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Date Posted: 13:46:45 10/08/24 Tue
Author: Everyone pays the price
Subject: A reminder to those out there saying most dancers aren't affected by the cheating.

We've all read the comments that this cheating only affects those at the top and that you child wasn't personally affected. Those people forget that the podium is not the goal for the vast majority of dancers out there. For many, a recall at Oireachtas or Nationals would be a dream come true. Others are aiming for a world qualification and are thrilled even if they're in the last qualifying spot. Still others are aiming for a recall at worlds and a smaller group is aiming for a world medal. And yes, some legitimately aim for the podium or even 1st place.

The texts that we've seen ask for favors at ALL of these levels. Yes, the texts that beg for 100 stand out, but the ones asking for a WQ or just a recall should concern us more because that affects far more of our dancers. Just think of the cascading effects cheating in just one Oireachtas age group could have: one dancer missed the podium because their teacher wanted someone else on it that day; someone gets boosted into a WQ position ahead of a dancer who deserved it; a dancer misses a NQ due to several rogue high marks for the dancers just above them; a dancer from a small school misses the recall because enough far inferior dancers from bigger school got taken care of. It just snowballs to the point where dozens of dancers in each competition end up getting more or less than they deserve on the day. For too long we've shaken our heads in disbelief and chalked it up to "stylistic preferences" or any of the other tired excuses we've been told to believe.

I am sick looking at these texts from judges my daughter has danced in front of and now realizing they were never going to judge and rank her according to her performance. In large enough Oireachtas competitions, the podium, the top 10, and the WQ list appear to be mostly, if not fully, predetermined.

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