2024-25 Rhythm Dance theme

[CaroLiza_fan]

Twentieth Century Dance Party...

Oh, wouldn't you just love it if everybody went for music that people would have danced to at parties in the 1920's?!

That would really teach the ISU decision-makers a lesson!

By the way, when searching on YouTube for 1920's dance music, I found this song from 2020:

The Swinghoppers & Wolfgang Lohr - "Party Like It's 1920"

As a figure skating fan, the backing track sounds somewhat familiar...

CaroLiza_fan

 

[4everchan]

I'm just waiting for the André Rieu "dance parties".

 

[TallyT]

I'm just waiting for the André Rieu "dance parties".

Oh god, I can almost see this.

(Did you know that he once told a classical music feature writer he didn't like music? We would never have guessed....)

 

[labgoat]

RTL (German trash tv) playlist though for Let's Dance for Paso doble and it includes the Pirates of the Carribean, The Mask of Zorro and Malaguena.

I'm just waiting for the André Rieu "dance parties".

Me too!

 

[PaulE]

I'm just waiting for the André Rieu "dance parties".

I just ran across this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptSKPwiYXq4. Does this dance by Weaver and Poje with music substituted by Andre Rieu qualify for what you are waiting for?

 

[icewhite]

I just ran across this on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptSKPwiYXq4. Does this dance by Weaver and Poje with music substituted by Andre Rieu qualify for what you are waiting for?

clearly a dance, they seem to be at a party and it's no doubt 20th century

 

[CoyoteChris]

I have seen three worlds fairs and a goat roping contest and I have no Idea what a dance party is....or how you would compare one dance party of one team to another teams idea of what a dance party is. Are they trying to reduce ice dancing to the level of professional wrestling or what.? I will take Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers dances anyday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmut0FMoK9E

 

[icewhite]

I have seen three worlds fairs and a goat roping contest and I have no Idea what a dance party is....or how you would compare one dance party of one team to another teams idea of what a dance party is. Are they trying to reduce ice dancing to the level of professional wrestling or what.? I will take Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers dances anyday. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmut0FMoK9E

I just googled it, would have asked ChatGPT next, but not necessary, here's what wiki says:

A dance party (also referred to as a dance) is a social gathering where dancing is the primary activity. Some dance parties are held in a casual setting and open to the public, such as a rave, or those held in nightclubs.

Other types of dance parties may be a formal or semi-formal private event which often require guests to don formal wear and have an invitation or membership within the community hosting the event, such as school dances and cotillions.

Guests of formal dances often attend in pairs, as consorts or "dates" for one another. The term "stag" refers to going without a consort to a dance organized for couples. Dances commonly take place during the evening, although some are held earlier during the daytime; such events are known as tea dances.

So... you have to dance. Who would have thought, in ice dance.
Maybe if we look at what is the difference between just "dancing" and a "dance party" and hence the restrictions that this theme brings, is that a dance party is a social event. So, don't do Robyn's "Dancing on my own" I guess. Otherwise you'll be fine with every choice.

Note, though, that the article according to wiki has "multiple issues" and lacks citation.

 

[CoyoteChris]

I just googled it, would have asked ChatGPT next, but not necessary, here's what wiki says:

A dance party (also referred to as a dance) is a social gathering where dancing is the primary activity. Some dance parties are held in a casual setting and open to the public, such as a rave, or those held in nightclubs.

Other types of dance parties may be a formal or semi-formal private event which often require guests to don formal wear and have an invitation or membership within the community hosting the event, such as school dances and cotillions.

Guests of formal dances often attend in pairs, as consorts or "dates" for one another. The term "stag" refers to going without a consort to a dance organized for couples. Dances commonly take place during the evening, although some are held earlier during the daytime; such events are known as tea dances.

So... you have to dance. Who would have thought, in ice dance.
Maybe if we look at what is the difference between just "dancing" and a "dance party" and hence the restrictions that this theme brings, is that a dance party is a social event. So, don't do Robyn's "Dancing on my own" I guess. Otherwise you'll be fine with every choice.

Note, though, that the article according to wiki has "multiple issues" and lacks citation.

