Sunday, February 22nd was a pretty busy day for me. Travelling out of Logan Airport would have been enough to keep me plenty busy. But on top of that I decided that I didn’t want to miss more of the BU competition than I had to, which happened to fall on the same day. With my international flight departure at 8:20PM, I figured that I could at least attend the first half of the competiton, conveniently allowing me to compete the International Standard events with Kailee again as I have been over the last several months. Read on for full results breakdown and commentary, plus a surprise!
The Events
Kailee and I were able to compete all of the International Standard events offered in the silver level. Four standard dances were offered as two double-dance events in our level, and we did fairly well in the Waltz/Quickstep event but fell quite short in Tango/Foxtrot. I do feel that Kailee and I have had some productive Standard lessons together with Mark Sheldon, and I can’t be happier with how those lessons have gone. Kailee was ecstatic with the results.
Since I was able to stay through the second style, Brittney and I were able to compete together for the American Smooth Events. One double-dance event and one single event was offered in silver, and we performed better than expected in both given our minimal practice and zero lessons together. Brittney was thrilled to celebrate her first ever Silver Smooth points.
Unfortunately, since I had to get to the airport on time with the appropriate preparations beforehand, I was unable to stay for the American Rhythm and International Latin styles and also missed the showcase.
The Results
| Style | Dance | Final Cut | Marks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Cut | 2nd Cut | 3rd Cut | 4th Cut | ||||
| International Standard | Waltz | 7th Place | 4/5 | 5/5 | 5/7 | ||
| Quickstep | 4/5 | 4/5 | 4/7 | ||||
| Tango | 1st Cut | 2/5 | |||||
| Foxtrot | 1/5 | ||||||
| American Smooth | Waltz | Quarter-Finals | 5/5 | 1/5 | |||
| Tango | 4/5 | 0/5 | |||||
| Foxtrot | 5th Place | 3/5 | 5/5 | 3/5 | 6/9 | ||
The Surprise
In between the International Standard and American Smooth styles, BU announced a competitive fun dance: reverse role Rumba. Tracey and I decided to compete together, and actually placed! Tracey led a great few rounds of American Rumba and apparently I can indeed perform reasonably well as a follower in said dance.
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