TLMB_ 178 months
“It's a fair comment, and one that stokes a fair bit of debate in the UK yo-yo community. 30% of the marks are awarded for performance skills, but most competitors ignore this completely. "We're not performers, we're yo-yoers", they say, preferring only to push the technical element. Fair enough, to some extent, especially at a yo-yo competition, but then again, as soon as you're on a stage, you're a performer, whether you like it or not. There is talk of an Artistic Performance division at this year's Nationals.....”
TheMagicYoYo_ 178 months
“He didn't move the entire time except to pick up another yoyo. What ever happened to showmanship?”
“It's a fair comment, and one that stokes a fair bit of debate in the UK yo-yo community. 30% of the marks are awarded for performance skills, but most competitors ignore this completely. "We're not performers, we're yo-yoers", they say, preferring only to push the technical element. Fair enough, to some extent, especially at a yo-yo competition, but then again, as soon as you're on a stage, you're a performer, whether you like it or not. There is talk of an Artistic Performance division at this year's Nationals.....”