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5 BASIC RULES FOR A COMFORTABLE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR DANCESPORT COUPLE
The theme of the relationship within a couple of Dancesport where both dancers are forced to think not only about themselves, but also about their partner is an important issue. Spending a lot of time together in training, travel, trials, competitions, victories and failures, all this can influence the relationship between partners, each of the dancers carries certain responsibilities, which can lead to success or inevitable separation. And if there is a relationship in the middle sentimental, it is even harder to cope.
Many people believe that the relationship between two dancers is built by itself if you only spend time in daily preparation and you concentrate on the success of the duo forgetting the most important thing – the human factor – that can play tricks on you at the most important moment .
It is worth remembering that you dance with a person who has his own interests, fears, motivations, tastes, that is to say with his own life, and if you know him only in part, that is in the dance, sooner or later the couple will break. Pay attention to your partner, be interested in her and be flexible when looking for solutions to possible problems, in most cases helps to avoid failures to each dancer and the couple as a whole.
The most important thing is to have common interests. One of them you already share, it’s the dance. The second has to be your OBJECTIVE, this is BASIC. After the desire to compete, aspirations, and then needs.
Here we leave you 5 rules that both dancers and dancers must follow:
1- Be patient, kind and more convincing.
Nobody is going to pay attention to you if you are self-centered, conceited and think more about yourself than your partner. Even if it’s in the background like that, an intelligent person knows that he can not show it, but on the contrary, he can help your partner if he admits it, and if not, do not reproach him, not impose his vision of the dance, allow him to develop on its own, even if you have much more experience. Left hand.
Look at each situation from different sides, from different perspectives.
2- If you have angered your partner, what should you do? Buy a chocolate bar, flowers or a basket of fruit, but you should not evade. The fault of any conflict is of both, but the girls (as a rule) do not usually admit it, so guys, do not behave the same, solve the problem in any way described above. You have to be generous and diplomatic. When it comes to training, you should always look at the situation from both sides, so it will be easier for you to understand the behavior of your partner. And remember, in a dance room there is no place for the words «I do not want» and «I can not», because if not, why are you there?
3- Do not be grumpy, rigorous or plaste!
Sometimes a good relationship is established from the first moment. Because it happens? Because the characters of two people are similar, they do not take everything to the tremendous, they do not create conflicts, but they try to solve them all with a certain irony, laughing as much of what happened as of themselves. A lost tournament is not the end of the world, and if one is late after work, it is not a tragedy either. Everything is much easier than you think. So do not be plaste and grumpy, because in that case surely no one will want to be with you.
4- Tell your partner how important it is, and what is more important: Tell yourself to counteract self-centeredness!
Think of 5 qualities of your partner that more values, and remember them every time a conflict arises or your partner messes up. Keep it in mind.
Also, tell your partner that you care and that you value her. Not only do girls like nice words, boys also like to listen to them, but do not overdo it, moderation above all.
5- Invite your partner to a coffee or a chocolate bar, if you come to the story, because yes. Break with monotony.
There are many holidays to congratulate your partner, is another reason to remind you that you value. So do not forget about birthdays and other important dates. Each dancer will gladly remember the anniversary of their first tournament or the first training together. That day invite your partner to a coffee or a chocolate bar. Why? Because the creation of a healthy relationship depends only on you. Even if today things are fatal, you have time, imagination and strength to change it for the better, so do not stand still, take a chance.
Maintaining a Dance Couple relationship is difficult as it is in a relationship.
Many times the constant changes of couple, lost times to find others, etc., delay us greatly in the advance, and hurt us.
On the other hand, the passage of time tends to cause everything to fall into monotony. The principles are all exciting, but the passage of time cools the relationships and turns everything gray. That is the phenomenon of Disenchantment, to which we are all vulnerable, but some more and others less.
If you have «identified» that phenomenon, you can try to immunize yourself, but if not, it will happen many times that you start with enthusiasm an activity, or a relationship and time after everything goes off, appearing defects that more than being them, are appreciations of DISENCHANTMENT. If you are one of those people who change a lot of couple and you soon see everything negative with everyone, you will most likely suffer from that evil, the evil of the Disenchantment. And that will not let you move forward because for some things or for others always tend to end sports relations. Watch that it does not happen to you, because you will be the most harmed.
source: DANCESPORT DANCERS CHANNEL
ADJUDICATORS
Why go to a Training Camp and Which International Training Camps are the most famous for Dancers?
