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Re: BPM
Posted by Anon
4/26/2007  8:14:00 AM
Careful Jonathon, dont pull yourself down to the level of anonymous!! I agree with you 100%. You know how well some people like to nit pick everything a person says. You have given more than enough of a valid explanation of your point.....some people just like to argue.

So in closing......Well Put Jonathon!! In my opinion, You are entirely correct!!
Re: BPM
Posted by weighing in
4/26/2007  10:07:00 AM
It's obvious to me that "anonymous" has chosen his own definition of tempo and is simply too adamant (or arrogant?) to change that definition (in his mind). I believe he probably instinctively does know how to interpret music and apply it to the different dances, but I sort of resent the comment about how DANCERS interpret music. Rest assured...not all DANCERS follow his (apparently misconstued) logic. And thank you, Jonathan...well said. I'm sure many of us appreciate the explanation.
Re: BPM
Posted by Anonymous
4/26/2007  10:24:00 AM
"It's obvious to me that "anonymous" has chosen his own definition of tempo"

Anonymous was very adamant that he/she WAS NOT DEFINING TEMPO.

The metric used was NOT TEMPO, instead it was the APPLICABLE SPEED OF THE DANCE.

BPM is a measure of TEMPO only. On the other hand, MPM is a measure of tempo, but also, for some common dances (especially Jonathan's example waltz vs. foxtrot) a measure of the SPEED OF THE DANCE.

BPM leads to false conclusions about dance speed. MPM leads to valid comparison - a waltz at 40 mpm is a heck of a lot faster than a foxtrot at 30 mpm. Dance the same material in both, and look how alarmingly wrecklessly you would have to fly in that waltz.
Re: BPM
Posted by Quickstep
4/28/2007  6:59:00 PM
Anon. You are absolutely right. I will add that on this very excellent site if a person will look to their left will see The Learning Centre and Learn the Dances If you have not got Quick Time loaded it is there free and easy to load. You will need this to see the videos.
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