Is Excellent Technique Enough
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Dance’s representation on T.V. has 
helped make great strides for the 
world of dance in terms of 
recognition and respect, without a 
doubt. It has allowed young 
dancers to see dreams realized as 
well as the hard work, dedication 
and rejection which goes along 
with the territory. While it has 
opened up dance faor the greater 
community, there is a troubling, 
double edged sword which leaves 
little to be desired.
 It seems this little part 
of the dance world has           
people believing that if you are not well versed in 
tricks, acro and gymnastics, there is little to no 
room for you in the professional dance world 
anymore. The bombardment of trick after trick, 
held extension after extension, flip after flip has 
some of us visually exhausted and asking, “When 
are you going to actually start dancing?” Where 
are the seamless transitions, the storytelling, the 
continuous phrases of movement which flow and 
make choreographic sense? Do we not care about 
this anymore? Well some T.V. programs and dance 
competitions might leave you feeling that way 
with their praise over and again, but I disagree.
I believe many teachers agree with 
me. We’re tired of seeing youngsters 
on T.V. and in competition being ripped 
apart in critique because they opted 
for a classic tap or theatre jazz solo 
number which demonstrated stylistic 
nuance, solid technique, musicality 
and clean lines without the addition of 
a side tilt or front flip to the floor. Not 
that there isn’t a time and place for 
that too, but it doesn’t have to be 
every time.
A  llot  of  us  teachers  and  choreographers  are  
bored  wiith  thiis  trend  and  haviing  us  say,,  “What  
ellse  you  got?”  Yes,,  athlletiiciism  iis  desiired  and  an  
absollutelly  wonderfull  asset  to  have  as  a  dancer,,  
allong  as  iit’’s  combiined  wiith  a  foundatiionall  
techniique  and  understandiing  of  movement  
profifille,,  transiitiions,,  performance,,  iintent  and  
artiistry..  II,,  mysellf  have  no  iinterest  iin  rewardiing  a  
dance  student  anymore  who  jjust  because  they  
diid  some  fouettés  iinto  a  tiillt  iinto  a  death  defyiing  
diive  to  the  flfloor  thiinks  they  are  “better,,”  than  
theiir  techniicalllly  skiilllled  peer  who  came  out  wiith  
lless  triicks  yet  demonstrated  an  entiire  
performance  whiich  lleft  me  feelliing  jjoyfull,,  fullfifilllled  
and  confifident  thiis  dancer  understood  exactlly  
what  theiir  choreographiic  iintent  was..
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