For my next competition, I'm in our Intermediate category - I'm definitely above Beginner now, but I don't have the requirements for the top level so I'm in Inter. Only problem is... no dance skills above a B on floor. As a dancer, that's where all my strengths lie - for example, I'm working on a turn combo that goes D+D+E+B!
Since I also can't use any tumbling higher than an A, it's not like I can use the remaining time to upgrade my tumbling, so I'm literally going to have to DANCE and fill my routine with good dance moves which are impressive but not in the Code of Points. Some of the skills I have in mind are obvious, whereas some may accidentally get recognised as "poor" attempts at coded skills if the judge has no dance background.
Anyway, first question: today I was just improvising to see what would fit where and I realised I'd done a shoulder roll in the same place every time and I suddenly thought: is it too much like a backwards roll? If you saw this being performed, would you credit it as a backwards roll and then take massive deductions for it being a terrible attempt at a "proper" roll?
An example I found on youtube:
(mine is a bit faster than this)
Since I also can't use any tumbling higher than an A, it's not like I can use the remaining time to upgrade my tumbling, so I'm literally going to have to DANCE and fill my routine with good dance moves which are impressive but not in the Code of Points. Some of the skills I have in mind are obvious, whereas some may accidentally get recognised as "poor" attempts at coded skills if the judge has no dance background.
Anyway, first question: today I was just improvising to see what would fit where and I realised I'd done a shoulder roll in the same place every time and I suddenly thought: is it too much like a backwards roll? If you saw this being performed, would you credit it as a backwards roll and then take massive deductions for it being a terrible attempt at a "proper" roll?
An example I found on youtube:
(mine is a bit faster than this)