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Date Posted: 12:12:57 06/19/24 Wed
Author: Newish to the sport--more inside
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 184.105.111.53
Subject: Are mean girls/cliques a thing in Irish Dance?

Just wanted to ask, are mean girls/cliques still a thing in ID? I thought everyone moved past that after HS but in my experiences some of the schools are a bit clannish, esp. to a newer dancer and/or her family...

Not necessarily mean at times, but exclusionary. I love the sport but it seems a bit insular at times. Not knocking ID as a whole, so wanted to be up front about that!

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[> Some parents are stuck in high school unfortunately -- Sorry that’s happening!, 20:19:25 06/19/24 Wed (syn-035-150-019-162.res.spectrum.com/35.150.19.162)

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[> Yes! Often in high performing schools especially with teams -- No name, 17:45:29 06/22/24 Sat (NoHost/50.203.236.178)

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[> Mean Girls turn into Mean Women, they just learn to hide it better, but its still there. -- And they pass it down, 14:24:43 06/24/24 Mon (NoHost/206.252.36.24)

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[> Mean kids, bullies, cliques, exclusionary parents exist everywhere and in every sport. What matters is how your program deals with them. -- No name, 15:46:27 06/26/24 Wed (syn-047-231-149-140.res.spectrum.com/47.231.149.140)

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[> [> It may just be newer vs. older dancers -- Theory (more inside), 11:08:39 06/28/24 Fri (NoHost/184.105.111.53)

It may be newer dancers feel excluded not intentionally but just because there has been an established clique there in place...I saw that at my studio in '22 when I joined but it improved once I got to know more dancers and families!

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[> some age groups and studios are worse than others -- not all mean girls, 14:07:35 07/15/24 Mon (NoHost/136.226.82.91)

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