Riot and Frolic

I've been to a bunch of ballroom competitions lately and I've come to this conclusion:

Jazz is stupid.

it's true

Let's face it, the dance floor is no place for improvisation and artistic license when you're looking to win a competition.

Dancesport (as competitive ballroom dancing is known, to those in the know) is not Dancing.  Dancing is what you do at a wedding,  or a bar, or at a… dance.  

Dancesport is that crazy combo of ballroom and sport where one couple is judged against another couple.  Whoever appears the best wins.  

So when I'm watching competitors, I want to see "pop music" dancing.  Overly-produced, well-rehearsed, maybe-a-little-auto-tune-to-cover-up-your-lack-of-technique, pop music.  

Don't get me wrong.  I'm a big fan of a little scooby-doo-bee-do scatting to get yourself out of a floorcraft jam.  

But throw some rainbow arms or Fred-and-Gingers or winks and nods into your simple, yet well-crafted choreography and you'll be music to my ears. 

Holla.

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