tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51867862388681624842024-02-07T15:10:02.074-08:00Speedy, Dean Dog, Tessa, and Maddie's Video Performance PortfolioKristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-71994874019579983042016-10-14T08:41:00.003-07:002016-10-14T08:41:54.607-07:00Multi-Circle Waltz - Dean Dog - CRO Dance Division<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Going back to this past February, Dean and I also completed the Multi-Circle Waltz at the Pre-Bronze Level in the Cyber Rally-O Dance Divisions.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Interesting music selection! Lovely connection between dog and handler and very smart looking heelwork. Well done!</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Congratulations! It's a Q! 90% or better on all categories! Clean performance, team maintains very nice position. Pattern is great.</span> </blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Our performance:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">This is our entry for the CRO Dance Division - Pre-Bronze - Come Fore Foxtrot.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;">Following are our comments!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">One very brief sniff at a cone and one slight step out of position, otherwise, nearly perfect connection and position. He looks like a happy boy and your handling was superb</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: small;">Nice continuity. Only one very brief disconnection as Dean went towards the cone in the midst of his spin. Quick reconnect established by Kristine. I commend Kristine for waiting for Dean to come out out of the spins before continuing into heel position</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Nice connection with this team. Dean responds well to handler cues. Kristine does a lovely job on accommodating Dean's movement style by giving him time to complete weaves and spins.</span></blockquote>
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Here is our performance!! I was very pleased with this. Dean and I actually worked on this pattern for a very long time. He struggles a bit with holding center position because his back legs are two different sizes.<br />
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He definitely delivered here!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms"; font-size: large;"></span><br />Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-44822401976840400992014-01-12T18:23:00.002-08:002014-01-12T18:23:47.497-08:00Level 1 Cyber Rally-O - Speedy<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although well past his retirement from Rally, Speedy and I had a bit of fun with Cyber Rally-O, and he did earn his CRO-I, his last Rally title.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was his first Level 1 submission. Just one "blip" - such a Speedy thing - he "rounded up" the sign on the 180 right. Level 1, Course 18 . . . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Up next was a bit of self-video just this past summer. Level 1 Course 24 . . . </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Finally, we finished off our CRO-I with Level 1 Course 10 . . .</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I am proud and grateful that Speedy and I had a chance to enjoy Cyber Rally-O as one of his "retirement" sports. We had fun filming all three of these. </span></span>Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-39652486452704385912013-12-11T11:50:00.003-08:002013-12-11T11:50:47.395-08:00Level 1 Cyber Rally-O - Dean Dog<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Dean really is the dog that I consider to be my "Rally Dog" and he adores Cyber Rally-O.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">This was our first run ever! This was run on Level 1 Course 3.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">And our second Cyber Rally run, and Q - Level 1 Course 13</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Finally, our last Level 1 Q. This is my absolute favorite. The purpose of the music was to drown out the sound of the teeter from the room next door, but it was actually very fun to do this to music!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Level 1 Course 5.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I was pleased to add the title of CRO-I to Dean's "collection"!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">These are Tessa's ribbons, but Dean's are identical!</span><br />
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Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-30949979861174942052013-12-05T14:34:00.001-08:002013-12-05T14:34:42.812-08:00Level 1 Cyber Rally-O - Tessa<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Following are Tessa's Level 1 Cyber Rally-O runs that went toward her CRO-I.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This run was her first run/performance of any kind and it was her very first Q ever!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This was Cyber Rally-O Level 1 Course 3: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Watching this, I would never have thought that she had no performance experience! This was a very nice first run!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our second Q was earned on Cyber Rally-O Level 1 Course 20:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Finally, we earned our third Q, and our CRO-I title on Cyber Rally-O Level 1 Course 5:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><br /></span></span>Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-1300206506549746342013-09-30T12:03:00.002-07:002013-09-30T12:05:06.622-07:00Our Dogs Can Dance Challenge<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Immediately following this post are four posts that contain all of the routines that we submitted to the Dogs Can Dance Challenge toward our first team Championship. I have a tiny bit of reflection on each, our scores, and some select judge's comments.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">In the future I plan to add our performances toward our second time through the Challenge (which we have just begun at this time), and other examples of our video work from Rally FrEe and Cyber Rally-O.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Thank you for watching our performances! Enjoy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">and Speedy, Dean Dog, and Tessa</span>Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-49038614729438130722013-09-30T10:02:00.003-07:002013-09-30T10:02:57.508-07:00Dogs Can Dance Challenge - Classical Freestyle<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">The Classical Freestyle Division places a heavy emphasis on synchronized movement with the dog. This really was a division made in Heaven for Speedy! He and I moving together to the music is, quite simply, his favorite way to dance!