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发帖数: 2094 | 1 见到了Karyna at Independence Dance Camp. She is so cute, with a happy and
lovely personality. 跟我差不多高， 呵呵 :) 在camp度过了幸福的两天. 细节一会
儿再慢慢报道.
LA的dancers要幸福了. Karyna is moving from NYC to LA! I once contacted a
studio where they lists Karyna's name on their website, but the manager said
their floor to teach; their students somehow get to know them at
competitions or workshops. NOW I finally get to 'know' her, but she is
moving away from nyc. 我大哭... |
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发帖数: 2094 | 2 There seems to be another Karyna. While paul was starting his partnership
with Hanna, he won the runner-up with Karyna Kylkova in 1999. The next year
2000, paul and hanna won the 3rd place; louis and karYna smirnoff won the
5th. Unless Karina Smirnoff today was karyna Kylkova...
1999 blackpool pro latin
57 1 Jukka Haapalainen and Sirpa Suutari Finland
173 2 Paul Killick and karyna Kylkova England
135 3 Bryan Watson and Carmen Germany
87 4 Allan Tornberg and Serena Lecca Italy
12 5 H |
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发帖数: 2094 | 3 Karyna有好多粉丝。 有人让她在T shirt上签名， 在自己的dance photo上签名， 有
人要合影什么的。 我好像是属于喜欢她又不算粉丝的那一类 (一言不发,专心看她教课
，下课也不打搅她)。但是, 我认为我是一个...[to be disclosed]
周日早上， 第一个workshop就是 Karyna的"Jive - did you sleep well last night?
" 踢腿蹬腿一刻钟后， 所有的人都大汗淋漓。 我总是有先见的， 早早就准备好了一
叠paper towel作擦汗用, 所以毫不窘迫。
我注意到Karyna在几十秒的间歇中打开她的大包乱翻了几下， 没拿出什么东西， 又接
着教大家前踢后踢左踢右踢。 下一个几十秒的间歇， 她重复了刚才的翻找。 我猜出
来了， 她要towel擦汗却没有准备 。果然，在大家拼命练习时, 她偷偷躲到人群后，
弯腰拉着T shirt擦了一下脸。
我犹豫了一下（我犹豫什么呢？ 现在回想， 可能是害怕变成粉丝， 呵呵）, 然后走
过去，一言不发, 递给了她一半我“珍藏”的paper towels. Paper to |
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发帖数: 629 | 4 Louis van Amstel has taken the United States by storm! He and his partner,
Karyna Smirnoff, defeated Bill Sparks and Kimberley Mitchell to become our
new United States Latin American Champions. At the United States Dance Sport
Championship, held in Miami during Labor Day week, Louis, (who is
originally from Holland), and Karyna, (who is originally from the Ukraine),
won all five dances! Dance Notes was thrilled to have the opportunity to
speak with Louis earlier this year before he won the title |
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发帖数: 2094 | 5 When a pro couple decide to dance for, say, Russia, do they have to get
permission from some ruling dancesport organization in Russia? Are there
quota for the number of pro couples who can represent a country? My guess is
no. I just remember reading somewhere, when slavik and karyna split and
found new partners, "if slavik couple dance for Russia, karyna couple will
dance for US", or something like that...
Just curious. |
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发帖数: 2094 | 6 Just checked. one day pass is $105 for students and $115 for general. That
includes wholeday workshops. There is a detailed schedule on the website.
Karyna has 4 workshops on Day One - I interpret workshops as group classes.
So $115 isn't bad for 4 Karyna workshops! Also at the end of Day One there
is a Ball, which does not appear to be recurring for the rest of the camp
days. Not sure if the price includes the ball ticket. She has workshops on
other days as well, but not as frequently.
I am re |
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发帖数: 2094 | 7 He is based in brooklyn NYC - easier to access. Plus, who wants to go see
that 'old' face if Karyna is also teaching? Kidding...he is a really good
teacher...according to cfish, people pay him to get his harsh criticism...i
don't need that at this moment...I just wanna see Karyna in zero distance! |
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发帖数: 2094 | 8 thanks for answering the questions.
I printed out the schedule, and highlighted "blindly" all Karyna's classes
for day 1 and day 2, and then picked classes (judging from the topics) for
other sessions when Karyna does not teach. The other classes I picked are
divided among bill sparks, dan calloway, jean-marc and lydia petrigova. I
have totally no idea who the other instructors are. So Jean-Marc is a famous
teacher? i apologize for my stupid question if the answer is obvious. :D
Any other teach |
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发帖数: 2094 | 9 Just got time to finish reading this.
Did Karyna Smirnoff (or karina smirnoff) once danced with paul killick and
won 2nd place in blackpool, before she partnered with Louis?