In addition to daily training, specific preparation for a Competition or for a season is essential for an athlete. Usually, before the competition season starts, there are several Training Camps organized by great dancers or clubs. What is pursued by attending a Training Camp level is to closely observe other couples how they execute their technique and also receive valuable details of the main international coatches in thematic group classes, and in case you choose a particular class, get the «tailor-made» advice of a coach specifically understood in what you want to improve.
The aim of the Training Camps is therefore to help each athlete to become a better dancer through mastery of the technique and learn the key principles of Dancesport from the best teachers.
In recent years, we have seen a significant change in the Dancesport Approach. Currently you have the opportunity to be observed, analyzed and corrected by the world’s leading specialists. You just have to know what you want to improve and which teacher is ideal for you.
A level Training Camp must be well planned, structured. Group classes must touch different aspects and each teacher must contribute that subject or aspects in which it is more specified. The role of the organizer is essential by selecting the most suitable and elite International Coaches Panel. Not only choose specialists in Latin and Standard. There are coatches specialists in pure technique, others in the artistic manifestation, others scan you and tell you clearly in which aspects of the many that there are more lazy and you should improve, or in which dance you are below the others, perhaps because the choice of some figures that are not correct for your characteristics as a dancer. Sometimes the characteristics of the boy as a dancer are not ideal for dancing with the girl with whom he dances or vice versa. This happens because there are different «types» of dancers and sometimes in the couple «he is not for her and vice versa».
This has two solutions: that someone who understands you say it – difficult because it is a delicate matter – or be in the hands of a great specialist who knows how to look for the right figures and the correct execution of them to try to «join the water with the oil».
There are international teachers like Ilya Danilov who is a living Scanner. That is why they call it «ORACULUS». If he wants and you ask him, he can revolutionize your life in an instant. I could tell you: he is not for you or you are not for her. In 1 minute of your dance vision, he will know more about you than you can ever imagine. I could also tell you which figures are not for you and configure a program according to your characteristics. But be careful if you ask for maximum sincerity: you can leave a class confused with him.
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It is better that you go with the very clear ideas of what you want to ask the teacher. The 45 minutes run very fast and are very expensive. The best thing is something specific, convey what you need in a specific way in the first minutes of the class. Before you, you must have made a reflection of the most important thing you need and the exhibition begins must be clear and concrete.
If you do not go with the concrete ideas, the teacher will give you a generic class that may be more successful or less, and you will know little by little. It’s up to you that the class is worth it.
A great international coach (not everyone) knows how to do this, but of course, it will not be easy to be offered or offered at the first. It is something that goes out of the ordinary, you will need an approach to that teacher to enter that field.
The normal dates to attend a Training Camp is in summer to prepare the competition season that begins in August-September. Also at Christmas-New Year. But there are other Training Camps at other times of the year that are very interesting to attend.
In a few years, we have moved from a few closed camps, focused on training, to several camps each month with the best teachers and couples from around the world.
So you understand that you can get a good Training Camp. I mention below the pros and cons of a Training Camp point of view of a dancer:
PROS
1. Time saving
You can have lessons with many teachers in the same place. You save money and time, compared to the previous system in which we needed to fly or drive each teacher separately.
2. Increased motivation
You can find a larger group of dancers to train. Your presence will inspire you and motivate you to do better. You will hardly find elsewhere the same adrenaline and energy you get during resistance training in a training camp.
3. Expand your device
You can expand your group of favorite teachers. In fact, it can sometimes happen that I book a lesson with a teacher just because he / she is on the training camp list. But in the end, you can get an unexpectedly surprising lesson. Then you wonder why, until that moment, you have never considered studying with that teacher.
You can also read our other article on how to find the right teacher for you here.
4. You will be noticed
Compared to competitions, the atmosphere in a training camp is generally more relaxed. The people around you have more time and will look at you with different eyes. If you really are a good dancer, but you still don’t have a large audience, during training camps people will notice you and start taking you into account.
5. Make friends
In a training camp, dancers can let others see how they really are in normal life. Teachers and other dancers can sometimes have a distorted idea of you if they only met you during competitions. During a training camp, you have a good chance to turn your enemies into friends.
6. Level up!
It is very common to see a couple improve their level day by day during a training camp. Be it the amount of information, the quality of the lessons or the contagious emotion, the truth is that the training fields help you grow and improve. The truth is that it happens often and that is one of the main reasons why so many dancers attend training camps.
