture, combined with a wealth of valuable teaching
tips. Pupils of those teachers present will surely benefit
immensely from a stronger and more controlled action,
increased musicality and a greater awareness of balance
and coordination.
Presentation
- Hazel Newberry
Hazel focused on posture and leg action, how to achieve
better expression and freedom in dancing and flexibility.
Hazel also gave us some imaginative teaching ideas showing
how to create the correct head position. So many topics
were covered including centre and balance it would
be impossible to list them all. An informative lecture
given with great style.
How
I Run My Business - Ian De Souza
Ian is a new Examiner based in Germany, and was given
the task of sharing some valuable points on running
a business. Ian gave an in depth look at business covering
multiple points, Business Methods, Product, Packaging,
Communication, and Corporate Identity to name just a
few. He also encouraged us not to be afraid of the future
but to embrace it as we go into a new era.
Simple
and Attractive Cha Cha Cha & Jive - Mario Disomme
& Kasia Osinska
It was hard to believe that this talented young couple
were giving their first lecture for the Imperial Society.
They had prepared some excellent material in Cha Cha
Cha and Jive, which they presented professionally and
with clarity. The work which was suitable for Gold Star
medallists was taught showing a lot of attention to
detail.
Mario taught the leader’s role whilst Kasia took
control of the ladies. Both the quality of demonstration
and teaching of a well planned amalgamation were excellent!
Although their first lecture, they delivered the content
with the flair and professionalism of experienced teachers
and lecturers. I am sure we shall see a lot of them
in the future.
Reports by: Ian de Souza
Pat Woor
Richard Hunt
Photography: Ron Self
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