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Date Posted: Friday, July 08, 05:30:08am
Author: weezy
Subject: It really is a purely American phenomenon....
In reply to: Sam 's message, "Thankyou Aine I have missed the debate board" on Friday, July 08, 01:13:30am

British people don't want the GB or BN closed and the Irish don't want the AI closed. We accept that international competition is the only way that the dancing is ever going to continue to grow and evolve.

A few years back, most of the people who wanted the NAN closed, blamed the Brits for the split competitions. There were hardly ANY Brits this year - those that were there tended to place very well, but that's because we generally only send our very top dancers. The reason for that being - their parents are more accepting of the high costs than the parents of mid to low level open dancers.

But American teachers do exactly the same thing in Britain. All the Petri's are coming over here for our nationals, and with one World champion and several podium placers, one does not have to stretch the imagination to see them doing incredibly well. I assume RnT will be represented by the Dargans at at least one of our national events. People like the Smiths have always attended the Great Britains and yet we did not complain that Ashley won last year - or that she won the All-Ireland.

I think, despite the evidence of the past few World Championships, Americans still have the mindset of either being the poor relations of the Irish - or being just as good, but hard done by. The latter is clearly not the case anymore (if it ever was), and the former has not been the case for years.

Let's face it - if any of these complainers were offered a trip to Ireland or Britain to compete in our national events - they would jump at the chance. And do, en masse.

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Replies:

I think you're right about it being due to a mindset in NA dancers (and probably australian as well) -- Aine, Friday, July 08, 10:38:05am
- I must admit I almost... -- sam, Friday, July 08, 12:03:08pm
Maybe this feeling stems from the fact that we have only 1 Major comp in North America (more inside) -- Dancing 4x4, Friday, July 08, 09:15:20pm
- that may be so but.. -- sam, Saturday, July 09, 01:14:45am
  - A ferry or a plane from Ireland to the UK is much much less expensive and time consuming.... -- Aine, Saturday, July 09, 10:59:59am
    - The argument about distance and cost always -- exukmum, Wednesday, July 13, 07:17:09am