CONS
1. A training camp can be really expensive
A training camp can be quite expensive. If your budget is not large enough to be free-minded and simply take and leave, try to plan ahead. Start saving money!
2. Overprice
The actual price you will pay per lesson may be higher than usual. In fact, most of the time, you will have to pay an additional price that goes directly to the organization … This surcharge allows organizers to pay for plane tickets, accommodation and transportation for teachers.
3. The energy level.
The quality of the private lesson you get can vary greatly. As teachers are working up to 12 or 14 lessons per day. At the end of a long day, your teacher may not be able to give his 100%.
4. It will affect your program
As a training camp is generally not planned for weekends and lasts several days, it can be a problem for those who cannot easily get free time or reorganize their schedule.
5. Contradictory information
The amount of information you are going to get is huge and everything happens in a very short time. This will usually create some problems. Sometimes the information you receive is contradictory. A teacher will say one thing, and the other exactly the opposite. The funny thing is that both things may be true, but it is difficult to combine the information. You have to let the knowledge be absorbed.
In addition, it may not be easy to practice all the knowledge you acquired before starting the next lesson. Therefore, you can easily forget what you just learned.
6. Too easy? Too hard?
Very often you will see that there are different levels of participants, from juniors to seniors, from beginners to advanced. The teacher has to find a way to run a workshop that is interesting for everyone. But, this is going to be a problem for you.
Sometimes, they organize different groups for younger students or for older people. However, sometimes this is not happening and the group lesson ends up not being useful. For example, if you are a beginner and the teacher is playing a topic that is too difficult to understand or, conversely, if you are a high-level couple and the topic is too simple for you, time and money are you investing It won’t be worth it.
Once analyzed what can be useful to attend an International Training Camp, we will mention below the main International Training Camps both WDC and WDSF.
1. THE CAMP – Wuppertal, Alemania
But what makes this Training Camp so good?
First, it has some of the best teachers in the industry and the location, the Historic City Hall, is absolutely stunning. Everything is very well thought out and the purpose is to leave Wuppertal inspired and focused.
Here is the list of teachers of the 2019 edition
https://www.facebook.com/thecamp.cc/
2. Dancing Superstars Festival – Bremen
In 2019, the Dancing Superstars Festival will be in its sixth edition and is announced better than ever. The coaches who will organize the workshops are some of the greatest legends: Slavik Kryklyvyy, Catia Vanone, Fabio Selmi or Julie Fryer, to name a few.
https://www.facebook.com/DancingSuperstarsFestival/
3. Summer Dancecamp – Dinamarca
What is a summer without this Training Camp? Well, the perfect one would be Summer Dancecamp. Why is it perfect? They are, as they say on their website, an «independent dance camp for federations, dance schools, clubs and organizations: all are welcome regardless of their affiliation.»
World champions Kristina and Peter Stokkebroe and Frank Høgh are in their eighth year organizing this camp for all dancers of any level to come and learn from the best. For us, it seems the perfect environment where every dancer will feel welcome.
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4. Edita Daniute International Training Camp – Trakai
It is organized in Lithuania between July 14 and 21, this Training Camp is organized by Edita Daniute, one of the best names in the world of Standard, is intended to develop all aspects of the Standard. You will have morning jogging, aerobic exercises and stretching, conferences and resistance practice.
Coaches: Edita Daniute, Mirko Gozzoli, Fabio Selmi, Pietro Braga, Salvatore Todaro, Catia Vanone, Alexey Silde, Alessandro Firmo, Marek Chojnacki, Michele Bonsignori, Anastasia Titkova.
5. Team Vivo Latino with la Grande Orchestra Italiana – Italy
Between July 19 and 21, in Italy, Team Vivo Latino is organizing the largest Training Camp for international training and competition in southern Italy. The Training Camp and the sson competition in Mariotto, which is 30-40 minutes away by car or transfer from Bari-Palese airport.
The Vivo Latino Team Training Field has one of the best coach selections.
- Hans Galke
- Sergey y Melia
- Paul Killick
- Andrej y Melinda
- Viktor Nikovskiy
- David Yin
- Goran Nordin
- Jukka y Sirpa
- Maurizio Vescovo
- Joanna Leunis.
