I came across this video of a solo Tango Romantica:
Although I've tested some patterns solo, I mostly do it partnered now. I'm not too familiar with solo dance as a competitive discipline.
I was just wondering if the technical requirements are a bit different compared to partnered dance? Definitely no disrespect meant towards the skater in this video (mad props in fact for doing such a hard dance solo). It's just that several steps look very different to what I thought was correct, e.g. timing on the BOITw1, quick choctaw, steps following the LFO rocker. Free leg position looks a bit odd too, but I guess that's often more of a stylistic choice.
Yet it was good enough to win a national championship, so presumably the tech panel didn't have any major complaints. Did they modify they way they judged, then? Or did they just not give key points and it just happened that this skate was the best of the field?
Anna Lewis - Tango Romantica at National Solo Dance Final 2022
1st place - Tango Romantica. International Pattern Dance at USFS National Solo Dance Final Championship.
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Although I've tested some patterns solo, I mostly do it partnered now. I'm not too familiar with solo dance as a competitive discipline.
I was just wondering if the technical requirements are a bit different compared to partnered dance? Definitely no disrespect meant towards the skater in this video (mad props in fact for doing such a hard dance solo). It's just that several steps look very different to what I thought was correct, e.g. timing on the BOITw1, quick choctaw, steps following the LFO rocker. Free leg position looks a bit odd too, but I guess that's often more of a stylistic choice.
Yet it was good enough to win a national championship, so presumably the tech panel didn't have any major complaints. Did they modify they way they judged, then? Or did they just not give key points and it just happened that this skate was the best of the field?