I tend to think that ISU should define "Dance Party" First, any party where there is dancing....and of course they go back 100s of years...even before the balls of the 1700s...can mean anything. Like a waltz to a fox trot to Grease. Second, for a judge trying to compare a Grease Dance to Gene Kelly to a waltz is ludichris (a fav expression). For instance, if you are confirmation judge at a dog show and an expert on Corgis, you probably can judge the best Corgi out of a group of 9. ....but can a judge say that out of all the working groups, This Corgi is more a corgi than this German Shepherd is the best German Shepherd???? For all dogs in the working groups? You would have to be a very rare expert on all the dogs of the working groups. The most ludichris is to expect someone who is an expert from all the groups to say this Corgi is a better corgi than this toy poodle is to all the other toy poodles, ad nauseum. Yes, I know a certain head of the ISU wanted to get rid of the compulsory and short dance and just leave the free dance....thankfully he did not prevail. I say bring back the compulsory...you want a theme for the short dance? Fine. Make it something comparable like "Swing"

 

[gkelly]

Sorry, the copyeditor in me can't help...

Ludacris

ludicrous

 

[midori green]

Sorry, the copyeditor in me can't help...

Ludacris

ludicrous

I'm thinking it's a play on his name being Chris. Ludicrous...Ludichris.

 

[DancingCactus]

Even film music was a better idea than dance party. So I hope these rumors are all baseless and we'll end up with waltz. Or jive. Or disco fox. You know, something with a basic rhythm where you can actually compare execution and interpretation of a set musical theme? I though that was the point of the "rhythm dance"?

 

[TallyT]

Even film music was a better idea than dance party. So I hope these rumors are all baseless and we'll end up with waltz. Or jive. Or disco fox. You know, something with a basic rhythm where you can actually compare execution and interpretation of a set musical theme? I though that was the point of the "rhythm dance"?

If they are trying to appeal to a new audience (and yes, we are not sure they are at all) please not waltz. I like waltz, especially in its earliest Regency days, but its old-fashioned aura is hard to overcome.

 

[PaulE]

I'm thinking it's a play on his name being Chris. Ludicrous...Ludichris.

Ludi Chris is probably the evil twin of Coyote Chris

 

[CoyoteChris]

I'm thinking it's a play on his name being Chris. Ludicrous...Ludichris.

Correct.!!! With my learning disability , hearing issues and speech impediment, I decided to become like Lewis and Clark and make up my own words and spelling. Hence, LudiChris has its own pronunciation and meaning. But its pretty much ...like below.


1. : amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity. 2. : meriting derisive laughter or scorn as absurdly inept, false, or foolish....

Just like "Dance Party" being a theme....or for that matter, a Boeing 787 going out of control between NZ and Australia because its flight control surface computers have to be cold booted every 22 days (FAA/NTSB Air worthiness directive, 2016)

 

[CoyoteChris]

Ludi Chris is probably the evil twin of Coyote Chris

LOL! Hey Buddy, I never installed a 737 door plug without putting in the locking bolts and then "forgetting" to do the inspection paperwork! Or designing the Boeing 787 so that the flight control computers had to be cold booted every 22 days or they would QUIT. Now THATS ludichris. Thankfully, no one was killed in these last two ludichris situations..... Hopefully, the injured heal quickly.

 

[jorge2912]

Take a look at this tweet from the skating lesson . https://twitter.com/SkatingLesson/status/1764496849858126239

If that were true and what I read on Reddit supposedly ISU wants attract public first must teach to public some basics things about ice dance. With Lilah and Lewis FD 80's music for me enough is enough .

Technically talking I wonder what will be the new patterns and that will be free choice or not..I hope doesn't be reggaeton the 20th century rhythm chosen that for me is auditive pornography or women denigration (who knows Spanish would know what I mean)

Sounds like the change in 2010's from having CD, OD and FD competition to RD and FD competition

 

[Diana Delafield]

Take a look at this tweet from the skating lesson . https://twitter.com/SkatingLesson/status/1764496849858126239

In other words, "We're tired of trying to agree on something new each year. Just go ahead and do whatever you want."

 

[TallyT]

In other words, "We're tired of trying to agree on something new each year. Just go ahead and do whatever you want."

Or "everyone gripes or makes fun of what we give you every year. So now you can have something to really gripe about."

 

[jorge2912]

In other words, "We're tired of trying to agree on something new each year. Just go ahead and do whatever you want."

Exactly.. it supposed that rhythm dance is the replacement of Original dance or OSP (Original set pattern ) and compulsory dance because there's a pattern and judges evaluate pattern ,lobe, speed, rhythm, relation between rhythm and dance speed and expression , etc. And now with that no sense change the unique that will ISU do is end with ice dance and lose their attraction totally

If ISU wants that public feel attracted to ice dance , must be flexible with TV rights and that people worldwide can watch it in addition to YouTube live stream (thanks ISU for broadcast it on YouTube , for many of us is a salvation) also help to introduce ice dance to more countries that have an ice skating federation but haven't as one of their discipline and widespread their knowledge because in some countries specially in South America have ice skating federation but just have figure skating but ice dance it doesn't have.