- https://www.facebook.com/teamvivolatino/
6. S&F Camp – Moscow
The Training Camo S&F is organized by Alexey Silde and Anna Firstova, mainly dedicated to Latin. It is held at the Crocus Expo usually in early January and the second time is at the end of August and lasts 5 to 6 days. During these days, the schedule looks like this: in the morning you have stretching sessions, around 4 PM you will have general physical preparation and in the evening there are practice sessions.
https://danceimperia.ru/s-f-camp
7. ZK Camp – Moscow
The ZK camp is organized by Dmitry Zharkov and Olga Kulikova and is dedicated only to standard dancers. Like the S&F Camp, it is celebrated in Moscow at the Crocus Expo. The first ZK camp is in early January and the second time is in September and usually lasts 3 to 4 days.
The schedule of the day is divided into two parts: physical preparation and practice sessions at night. In addition, there are separate groups for children up to Junior II and separate groups for young people. In charge of these groups are the teacher assistants: Matteo del Gaone, Evgeny Nikitin and Anton Besedin.
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8. International Championships Preparation Quality Camp – Warsaw
It is organized by Lukasz and Aleksandra Tomczak from September 13 to 16 in Warsaw, Poland. As the name implies, this Training Camp is dedicated to those who are preparing to do their best in the International Championship that normally takes place in October of each year.
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9. Mabo Training Camp – Italy
The third week of September you can usually participate in the Mabo Training Camp and receive valuable information from some of the biggest legends in the industry.
10. Transylvanian Grand Prix
The Transylvania Grand Prix is one of the most important dance events in Romania. The best WDSF couples from around the world attend and fight for a place in the final. The best thing about this event is the Transylvania Training Camp, which brings together teachers such as William Pino, Pietro Braga, Barbara Ambroz, Giordano Vanone, Colin James and many others.
https://www.facebook.com/TransylvanianGrandPrix/
11. Royal Dance Summer & Winter Camp Spain
Organized in the first week of January in winter, and in the first week of August in summer, the famous international coatch Karina Rubio organizes one of the most outstanding Training Camps, which also advances in prestige at times.
The cast of teachers that come is fantastic. It is a Training Camp especially prominent for Latin dances and very well organized.
12. Master Evolution Benidorm -Spain
Organized by a group of teachers such as Piegro Braga, Valeri Ivanov, Frederic Mosa, etc. (Dance Sport Team), a very special Training Camp is organized in Benidorm in January, just before the prestigious DANCESPORT CUP International Competition.
The organization works to create 2 specific events within the Training Camp itself: Mater Evolution Latin and Master Evolution Standard.
The cast of top-tier coatches is spectacular.
13. Gold Camp Bilbao -Spain
In the middle of October of each year the Bilbao Dancesport Cup International Competition is held in Bilbao- Spain.
Just a few days before, a prestigious Training Camp is also organized, which every year enjoys a presence of couples and category.
Por Frank Gascón – DancesportNews.info
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In this article, you’ll discover what to consider when planning your practice hours, taking your skill level and goals into consideration.
Practice What You Learn
As with any sport, your time spent practicing is as important as the information you receive from your teachers. It’s unreasonable to expect great results if you neglect training with a coach, but you can neither expect to reach the top position in a competition if you don’t practice further on your own.
This, though, is the only generalized statement I can make on the subject; the following advice is personalized.
Recreational or Competitive
First things first: define your approach to dancing.
Do you dance only for the fun of it? Perhaps you like to attend a few classes per week just as a recreational hobby. If that is the case, then the program you find at your local dance school is perfect for you. With a couple of lessons per week, you’ll receive basic notions that will introduce you to different dances at your own pace. You can enjoy time away from your everyday routine.
If you’ve moved further and have begun more regular practice, maybe you’re thinking of participating in competitions in the future… If dancesport is your primary activity, keep reading!
Different Levels, Different Needs
Let’s outline what I mean by the four following competitive stages:
- The beginner is a dancer who—no matter the age group—is at the starting point of their competitive career.
- Intermediate is the stage when you’ve danced in several competitions and have started to receive good results. You practice regularly.
- An advanced dancer dedicates all their time to dancesport, apart from school or work. They’re aiming for very high results.
- Pro dancers have made dancesport their life—it’s as simple as that.
Beginner
For the beginner dancer, it’s very important to avoid overload. The body and the mind are not yet ready for a huge amount of technical information or physical hours on the dance floor. Keep it simple and work gradually.