Sport
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发帖数: 1827 | 10 yes, it's said paul killick asked karyna to use kylkova as her last name
year |
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发帖数: 2094 | 11 I got the video series finally! They are EXACTLY what i need at this moment
- to learn all the basic figures from bronze to gold from my favorite
dancers...
Why?
- Most good videos target advanced dancers. For example, 'competitive
figures' by slavik and karyna is really good but the figures are too
advanced for me to learn at this moment.
- Some videos covering basics are not taught by current top dancers, so the
teaching quality is not high (speaking just from my personal preference).
- Some c |
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发帖数: 2094 | 13 interesting - i was just wondering about the same thing...I saw in a clip
where karyna turns on an axis which is not straight upward; and the other
day in my group class, i was trying to make one but not sure if i made it.
upward
line |
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发帖数: 2094 | 14 i am not quite sure how to measure progress, but i have definitely improved
in general since last sept (there was some slacking time around dec and jan,
though). my body is more flexible; my understanding of dancing is better;
my balance is improved.
right now i am learning the bronze, silver, gold figures for 5 dances,
following the video series "dancing basics with passion" by slavik and
karyna - yes, that is my textbook. I have finished chacha (3 levels) and
moved to samba; next week i am go |
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发帖数: 2094 | 15 wu175 不是说了吗， 他俩最后跳jive时都有点合不上音乐了， 估计因为情绪太激动(
to announce retirement). judges 可能看都不看， 直接mark.
又看了几段youtube， 跳得确实不错， 只是不少动作显得old-fashion些. From very
limited things I can tell: for example, the way they do volta does not seem
to be employing the latest technique. Can somebody confirm, or is it just my
opinion? Well, 'the latest tech' is defined as that in slavik and karyna's
instruction video.
And I kind of agree that Bryan and Carmen look like king and queen. At least
that is the impression I got |
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发帖数: 1827 | 16 finally up to date with this show
i'm wondering whom Mary was referring to when she said
laura looked like a part champion. guessing Karyna Smirnoff |
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发帖数: 2094 | 18 They are based in NJ but show up from time to time in nyc. But they are
super busy and very hard to get access to - that's what i heard. |
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发帖数: 921 | 19 那倒是，一般还在compete的couple都比较忙。
不过nyc怎么都能碰到好老师，不像我们中西部，比较惨。。。 |
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发帖数: 1138 | 20 does it really matter that much whether you can take lesson from a superstar
dancer? at this level ( by that I mean most people on this board), it makes
very little difference whether this teacher is #1 in the world or #20 in NJ
, what matters is whether he/she is a good teacher who can explain things
well and can give good diagnosis |
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发帖数: 921 | 21 surely it makes a huge difference!
u will pay a lot more if u visit a superstar often.
superstar
makes
NJ |
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发帖数: 2094 | 22 this is something i have been pondering for quite a while. the answer is not
an easy one.
superstar
makes
NJ |
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发帖数: 2094 | 23 the unfinished part of the sentence is "which i could not afford" :p |
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发帖数: 1138 | 24
not
I think the answer is pretty obvious: unless you have been placing in pre-
champ champ of major comps, there is no need to pay huge money to get the
same information, not to mention great dancers may not necessarily be great
teachers. |
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发帖数: 921 | 25 major comps, like which ones?
National Collegiate? USA Dance Regionals?
not
I think the answer is pretty obvious: unless you have been placing in pre-
champ champ of major comps, there is no need to pay huge money to get the
same information, not to mention great dancers may not necessarily be great
teachers. |
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发帖数: 6 | 26 Dancevision 上有一系列DVD---Interantional Style Variations by Yulia&Max. 请
问有人看过吗? 值得买吗? 我已经有Karyna&Slavik 的版本了. 不知道这两个DVD 有何
不同.
多谢指教. |
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发帖数: 2094 | 28 You mean, Karyna is teaching full time now, in LA or where? Any more news
about her? She has a partner, doesn't she?
It'll be very sad if she quits competing. The passion she exhibits when
dancing (and even when teaching) is contagious.
Just recalled sth: at her workshop a few months ago, she insisted she had
met me before (yeah, i know, probably in my dream) :D
retires |
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发帖数: 2094 | 29 i wonder: if riccardo ever thought of dancing with karyna, and vice versa... |
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发帖数: 2094 | 30 Here's the relative height, based on my encounters with them:
- karyna in her dance sneakers is as tall as i am in my regular dance shoes
- yulia in super high-heel dance shoes is slightly taller than i am in my
regular dance shoes.
- musique is taller than me no matter what shoes i wear :)
her |
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发帖数: 1827 | 31 i'm so flattered
i have the impression karyna is 5'3 or 5'4
yulia is petite, super petite
don't think max is taller than me. i'm 5'5
shoes |
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发帖数: 2094 | 32 next week it could have 2,000,001 viewer - i'll start to follow, hoho.
just checked their website. mark ballas is not goodlooking as i expected (
based on his parents' looking). Anna Trebunskaya spit with her husband and
is now dancing with another guy (an example of some earlier discussions).
