2012 GrandSlam Standard Tokyo | Part III

Third and final part of the 52-minute highlights programme on the WDSF GrandSlam Standard leg in Tokyo, JPN, on 11 March 2012. Produced by WDSF Communications in collaboration with Japan DanceSport Federation. English captions available to lead into interviews.

[@joechen5027]

This new crop of standard dancers are great. They exaggerated the movements, volume, space, sways and quickness, expressing the music to the extreme. Yet they are right on the beat. When look back to the days of Hilton, Woods, Siskinson, Hawkins, Wilkinson, etc., this new crop took the ballroom (standard) dance to another level.

[@foxtrot72ful]

very good love ballroom especially standard

[@Taenzer92]

yes.

[@janvilim8756]

Fantastic

[@katia_mol4338]

It's very cool!

[@user-zt6jf2wv8m]

Наш Дмитрий Жарков просто неподражаем.Очень аккуратно танцует!

[@virunhadhanathpongparnich7682]

I agree it's very quick.

[@leoray1234]

Totally agree

[@dennydelu]

parece que os caras tem mau hálito, porque as mulheres viram tanto a cabeça que parece que ela vai cair

[@Taenzer92]

The Quicksteps are speeded up...

[@Caranilion]

Well, I agree: We definitly need new music.

[@DerTanzschuh]

Techno-Waltz? Should be interesting. And would be enough for all five dances.

[@xxMTBxx]

did knovaltsevs do a samba reverse roll in the slowfox? :)

[@leoray1234]

I see the difference you're talking about, but I can't say I really prefer the new crop of amateur dancers. It's impressive and on time, but at the same time it looks very brittle to me, not as elegant. I guess that is the 'sport' part, but I like the focus on the 'dance' that I see in Hilton, Woods, Baricchi, Bizokas...to each his own ;)

[@tmzkdl111]

도쿄 선수권

[@TheChudy90]

no

[@DerTanzschuh]

Sorry, but is that the direction we want to move to? To often I don't see, what I hear! Smooth and partly sad Waltz-music is run down, Tango looks like snatching and not passionate. Viennese Waltz does not swing anymore in cause of breaking figures and Slow Foxtrott does not flow. Never forget: "Dancing is music made visible"! - And the current trend takes us away from this principle.