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Our first routine to Waltz of the Flowers was created to be an MI submission, but Waltz from Maskarade earned our division as a waltz, so I decided to go ahead and do this as our first Classical Freestyle submission.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Speedy, unfortunately, had not quite recovered from a minor foot injury, at the time of this filming. In spite of that, he really did do a beautiful job!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">We earned a very solid 129 points for this, which turned out to be a pretty consistent score for us in this category!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Some of my favorite comments from the judges:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Floor patterns were very well defined - the flow and path of your serpentines, and your spirals are lovely"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The dynamic between you and Speedy on that floor is phenomenal. Your synchronization is gorgeous"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Excellent job of showing Speedy's lovely flowing movement!"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">And just a bit of constructive criticism:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Of course rewards are allowed in this division, but at the end of the pass phrase, you fumbled with it and that was distracting"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">For our Intermediate and Advanced Classical Freestyle submissions, I did something that was very special to me. I very slightly reworked one of Speedy's WCFO routines - one of the two that were our best - a routine to Steven Kravis' Reunion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">This was just fun to do. We love to perform this and our work on it for the Challenge really was a tribute to Speedy!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">We earned 128 points on this performance, as score I was very happy with.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Some of my favorite comments (this one had so much positive feedback that it was difficult to choose my favorite comments!):</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The 'float' between you and Speedy when working Center front is lovely"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The dog knew the dance"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Beautiful teamwork, just beautiful"</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">"My sheet was covered over with 'Yes!" for almost every question to consider"</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">And some constructive criticism:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"This dance employed gentle contrast in height and had short changes of pace. More extreme contrast was not possible due to the dog's limitations but was not necessary for this dance"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"It does appear that moving backwards is not Speedy's favorite thing to do"</em></span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">"I found the kneeling axial move that you included for contrast to be a bit jarring and then I realized that it was also unnecessary"</span></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">This routine is very meaningful to Speedy and me and I am glad that the judges received it so well!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">For our final Classical Freestyle submission - for Advanced - I elected to film Reunion one last time. This was not <em>my</em> best performance! I was a bit of a clodhopper, dropping the leash a couple of times! But Speedy did such a lovely job that I had to go ahead and submit it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">We earned 129 points, completed the level, and earned our Classical Freestyle title!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">My favorite comments:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"When the leash was dropped the dog did not hesitate to stay on track with the handler"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"You and Speedy have spent years and hundreds of hours working together. It shows"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The handler's hand movements presented the dog well and enhanced the dog's movement"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">And a bit of constructive criticism:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The music did not provide any contrast"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The only problem was a couple of small hiccups with the leash on your part"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">We did enjoy our Classical Freestyle work and I am pleased that Speedy carried this division on his own!</span>Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-33982624917926323102013-09-30T09:06:00.002-07:002013-09-30T09:06:17.256-07:00Dogs Can Dance Challenge - Musical Interpretation Division<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">On our quest for the DCD Challenge Championship, my favorite category, by far, was Musical Interpretation! In this category, the goal is to showcase the dog's interpretation of three different genre's of music. This division was made for Speedy, who is truly an artist at heart!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Our very first DCD Challenge submission was in the category of Musical Interpretation. Speedy and I performed our Waltz from Maskarade routine, which was the first routine I created specifically for the Challenge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Speedy loved this routine and we had quite a lot of fun with it!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I was thrilled to earn 129 Points for this first submission, and we won the Le-La-Ru Award for the highest scoring performance of the event!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Some of my favorite comments:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The simplicity of design was perfect for the dog while the music enhanced his strengths"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Leash work lovely - appeared as part of the waltz itself"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Looked and felt like a waltz. Nicely done"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Looked like a waltzing couple"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Some constructive criticism:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Speedy missed, or didn't follow through, on a few cues"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">This will always be one of my favorite of our submissions!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our second Musical Interpretation submission was an ode to the Coal Region, where Speedy had spent his puppyhood! We chose a piece called "Yiddish Polka", which was a Polish Polka. This fulfilled the requirement for an international genre.