Sadly many outside the world of ID can’t see beyond the extremes of “the look” and the dance skills are lost on them. It would be the comparisons we’ve all heard before about child beauty pageants etc. Televise children wearing heavy makeup, wigs, fake tan and eye dazzling bling and it’s not the dancing that will be discussed -- The New Irish Dance Message Board

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Date Posted: 12:10:16 11/06/18 Tue
Author: Cringing just thinking about it(sorry!)
Subject: Sadly many outside the world of ID can’t see beyond the extremes of “the look” and the dance skills are lost on them. It would be the comparisons we’ve all heard before about child beauty pageants etc. Televise children wearing heavy makeup, wigs, fake tan and eye dazzling bling and it’s not the dancing that will be discussed
In reply to: *** 's message, "I would get competitions televised, strike up a deal with espn, which would create sponsorship and more dress makers to the business and bring prices down." on 11:50:54 11/06/18 Tue

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Fix the costume rules then get media coverage (NT) -- Pageant, 14:08:12 11/06/18 Tue
Wrong - first off, you wouldn't get TV coverage regardless. This is a tiny sport, not enough interest. Remove all the things that make it like other dancesports, like ballroom, and you definitely won't get any interest. Those of us in this ID world have an overinflated view of its importance. (NT) -- it's just a hobby, 07:49:15 11/07/18 Wed
- I think more people participate in Irish dance than Curling. (NT) -- Seriously, 12:14:00 11/07/18 Wed
  - LOL - there are more than 1.5 million people who participate in curling just in Canada, and it's a wordwide sport. ID is miniscule by comparison. (NT) -- We are a blip on the screen, 06:53:42 11/08/18 Thu
    - "worldwide" (NT) -- Please excuse the typos!, 06:54:24 11/08/18 Thu
    - Admittedly, curling has found a whole new following after that young Angelina Jolie look-alike babe in the last Olympics (NT) -- ., 05:02:57 11/12/18 Mon