The Camp Jitterbug clips are always really nice – some wonderful editing (evidencing a dancer’s understanding of tempo, rhythm and, well, wonderfulness), and this is teaser for this year’s DVD:
My favourite part of any competition (and CJ is a comp weekend), is the solo charleston. Here’s this year’s final:
That girl in the final there, that’s Sharon – she’s Australian. I especially love the dynamic between competitors and between competitors and crowd in this type of competition. There’s a real to-and-fro – the dancers dance better with encouragement. And you can hear the crowd’s response when they like something – not just louder, but an increase in intensity. And of course, this type of competition requires dancers know something about phrasing – they send themselves in at the end of a phrase and have to get themselves out. And of course, with a live band all this communication and creative reciprocity is even more exciting.