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I'll share a secret here. This wasn't actually a fully choreographed routine. I had some idea of what I wanted to do, but Speedy and I made four videos, each one more or less improve! Then we chose the best one to submit! While I would not do this with Dean or Tessa, Speedy loves to improv and we really had a great time doing the whole series of videos this way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">We earned 122 points for this and it was very well received.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Some of my favorite comments:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Dog was having fun and moved with energy . . . also has a sense of strength, agility, and humor"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"I was impressed with the smooth transitions"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"It's obvious how much time and work you and Speedy have put in together and it's lovely to watch the two of you work as a team"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">And, constructive criticism:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Would have liked to have seen more axial movements to capture the humor and imagination of the dance"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"The floor patterns were clear, but the downstage left quadrant was hardly ever used"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Musical Interpretation was our first submission, and our final submission. In the end we needed only 100 points in Musical Interpretation to finish this off! I decided to have a "contest". I filmed some more improv with Speedy to a bluegrass piece that he really enjoys dancing to. And I had a film done of Dean performing his "Bolero" routine. Dean won!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Bolero had gone through some changes since the original version that we submitted to Audition in our first Challenge event. We had taken Judy Gamet's <em>From Dream to Dance</em> and had almost completely reworked it! The performance that Dean and I did for MI was actually slightly shorter than the full routine that we created.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Dean did his performance of a lifetime on this video take! I am very proud of him for it and I consider this a very worthy "final leg" toward our Championship!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The judges apparently agreed with my assessment of the quality of this routine! We earned 153 points - the most that I have ever earned for a Challenge performance!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Some of my favorite comments:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Dean is smoother and smoother in his dancing, so the improvement is quite obvious to this judge"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"I really like the way you do weaves. It makes the dog look elegant and athletic"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"You do a great job together. It's years of working together </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Constructive criticism:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"I would like to see you do something else with your hands besides putting them on your hips so much"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"I felt it needed more sweeping moves"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Try to find a color scheme that makes Dean stand out"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"></span>Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-64725238988680227422013-09-29T12:06:00.003-07:002013-09-29T12:08:10.106-07:00Dogs Can Dance Challenge - Entertainment Division<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I submitted a total of three routines in the Entertainment Division in our campaign for the Dogs Can Dance Challenge Entertainment title.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">The first, submitted into Opening Act, was an actual demo routine that I had done with Maddie and Dean at a fundraiser for canine cancer research. The performance was not intended to be a Challenge submission and some of the guidelines were not followed. My use of food, for example, was incorrect. However, this was the only video of a Maddie performance that I could submit, so in it went!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">We scored 76 points, which made me incredibly happy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">A couple of my favorite comments:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Loved the complexity of one dog moving dynamically on the outside while the other moved in a small controlled inside circle"</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Really pretty pictures in the movement design"</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Honor performance certificate:</span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Since we only needed 26 points to finish this level up, I decided to let my then-extremely-green Freestyle partner, Miss Tessa, take a turn for our team. Our music is Bond's Scorchio.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Tessa had not had a whole lot of Freestyle training at this point - most of our work had been in Agility. And you will see a lot of Agility in this performance! We first performed this routine in a WCFO competition where it won 1st place and our first Beginner leg, and an award for "Most Bonded Team". This video performance happened several months later. Back then Tessa lagged a lot and she was rather underwhelmed at performing for just one person behind a video camera, but it is a nice snapshot of our work together at its earliest stages!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">The routine was later modified to include a pivot platform, which added a bit of pizzazz to it! We retired the routine after earning our Novice WCFO title with it in that version. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">This routine was awarded 78 points, which finished the Level for us! Not a spectacular score, but one that I was very happy with, considering our performance level at that time.</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"I liked both the opening and closing pictures, especially the strong closing picture with all eyes on Tessa"</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"When Kristine moved around Tessa, the paw was very sweet"</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Kristine and Tessa are definitely a team, evidenced in Tessa's relaxed wagging tail" </span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">And constructive criticism, of which there was no lack!! (Like I said above, we were a very, very, very, very, very green team at this point!):</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Tessa could use more drive"</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"Tessa was frequently lagging, but still showed that she was capable of achieving all three positions"</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">"The choreography design was excellent. It was too powerful for Tessa"</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">For Entertainment Feature Presentation, I decided to have some fun! Back in his WCFO days, Speedy had performed a routine to the Beatle's Here Comes the Sun for his Novice level. The routine was very well received. To this day, people ask me if I was the one who had the dog with the sunshine collar!