Don't you think the coaches bring out the best of what is already there. Which brings me to. If a person started dancing in their middle years they will never dance as we see on DVD's. It is a physical impossibilty for that person to bend the knees to an angle of 45 degrees, and have an equally middle aged partner do the same.
Once upon a time I could go into a deep knee bend on one leg and come up again and repeat. That was in the past. The coach now will make the best with what is available .

you are wrong.

jj

I didnt say " coaches " do ALL the work.

You seem to forget, that "we" were all students at one point in our lives ( we still are to some degree ).

Coaches are there to provide insight ,and to give couples the " tools " which hopefully will bring out the best in them.

personal interpretation is a whole different matter .


And if you believe you can get to World class level ( Amat. or Pro ) without coaching, then I need to know what planet you are circling right now ?

I said no such thing. I'd sound rather silly if I did, wouldn't I?

I'm really curious to know what kind of comb you guys are using to get to THIS degree of nitpicking. Boy, if I'd had that during the summer after third grade...

(Note: Never try on cowboy hats at a county fair without first using Lysol and a tin-foil helmet of protection...)

I think it's either too much testosterone, or the mistaken belief that this is a rather grand and import forum for the display of one's erudition, and self-importance.

It's very funny, for the most part. There are few forums where the twaddle-per-inch quotient is higher, and it's always worth a glance to see what new nonsense is being pedalled by the same handful of old farts.

You said " and I believe that terence thinks that the coaches are doing all the work ".

To which i replied that we were instrumental and supplied the tools .

Yes, you did. And then you added:



Which I had neither suggested nor implied. That's Polished's style. Perhaps you and he are sock-puppets of one another?

BTW, I didn't say

Those are your words, not mine. I said that you had a vested interest in wanting to believe it.

I'd have to say heart and intellect play a lesser role in dancing well. Determination and natural ability are the most important. Although, I'm not sure what you mean by "heart and intellect". If you mean by 'heart' a desire to do well and the courage to keep trying, then yes, heart is important. Intellect? Do you mean an ability to learn? Then again, yes it's important. That being said, I know some very good dancers for whom dancing comes as naturally as breathing. One is as dumb as a post. Intellect does not come into play. I suppose I could be described as having heart but it doesn't help my dancing much. I am not athletic and will never be a great dancer. I am well aware of my limitations. As a fellow student said to me, "I dance much better in my head." In our cases, heart and intellect does not produce the desired results.

Ladydance. I have to agree with you in most part--not about your ability per se, I hasten to add.

You know what they say about natural singers: they sing so well because of the space between their ears (resonance). I agree, in dancing, a natural coordination combined with the determination to develop and use it to its fullest make for great dancing.

Not all of us have the natural talents of a Luca or a Loraine. But I suspect that they, too, at some point had to learn how to do the Feather or the Three Step.