The int. dancing federation doesnt care if their dances have any cultural link or experience foundation. Its only a sport. On the other hand, once they put the videos on youtube, they cannot avoid that brazilians and others will come and say "this is not samba". International Latin has a problem: they have the best technichal dancers in the world, but they fail to give a authentic and individual signature to their form of art.
Donnie, the father of International Latin probably would agree with me on the following: The Puerto Ricans stole the Cuban Mambo in 1950's and claimed that they had invented Salsa; Now Can I suggest that the Puerto Ricans could also invent RUMSA only if the Puerto Ricans slow down the fast Salsa ! George Wu, AIA 2012-5-25
Only weeks ago, Len Goodman had to apologized in public that he had given the LOW score 8 instead of 9,( like the other two dancer-judges score 9) for the non-dancer Donald Driver,who became the better dancer than Katherine Jenkins at the end! So I suggested that ABC does not need any judges any more, just let the non-dancer football fans called in to vote for their foot-ball player to be their foot-ball dancers! Why bothered with the dance judging process ! George Wu, AIA 2012-5-25
with the little watching of the Dancing with the Stars, I turned my TV off after the three judges gave the black guy three perfect scores. I knew what to expect next. The Dirty Politics! ABC knew if they subdued Len Goodman and let the football fans who knows nothing about Ballroom dancing to vote,the end results is the favorite by the thousands of the non-dancers! That sickens me! That is one of the reasons why I never entered any competition ! mostly Dirty politics ! George Wu, AIA 2012-5-25
Stop being assuming too much. When you asked me who you are, I said you are nobody, comparing to Einstein, But you kept on attacking my old age,my experience,intelligence, after I complained about your holding back your knowhedge, purposely sped up the teaching to confuse the students so they kept on coming back to you. If the student could not follow you,call him a beginner. Then you explained you did these because you worked your balls off,but you don't give everyone everything. George Wu, AIA
Look George, if you attack Donnie for no good reason, and you have," vociferously in the comments on this video" (hence the measure that I attacked you!), then I will pass comment and defend Donnie or any other pro. If you have good reason, then that is fair enough but on the above you do not have good reason! I liked Marcus and his family very much when I knew him, I also liked Donnie. Sorry George but some of your rambling comments I cannot understand!
Remember I was not as stupid as you thought I was? Today I found out ," Working the balls off and give everyone everything." is not consistent to teaching to the advanced students! I am not stupid to be insulted over and again ! You mentioned about Marcus. Well, I vote for him being the nicest gentleman in the dancing world. He is giving, and he is gentle. he is a gentleman. George Wu, AIA 2012-5-22
George I am Not Donnie Burns, I knew him and Marcus and Shirley etc as fellow competitors from the same studio under the same pro teachers. I am just sticking up for Donnie! No more than that! Goodbye!
She told me she did. That is the reason why I did not take any more lessons after the Russian Champions Mr. and Mrs. Popov, in 1992, I was self-taught since then. But when I could not learn something I wanted to learn from your techniques, I got frustrated ! I got insulted that I was thought being stupid and as a beginer ! George Wu, AIA 2012-5-22
I was still waiting on tables all the years when I was in college. But no one would call me low class because I did not serve the dishes the way you held back your knowledge in the dance lessons. Besides I did not have the power to do what you are still practicing today in this very video ! And I do not care to repeat myself too much. It has been exhausting ! What is the use? you are what you are anyway ! George Wu, AIA 2012-5-22
GeorgeCry4, You suggest that Donnie is a low class person, "I'm sorry but you should be ashamed of yourself for comments such as these". "If a person has to have a job to help fund their dance or education, it does not make them a low class person." Donnie doesn't think shallow, if he did he would not have achieved a quarter of what he has. Just how has Donnie extorted dance students? "By not making basic tuition videos"? Or has he but you have not found them "Free"?
"George, you and cry4 are obviously the same person" (Troll). It is obvious that you are going to continue with your tirade. Just one thing "What has Donnie done to you? Except not make a video (that you know about) on basic groups." By the way this stupid character holds a B.S.C. in computing, gained at Stirling University, Scotland. As for Intellect, do you know of the story of a doctor having a heart attack at a medical seminar, 30 doctors argued how to treat him! He Died! I'm a do-er!
The more I read Donnie's writing, the more I think you are right. I believed he is a low class person coming from the gutter and will stay in the gutter. He thinks shallow and loves to make practical jokes as a defensive weapon & has been doing this all his life. And he must believe this is the success formula. For some reason, I think he has disgraced the dancing world ! He belongs to a bar in a slum for the rest of his life, instead of extorting more dancing students. George Wu, AIA 2012-5-21
RU-vid only provides a small space for me to express my opinions. Therefore I had to reply to myself to finish my thoughts. What is not so funny is that you are a hopeless individual. With your up bringing and your character, I do not believe you will change a bit of what have been doing for years. I expect you to do business as usual for the rest of your life. You are really never a gentleman. As you said, Donnie is Donnie. So why the change?! George Wu, AIA 2012-5-21
Hey dude your replying to yourself now! Are you getting slightly confused or do you only make sense to yourself? Look if you read George's comments he can't deal with the syncopated timing that Donnie was calling, he also cannot tell the difference between a video aimed at advanced/competitive dancers and one that is aimed at basic moves So this said then what chance does this 75 year old have of learning the above to speed without looking like a complete utter Pratt! "Horses for Courses."