Never heard of Alec mazo (a neatlooking dancer), and he was even placed
above Vaidotas couple in 2005. Last but not least, karyna (one of my idols)
looks prettier and prettier :)
worse |
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发帖数: 2094 | 33 I watched it too, but missed a few couples as my landlord kept bugging me
with phone calls >_<
I missed sabrina, but i guess my eyes are on pros at least for now. So...
-Derek: his frame is not strong when dancing tango...he has too young a face
to be a 'pro', haha
-Kym: her jive is ok.
-Jullian: i like her. Very cute.
-Maksim: he used to be a top pro dancer, right? he somehow looks too
muscular and heavy to dance now.
-Karyna: i just like her. no reason :D
And i like jive. I moved onto jive tec |
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发帖数: 1827 | 34 dying to know who they are.
i'm not fan of joanna either.
sure yulia looks even more stunning with riccardo. they are great. i'm nobod
y, but i'll say my first impression of their dancing is "pretty." (of course
they have speed too.) i need to watch more to see their depth. as of now, n
o couple beats slavik and karyna in my mind, and they are the standard that
i'll compare new couples to. |
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发帖数: 2094 | 35 Totally agree, as of now, no couple beats slavik and karyna //hand
i share your opion on their pretty dancing; my eyes are so pleased. when
yulia was with max, you only saw yulia; now you saw yulia's partner. you can
watch yulia and riccardo individually in the clip and each of them dances
so amazingly. now here comes my point: after watching that clip a couple of
times, i felt something was missing. after watching it another couple of
times, i felt that they are not quite dancing together. this |
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发帖数: 99 | 36 I am wondering if it is ok to dancing Internation Latin technique in
American Rythm competitions. I am working on American Rythm right now, but
a lot of the techniques my
instructor is teaching comes from international style (like from Slavik and
Karyna's DVD). And he said don't worry about that, there are a lot of
people using Latin technique in American Rythm, and in fact it is a trend to
do so. But I have other friends telling me that it would put me at a
disadvantage at competitions.
Does |
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发帖数: 2094 | 37 i am not evil, hiahia...
i just don't think slavik and elena are a good match. she is too big for him
. she physically shadows him, which affects the look of their dancing. he
should dance with karyna or somebody of kayrna's size, i.e. my size, hahaha |
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发帖数: 2094 | 38 she is about 35? Interesting - looks like this batch of top dancers are of
similar age...bryan (38?), max (34?), paul richardson, katarina, paul
killick(older?), riccardo (33?), who else? how old is slavik? karyna is 30?
beata is 31? how old is joanna L.? i have to calm down to go back to work,
hoho... |
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发帖数: 463 | 39 beata 31??? she looks way too hot to be 31 =) i think Karyna is about 28 or
so, and i wonder if she's still interested in the pro latin world, as she's
very much involved in the entertainment industry now. riccardo 33? hm...i
thought he was younger. katarina is so good; her figure is just gorgeous!
haha, S Ballas invests so much in riccardo :) |
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发帖数: 2094 | 40 i once saw karyna in a small picture in a gossip magazine (Us weekly?); it
was about lopez doing shopping with girlfriend...i don't think they need
exercise other than dancing to keep in good shape. |
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发帖数: 1827 | 41 早说过了嘿嘿，karyna is THE goddess.all the others, well, most of the others
, are dancers. |
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发帖数: 463 | 42 OMG, Serena is soooo hot!!! So is Karyna!! And even Hanna! Make up~make
up~make up~ |
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发帖数: 463 | 43 OMG, Serena is soooo hot!!! So is Karyna!! And even Hanna! Make up~make
up~make up~ |
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发帖数: 1827 | 44 and they all look so young...
i don't like karyna's look though. |
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发帖数: 1827 | 45 serena was at her prime.
have to say she looks better than karyna |
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发帖数: 1827 | 46 karyna and surprise, carmen! |
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发帖数: 1827 | 47 the more i watch it, the more i miss karyna |
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发帖数: 1827 | 48 it's not about the technique, if you know what i mean
her arm styling and shoulders are still top quality to me.
it's the feel of dancing. hanna is exquisite dazzling ...
karyna's dance is like fire, with all the passion, emotion.
she dances her heart out. and i find her dancing the perfect match
for slavik's.
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发帖数: 2094 | 49 thought i'd start this as a separate thread...
Cheryl's tango is terrible.
Maks tango is terrible. the Roxanne song is a strange version. (El Tango De
Roxanne in movie Moulin Rouge is one of my favorite. )
Alec's quicksteps (already forgot what standard/smooth he did） is
unimpressive
Loius tango is ok.
Of course, these people are latin dancers. they did the steps but with
little flavor...
however, karyna's quicksteps is cute! I don't have much standard/smooth
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