My 12 year old daughter is entering a beauty pagent to earn scholarship money. She's wanting to do a dance to the song "Hips dont Lie" by Shakira for her talent, and my husband and I are fine with it, but were wondering if a few "pops" and "shimmies" would be too innapropriate and count against her with the judges.
2007-01-26 07:20:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
I would not use it. Especially for a pageant routine. Judges want to see something that is age appropriate, not something that has too much "adult" type language in the song and "adult" style moves to go with it. It would be looked at as inappropriate for a 12 year old.
Go with a fun song and she can do lots of jazz moves that don't have hip thrusts or shimmies involved. Have you spoken with her dance teacher about choreographing a routine for her? I'm sure she would help out with a great routine for this situation.
We have gone to many dance competitions that the routines with 12 yr olds were excellent technical routines and had no shimmies or pops as you are speaking of.
I actually have had judges tell me that I should not use a song from the movie Grease with a routine that I had 8 - 9 yr olds in. And I thought that it was just a fun song that everyone knows!!
Judges are really aware of lyrics and moves that are acceptable for each age group. Be on the safe side and don't use that song. If you get to the pageant and other dancers are using inappropriate music and moves and they win....it's not a pageant that is not reputable or worth your time.
2007-01-26 10:10:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. NO,NO,NO. Think of what would have been appropriate when you were 12 years old and you might have a better idea of what the judges look for. They want VERY girl-next-door costuming and songs that are either patriotic, spiritial in nature, or that Doris Day could have sung in a movie in the 60's. It sounds old fashioned, but that's the scoop.
2007-01-26 10:06:39 · answer #2 · answered by RetroGirl 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no... do not let her dance with that. Judges personally like songa that they do not here so often. Then the dance seems "fresh". Shakira is WAY too overused. And good luck to your daughter!!!
2007-01-26 08:29:33 · answer #3 · answered by katerina 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
and that i'm in this nighttime you recognize my hips do not lie and that i'm beginning to sense it is precise each and every of the allure, the rigidity do not you observe infant, that is perfection i imagine she is referrring to the sensations she feels even as he holds her hips. That or as she dances, he concentration is on her hips as they tempt and tease the guy danceing jointly with her and her hips do not lie about her allure to him or his attration to her
2016-10-16 03:41:26 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're a good dancer, there's no harm. If you're a bad dancer, not even Giselle is appropriate.
2007-01-26 08:09:56 · answer #5 · answered by pestilpen3 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think it would be totally OK. their not judging her sense or choice of music! their judging her dance! so g luck!
2007-01-27 00:14:55 · answer #6 · answered by angie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