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Although the routine had been long retired, I had a hankering to do something new with it, so we met with our videographer and Speedy and I enjoyed the absolute most fun Challenge filming ever!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Speedy was delighted to hear this music again, overjoyed to work with props again, and it was fun for both of us to revisit portions of this routine again!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Because we were filming for the Entertainment Division, where editing is encouraged at the higher level, we filmed it in pieces. Then I went home and edited them together. My first attempt at editing and it didn't go too badly!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Our final performance of "Here Comes the Sun":</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I honestly had no idea how this would be received by the Challenge judges, but it went over very well. We earned a very, very high score of 142 points, and we once again won the Le La Ru Award for the highest scoring routine of the event!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Well deserved, Mr. Speedy!!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Some of my favorite comments (of which there were plenty for this performance!):</span></span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"This routine included very good teamwork throughout. The dog was definitely a willing partner and was very engaged with the handler. The handler was very supportive of the dog and they worked very nicely as a team. Good work!!"</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"This was a fun dance, could almost see the sun rising. The dog and handler were having a good time and so would an audience" </span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"As always, you are sensitive to Speedy's abilities and showcase him well. I must say again, he doesn't move like an older dog"</span></span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The routine was enjoyable to watch and left the viewer with good, positive feelings. Very honoring to the dog! It was a pleasure to watch a routine that really showcased the dog's love for dancing!"</span></span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">My sweet Speedy Barishnacov, you will forever and for always be my "best dog"! So glad we got to make this part of our Challenge!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">There was very little criticism for this performance, and most of it was about the editing. So, I'll skip that on this one!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">DCD-Ent was extra special because all four dogs got to contribute a piece of it!</span></span><br />
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Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186786238868162484.post-59590987311381006372013-09-27T11:31:00.004-07:002013-09-27T11:31:48.300-07:00Dogs Can Dance Challenge - Audition Performance Submissions<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">When we entered the very first ever Dogs Can Dance Challenge event - Summer Fun 2011 - I submitted this version of Dean's Bolero routine (a very early version) as an Audition submission in the Beginner Classical Freestyle Division.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">Back at this time, Dean could not perform in front of a camera unless I had food in my hands! He has come a long, long way!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">My favorite of the judge's comments on this routine:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"Dog was absolutely focused and precise. Connection between dog and handler was visible"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"The movements selected for this routine definitely demonstrate impressive strengths. I liked this music choice for Dean; it suits him well (he seems to be a very serious guy!). Your choreography is simple and deliberate, which makes it very powerful."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">And some useful critique:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"Need more work on closing picture"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;"><em>"I don't understand your use of the 'paws up' moves in this routine; they don't add anything of value"</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Fast forward to Dance into Spring 2013! I submitted Maddie's only existing practice video of the routine that we were creating to Bond's "Victory". This piece really let her elegant and powerful movement shine forth!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I will always wish that Maddie and I would have had the opportunity to perform this "for real", but I was glad to be able to share Maddie's work in the Challenge through Audition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">A couple of my favorite comments:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"Maddie had a style of precision all her own. Her moves and positioning were very clear while still showing her personality through it all."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"The routine that you created for her showed her enthusiasm and power. Such a great way to honor her and to involve her in your DCD team. Her personality and joy really shined in the video. It was a pleasure to watch."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"This was on its way to being a nice routine. Maddie has very nice axial movement."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em>"The dog was very happy to work with the handler. She was working hard to understand what the handler was asking for the dance steps. The handler was very encouraging and sensitive to the dog's needs. They were on the right path to develop their trust in each other and to form an excellent team."</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">I won't share any critique. There just isn't any point.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">I am very glad that I had this pretty good sample of Maddie's dancing to share as an Audition routine!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"></span><br />Kristinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03085606791407614656noreply@blogger.com0