Reputation Hall of Fame

Who's getting a reputation for what in Top Secret Dance Off? REPUTATION UPDATES

1/10/2009: Reputations on the rise...
1/3/2009: Who's getting a reputation for what?


THE >+20 CLUB
When your reputation gets big enough (your first choreopower to reach higher than +20), you'll be invited to serve some top secret words of wisdom here.


The TOP SECRET definition of style is...
According to ThaJinx: "The TOP SECRET definition of style is 'a confident, don't-take-no-crap-offa-nobody attitude.' Take a deep breath, realize that nobody knows that you may not actually know what you're doing, and just go for it. Dancing is a powerful, mystical force, and without confidence, you can't possibly succeed. Sure, maybe you could slip under the radar here and, but whether or not you're the most kick ass dancer out there is completely irrelevant."

The TOP SECRET definition of exuberance is...
According to Von Million: "... to put your body on Shuffle. To scrub through your entire roster of movement, and work in not only the booty-shaking you did at your prom, but also anything else you know how to do with your body: army crawl, wash the windows, bat your lashes, and do it all at once. Let the music move through you. Dance with Abandon, as in, 'Abandon any hope of looking cool, abandon the idea that people won't judge you, abandon the idea of judgment altogether and just MOVE.'
Remember at the end of "Spoonful of Sugar" in Mary Poppins when the whole nursery is going apewire, and there's that chiffarobe with drawers that swing and close and doors that open and slam? Be like that enchanted chiffarobe. Open all the tools in your Swiss army knife of a body at once and cut through whatever is in your way.

Lastly, exuberance is not spelled with an H. Von Million out!
According to Star Rukh Cowgirl: "...is pure, joyous, tigger-bouncing, happy, dizzy, high, awesome, super fun dancing. It's when the dance takes over and you are left helpless to it's amazing whirlwind of fun."

The TOP SECRET definition of awesomeness is...
According to LeTunaDancerMan:The TOP SECRET definition of awesomeness is standing up in the face of opposition and rolling with the punches without any inhibitions and without letting the fact that you don't know every dance move in the book get in your way. Bruce Lee had a philosophy: "Use no way as way. Have no limitation as limitation." Does anybody debate how awesome Bruce Lee was? No. That's because Bruce Lee was SUPER awesome. Don't be held back by the dancing styles that you don't know; you may never know them but you may still be an awesome dancer. Use everything you have at your disposal while dancing. Don't let a simple thing like rhythm get in your way of having a good time. Free your mind, forget your surroundings, and lose yourself in the dance. Show off. Exaggerate. Be animated. Or be completely still. Remember, don't let anybody else tell you how to dance. Just dance... and be awesome.

According to Jihadi Jazzhands:The TOP SECRET definition of awesomeness is to reach deep inside yourself and find that sense of wonder you had as a child. Everything awesome should seem a little bit scary at first: if you feel like you're stepping out of your comfort zone, you're getting in touch with your inner awesome potential. Now imagine how you can use your body to make someone else feel that way, to make their jaw drop and their heart go, "Hell, yeah, that's what I'm talking about." Then unleash it without bothering to censor yourself.

According to Like a Starflower: The TOP SECRET definition of Awesomeness is to outdo the expectations of yourself and others alike. It's to take them by surprise already before you really begin, or to work it up and up and up as you go. Sometimes, Awesomeness power ups result when there's nothing else left to say: that was way cool, that was Awesome. But often it's the exact opposite: there is so much to say! The style! The coordination! How did you do that? I laughed so much! ...And then you realize that what has been served was made of pure Awesome. Awesomeness is about taking your cleverest ideas, your showiest moves, combining them into one perfect serving and then letting the dance secret flow through you.

The TOP SECRET definition of humor is...
According to Punky McMonsef: The TOP SECRET definition of humor is reflecting what you love, love, LOVE about Top Secret Dance-Off back to everyone. It's being able to spot the unique words and ideas and images and stories and characters that our community has in common that no one else has. And it's dancing with those shared words, ideas, images, stories and characters in mind. You have to pay attention to what is unique about each other, and about the TSDO community. You have to really see each other, and then reflect back what you see with a big smile and a lot of heart.

The TOP SECRET definition of cleverness is...
According to Stringsend: The TOP SECRET definition of cleverness is finding original and fun ways to approach each and every challenge, seeking the point where conception and execution come together perfectly. It means being nimble in movement and thought, affording your body the maximum chance under any circumstances of activating the DANCE SECRET locked inside your mind. And it means making other TOP SECRET dancers say either “Wow! I never thought of that!” or “Damn! Wish I had thought of that!” while all you're trying to do is dance.

The TOP SECRET definition of boldness is...
According to Inky: Embodying boldness is much like embodying the spirit of the samurai. There is nothing but that moment in which you are dancing, you must carry with you no inhibitions from the past, nor worries about the future. The world around you will become a backdrop- there is only this moment, only this dance. The bold will drop fear like a burden that will surely undermine their dance- there is only this moment, this dance, this energy- whether stealthy or clumsy, humorous or dramatic, there is only this moment, there is only this dance.