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Date Posted: 13/03/25 21:03:33, Thu
Author: Retired Dancer
Subject: What made AOH so dominant?

I have been retired from dancing for five years, but every year around worlds my passion reignites for the sport. I'm from the states so I never got to see AOH dance in person, but I have always loved her videos and looked up to her. I'm just wondering, what aspects of her dancing technically do you think put her so ahead of everyone else? Literally such an insane career especially since all this cheating stuff came out it seems like her school was one of the clean ones making her wins that much more impressive.

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She should never have won all those majors. She’s good but not that good. (NT) -- Far too aggressive for me. In the end she was just manic. She was unbeatable when younger, then her name got her the last few titles., 13/03/25 21:30:54, Thu
- LMAOAU ... the sore losers always seem to have excuses. She was best dancer in her generation - and even Helen Keller could see that !!!! (NT) -- You're blind as a bat !!!!!!, 15/03/25 14:04:43, Sat
  - The reel of hers currently trending on TikTok shows exactly why she wasn’t the best dancer in a generation. Grow up. (NT) -- She had a very strange style towards the end. Ans her steps were awful., 15/03/25 19:54:08, Sat
    - Id say the point of her reel was to show the good and the bad hence her music choice The Climb. Sure she could of posted all (NT) -- her amazing dances but that wasnt the point. Fancy criticising a goodbye reel, 17/03/25 9:18:19, Mon
I agree. Gorgeous when younger . Last few titles had got a little roughy . Way too mechanical and not natural to watch. A fabulous dancer in general. (NT) -- Dm, 13/03/25 21:59:38, Thu
The choreography in the last few years was shocking. (NT) -- That added to the manic look. Very lucky girl that her name kept her up there., 13/03/25 22:33:59, Thu
AOH is the best of the best. Only dancer who literally gave me goosebumps. She would take my breath away. My daughter has been on stage with her a couple of times. AOH deserved every title she got. (NT) -- DM, 13/03/25 22:42:04, Thu
She is literally unreal. Perfect. I have no affiliation. (NT) -- Dd, 13/03/25 23:11:33, Thu
Who would be her equivalent now in terms of having insane natural talent? (NT) -- ID Fan, 14/03/25 0:13:53, Fri
- Anyone with natural talent is gone from dancing. Talent and traditional ID is dead (NT) -- Replaced by robotic gymnastics. Such a shame , teachers and judges are incompetent so they have killed the art form replacing it with party tricks ., 14/03/25 11:43:59, Fri
  - Can’t agree with that. Liam Costello is totally natural and one of the best I’ve ever seen (NT) -- He floats around the stage and makes every move look easy and natural. So much better than AOH, he’s the real 🐐, 14/03/25 11:53:22, Fri
    - 98 % of what he is doing is NOT Irish Dance . He is a remarkable dancer but it’s not Irish Dance (NT) -- You just proved my point . The Art is completely lost ., 14/03/25 14:24:43, Fri
    - Eilish Gaughan if she had not given up. She had pure natural talent and insane rhythm (NT) -- Margaret, 23/03/25 9:56:29, Sun
Best female dancer in my daughters dancing time. Loved watching what she would come out with next (NT) -- Cant get that many perfect scores unless you are, 14/03/25 9:16:36, Fri
never liked the passionless stilted style , posture not the greatest either (NT) -- not the best, 14/03/25 14:01:42, Fri
- Passionless and stilted? I dont think anyone could ever call her dancing pasionless and stilted (NT) -- lol, 14/03/25 14:19:37, Fri
What has Alliyah done to deserve being talked about / insulted. She is the kindest girl with a huge talent that will be missed. People in Irish dancing hate successful people (NT) -- Just be nice, its very easy., 14/03/25 14:28:13, Fri
- Totally agree. The pathetic jealousy from some of these obese mommys who kids can't dance is just mindblowing. The kid is amazing and to put up with these anonymous false posts makes her even better. (NT) -- You should be ashamed, 15/03/25 14:07:45, Sat
Foot placement is PERFECT -- Most other world champs not as neat, 14/03/25 14:55:17, Fri
- Your post is everything that’s wrong with Irish dancing right now. 180 degree turn out is DANGEROUS and UNNATURAl. -- Poor children will be crippled, 14/03/25 15:03:22, Fri
In my DD's age group - lovely to meet - very sweet to my dd, and loved her dancing - clean and clear (NT) -- srmom, 14/03/25 15:47:50, Fri
Alliyah you have always been amazing. Thank you for giving us so much enjoyment over the years. Enjoy every minute of whatever you choose to do next. (NT) -- Anne, 14/03/25 19:06:42, Fri
She’s technically one of the best dancers of all time. No faulting her on technique and rhythm. Have never been thrilled with her choreography but that doesn’t matter when you’re technically perfect. -- Once in a generation dancer, 15/03/25 21:22:33, Sat
- Her age group in both boys and girls were desperately political,so many great dancers didn't win a worlds (NT) -- Unbelievable talent, 15/03/25 22:10:37, Sat
  - Agree. So many deserved a title but didn’t get one because scanlon politics . (NT) -- APH deserved some of course, especially when younger but should never have all of them and that’s not being nasty. It’s being realistic., 16/03/25 12:16:12, Sun
I agree - political from day 1 at bun, Tus and mean grades; dancers constantly re dancing after winning. (NT) -- 👎, 15/03/25 23:09:38, Sat
You’ve made it when you’re mentioned on here Alliyah! Congratulations on a fantastic and ‘obviously’ very enviable career. Thanks for your dedication and hard-work! (NT) -- SM, 16/03/25 1:14:48, Sun

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