{"id":366,"date":"2010-04-28T02:02:34","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T06:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laylamah.com\/blog\/?p=366"},"modified":"2010-08-03T15:45:17","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T19:45:17","slug":"mirko-gozzoli-edita-daniute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/laylamah.com\/blog\/?p=366","title":{"rendered":"Mirko Gozzoli & Edita Daniute"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was lucky enough to watch Mirko & Edita perform last Saturday night at the 2010 MIT Open Ballroom Competition!<\/p>\n

This video isn’t from that night, but it is the same routine they performed for their Waltz, which I felt was very beautiful.<\/p>\n

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My friends and I have been talking a lot about the meaning of the choreography… what do you <\/em>think it means?<\/p>\n

Here’s the same Tango routine they performed as well (I suggest you watch it in full before reading my comments below):<\/p>\n

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*Spoilers follow!<\/strong>*<\/p>\n

I have to say – technically, I felt it was extremely <\/em>impressive — yet, for the very same reason, I’m not sure how much I liked it.. It was so technically impressive that it fell into a sort of reverse-uncanny-valley<\/a> for me at certain moments – the repetitive movements were so fast and so precise – so flawless, that I occasionally felt a strange sense; as if they were being done by a machine, not a person. (For example, between about 0:30-0:35, when her head obscured the light and she kicked, I felt this sense for a moment). I wonder if I’m the only one who felt this way?<\/p>\n

After watching it a few more times, I think I really liked it overall. With each viewing, I feel less and less of that uncanny feeling that I felt so strongly the first couple of times. And I have to say, I really loved when Edita slapped Mirko, it was such a memorable ending!<\/p>\n

They also performed an encore Tango, at the request of the audience (I was one of the few who voted for V.Waltz!). I think it was their most technically impressive dance of the night, because it was competitive dancing instead of show-dancing; but that isn’t to say it was better <\/em>– their show-dances, while very different, were impressive, beautiful and touching.<\/p>\n

This is the Quickstep routine they performed:<\/p>\n

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I thought the running split was impressive! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

And their Foxtrot:<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, I couldn’t find the Viennese Waltz routine they performed at MIT on YouTube.. if anybody knows where it is, please post a link in the comments! Thanks! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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