At first, you mostly need to develop your coordination and learn the basic principles of each dance. Thus, just a couple of hours of dance per day, 3 or 4 times a week is a good starting point.
Estimation: 6-8 hours per week
Intermediate
The intermediate dancer must surely practice more than a beginner. At this stage, your confidence on the floor makes the biggest impact on your performance. By now, you should have the correct technique, physical endurance, good floor craft, and a relatively good connection with your partner.
You can only achieve these skills through many hours of practice, including stamina training and specific group lessons intended to make your skills more competitive.
Estimation: 8-12 hours per week
Advanced
For the advanced dancer, there is nothing else but dancing. Of course, you attend school or to work, but otherwise, your focus is on the development of your dance career.
It’s difficult to estimate how much time you should spend practicing if you’re at this stage; it looks different for everyone. Nevertheless, I can say that you should practice every day, with only one day off per week—ideally about 3-4 hours per day.
Your program should include:
- private lessons
- practice sessions
- stamina practice
- group lessons
How you use this time and how effective it will be for you is up to you and your coaches. Ask for suggestions and try to find which kind of practice gives you the best results.
Estimation: 15-24 hours per week
Pro
The pro dancer really needs no suggestions. If dancesport is your life, you basically eat, sleep, and breathe dancing. Everything rotates around it; the schedule of your lessons is the schedule of your day. You eat when you have a break and you sleep when you aren’t in the dance studio.
At this point, what matters most is the effectiveness of the training. Choosing the right kind of practice, working out the correct concepts, and establishing the perfect relationship with your partner are much more crucial than the clocked time.
Estimation: ∞ hours per life
Every dancer has different habits and different needs. Take the time to find what works best for you!
You can read the whole article in the following link:
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Interview to Mr. Andrius Kandelis international trainer, and organizer of INTERNATIONAL SUMMER CAMP KANDELA
Please Andrius tell us about you when did you start to be a part of the Dancesport world?
I started dancing when I was 6 years old. In the beginning it was just a fun for me, till the moment when I started to win competitions. Results went up when I was in the Youth group.We were Champions in Lithuania in Youth and semifinalist in world championship. Since then I continued my career as an amateur. We were finalists of the World Championship, won 4th place in European Championchip and 2 times became world Cup winners.
Tell us something about your work in Dancesport Club KANDELA and your professional activity.
I am the owner of dance sport club Kandela. Different age groups of dancers practice here. Children start at the age of 4 and the most successful reach the professional level. With those who are interested we always go to compete in the international competitions around the world. Apart from sport dance, in KANDELA we also have Joga, gimnastic, salsa, ballet classes.
Explain please to the audience about your Club, your couples
Dance studio Kandela was established in 2008.
Since then, we have won many champions in a different categories. They were representing Lithuania at the World Championships and European Championships. Dance sport club Kandela is one of the biggest club in Lithuania.
Andrius, when did you start to organize International Training Camp KANDELA?
The International summer dance training camp KANDELA was started to be organized in 2011. The best teachers from all over the world come here to share their professional knowledge and develop participants‘ dancing skills. Every year, the camp is gaining new momentum and better quality.
Do you organize any event or competition else?
Yes, I organise the winter dance camp in Lithuania every year befor the national Lithuanian championship. The idea of competition is in my near future.
When the next Training Camp KANDELA be held? Is the registration already open?
The next International summer dance training camp KANDELA will be held in 2019 July 1st up to 2019 July 6th. It will be one of the biggest dance camp in the world. There will be about 20 teachers from different countrys. REGISTRATION IS ALREADY OPEN.
How many couples do you expect this year?
We expect about 100 couples to arrive. The organisers guarantee high level of coaching. Lecturers and practitioners have great experience in winning.
There are several Camps organized in the area, how is your event different from the others?
This International summer dance training camp KANDELA will stand out with great physical preparation. Also, there will be exclusive Standard and Latin coaches in the camp. The agenda will start early in the morning and continue until the evening. Jogging, ballet, lectures, privat sessions, will be present in INTERNATIONAL SUMMER DANCE TRAINING CAMP KANDELA 2019 1st – 6th of July.
EVERYBODY IS WELCAME TO THIS AMAZING INTERNATIONAL SUMMER DANCE TRAINING CAMP KANDELA 2019 IN LITHUANIA
REGISTRATION IS ALREADY OPEN
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