Yeah, I've heard that prelim aren't all that hard. And I already have a dance coach as my moves coach. I know he'd be into the idea. If I'm going to go all the way to Grand Rapids, I might as well do two events and I know I can't handle a second choreographed program, so interp is out.

Yay! I'll talk to him tomorrow.

Hey, if I can pass the Prelim dances, anyone can! I have to admit, I'm thinking of trying Pre-Bronze dances myself to do Bronze dance at ANs. Gold free, Interp and solo dance...why not?

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So for us beginning dancers who manage to get through preliminary and one prebronze in time- can we all do the Dutch waltz instead of the Willow, and stare blankly at anyone who wonders why we did the wrong dance?

I'd love to do this- but there is no way I'll have a the ability to do a Bronze dance by then. I'm having a difficult enough time with the preliminary ones!

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DO IT!

Come on, I do freestyle. You can do dance.

Now if only they'd let us do similar pairs at ANs...we'd be so sweet.

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Yea. Well I took my Solo Dutch Waltz 4 times before I passed it. I didn't think it was all that hard either

But then I never heard of anyone else who had such a hard time as I did.

j

I'm game to do the Dutch Waltz to willow waltz music! DD just warned me the Willow is all mohawks and ya all know how I feel about mohawks!

j

I'm sorry but I believe that line belongs to me. Anybody who took more than 4 tries to pass the Dutch Waltz can take it but until then, it's mine.

j

There is ONE mohawk in it! But you have to hold each edge for 3 beats, which I can't even do with a partner, never mind solo! And a RFO 3-turn which is a bit alarming - perfectly do-able with a partner, but I think I'd put the brakes on if I tried to do it solo.

But the dance has the same actual shape as the Dutch Waltz and in the UK, at any rate, is danced to the European Waltz music, as is the Dutch Waltz. Husband's solo Willow is beautiful - why can't he do it like that when he dances it with me (and no, I don't want to hear the answer!!!!)?

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I thought that you didn't have to solo it? That's what vesper mentioned early.

I talked about it with my coach today. He's enthusiastic! Thinks it's a good idea.

You don't have to solo it but there is no one to partner with around here so really the only way to test dance is solo.

I did pass my Dutch waltz with a partner the first time about 10 years ago. Also when I was trying to pass it there was no adult solo ...so I had to pass it standard. Ha now I can take at the Master's standard!

j

There are several dance tracks:

Standard - All partnered dances. Solo also required at Silver and up.
Adult - Same passing average, no solos.
Masters - Lower passing average, no solos.
Solo - No partnered dances. I think the passing average is the same as standard.

Actually the Adult track has a lower passing average than Standard.

Oops, that's correct. Looks like adult tests are .2 to .3 lower, and Masters .4 to .5 lower. Here's a link to test sheets:

http://www.usfigureskating.org/membe...=248&sid=20822