Interesting to hear that view from a senior dancer. Can I ask is it a confidence thing/not wanting to be different from the crowd or would you feel discriminated against by adjudicators if you went without wig and a less blingey dress? Do you think the wig and bling enhances your score? Hope you don’t mind me asking. -- The New Irish Dance Message Board

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Date Posted: 10:28:01 10/31/18 Wed
Author: Genuine question (inside)
Subject: Interesting to hear that view from a senior dancer. Can I ask is it a confidence thing/not wanting to be different from the crowd or would you feel discriminated against by adjudicators if you went without wig and a less blingey dress? Do you think the wig and bling enhances your score? Hope you don’t mind me asking.
In reply to: Dancer 's message, "I would ban the blingy dresses and wigs! Hate the weight of wearing a dress and the time spent doing the wig." on 09:50:06 10/31/18 Wed

Younger dancers tend to fall in love with all the bling and mothers for the most part seem to go along with it. I’d love to hear your opinion as it sounds like you are old enough to decide for yourself. Do you think the tide will ever turn and it will become acceptable if a dancer wishes to compete with natural hair and a less blingey dress? Or do you think fear of lower marks will prevent dancers from toning down “the look”

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I'm not the above poster, but here's some thoughts from my dancer. -- See Inside, 06:11:40 12/06/18 Thu
- But there is no rule against going minimal. Why should people who want to wear the bling not be allowed to because some people don't like it. Let everyone wear what they want. No need to legislate what people can wear. (NT) -- Live and let live., 19:02:36 12/11/18 Tue
  - I was just responding to the poster who wanted to know why and just remarked how my dancer feels about makeup, wigs, weight of the dresses and costs. I never said that anything should be banned. The was (NT) -- Another Poster, 11:46:58 01/17/19 Thu