- Dec 15, 2009
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This thread is to focus questions, explanations, discussions, and even provide suggestions if you like about what happened today. Maybe if we are lucky we will get some insight and comments from "the Pope" herself. (I'm Catholic so I definitely mean no disrespect to the big man of our religion. Please don't take this there)
First off, let me say it was a truly unique experience. I think it is overly simplistic to describe it as a modified showcase. It did only include CEA teams today and without trying to speak for Courtney, I think that it's a good idea if you want to demonstrate a new idea that you start in your own home.
What we down:
The morning session was the following individual compeititons:
Best 5 jumps to back
Best jumps
Best body positions
Best toe touch basket
Best Double Down
Level 1-5 tumbling
Level 1-4 stunting
The afternoon session was all of the 45 CEA teams (there are 4 prep teams but I don't think they were there) competing against each other within the same division for teams awards: Best choreography, Best stunts, Best tumbling, Best pyramid, Best Dance. There were some great match-ups in all the divisions in every level. Some notables were YE K-Ville vs YE Raleigh, JE vs SJX, and SE vs SSX vs CE to name a few.
The unique thing about the whole day was that immediately after any of the performances the judges gave feedback directly to the team while they remained on the floor. These were very high caliber judges and it was honest critique, but VERY positive. They would make sure to highlight great aspects of the routine and give suggestions on things to make their routine even better. Even better was that the judges would make sure and highlight individual exceptional performers in the routine and they would get their own performance award trophy.
Lots of kids throughout the day who aren't necessarily the center flyer/dancer or last pass were getting told how awesome their facials were or great their motions and dance moves and the kids loved it.
It was really a great day and I hope someday each of your programs get a chance to something similar. Please feel free to post comments or ask questions and I hope any kids, parents, or coaches who were there will post their thoughts on the experience.
First off, let me say it was a truly unique experience. I think it is overly simplistic to describe it as a modified showcase. It did only include CEA teams today and without trying to speak for Courtney, I think that it's a good idea if you want to demonstrate a new idea that you start in your own home.
What we down:
The morning session was the following individual compeititons:
Best 5 jumps to back
Best jumps
Best body positions
Best toe touch basket
Best Double Down
Level 1-5 tumbling
Level 1-4 stunting
The afternoon session was all of the 45 CEA teams (there are 4 prep teams but I don't think they were there) competing against each other within the same division for teams awards: Best choreography, Best stunts, Best tumbling, Best pyramid, Best Dance. There were some great match-ups in all the divisions in every level. Some notables were YE K-Ville vs YE Raleigh, JE vs SJX, and SE vs SSX vs CE to name a few.
The unique thing about the whole day was that immediately after any of the performances the judges gave feedback directly to the team while they remained on the floor. These were very high caliber judges and it was honest critique, but VERY positive. They would make sure to highlight great aspects of the routine and give suggestions on things to make their routine even better. Even better was that the judges would make sure and highlight individual exceptional performers in the routine and they would get their own performance award trophy.
Lots of kids throughout the day who aren't necessarily the center flyer/dancer or last pass were getting told how awesome their facials were or great their motions and dance moves and the kids loved it.
It was really a great day and I hope someday each of your programs get a chance to something similar. Please feel free to post comments or ask questions and I hope any kids, parents, or coaches who were there will post their thoughts on the experience.