Historically it's not a competition where their magic aka cheating, works. They typically only send dancers good enough to win without cheating. Their current roster is bare. They've got pull at GBs and you'll see them send a bunch over dancers there. -- Mid-America Region message Board

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Date Posted: 21:23:09 02/17/26 Tue
Author: No name
Author Host/IP: 33bae2f3.skybroadband.com / 51.186.226.243
Subject: Historically it's not a competition where their magic aka cheating, works. They typically only send dancers good enough to win without cheating. Their current roster is bare. They've got pull at GBs and you'll see them send a bunch over dancers there.
In reply to: CS? 's message, "The Academy not at All Irelands? Who would they be associated with?" on 06:47:54 02/17/26 Tue

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[> IRrelevanT Commentary vs. Actual Results -- No name, 08:41:17 02/18/26 Wed (ip-131-241-69-150.dynamic.fuse.net/131.241.69.150)

Wild take for a studio that somehow has 30+ World Qualifiers, international podiums, and multiple professional dancers performing in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.

Cheating doesn’t put dancers on international professional stages — elite training and real talent do.

If that’s what a “bare roster” and “not successful” looks like, I’d hate to see what 30 years of doing the same broken thing in the name of tradition without results looks like. 🫠

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[> [> Said the Academy fan. -- No name, 10:02:02 02/18/26 Wed (24.206.79.5.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.79.5)

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[> [> [> Unpopular Results Are Still Results -- No name, 10:31:53 02/18/26 Wed (ip-131-241-69-150.dynamic.fuse.net/131.241.69.150)

Facts are stubborn little things — especially when they’re inconvenient and don’t match the storyline someone’s trying to sell.

Guilty as charged: I’m 100% a fan of The Academy, even knowing they’re not exactly a fan favorite and that rumors love to follow success. Results still matter to me. When a studio consistently produces World Qualifiers, international podiums, and dancers on global stages, that tends to earn respect — even if it doesn’t earn popularity.

Opinions are free. Results still require work.

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[> [> [> [> Said the Academy fan :) -- No name, 10:40:49 02/18/26 Wed (24.206.79.5.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.79.5)

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[> [> [> [> [> Touché ;) -- No name, 13:58:04 02/18/26 Wed (ip-131-241-69-150.dynamic.fuse.net/131.241.69.150)

Touché ;)

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[> [> [> [> Beautifully trained dancers…yet sadly proven cheats. -- Irish dance games, 03:24:34 02/20/26 Fri (syn-174-102-145-195.res.spectrum.com/174.102.145.195)

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[> [> [> [> [> How would they do clean--relative to other Central Ohio schools? -- Curious George (more inside), 00:34:48 02/25/26 Wed (d-23-244-51-237.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.244.51.237)

I'd be curious to know how a "clean" Academy would do vs. the other schools in the area (Richens, Irwin, RRH, ML Academy, Dwyer, Shamrockers, etc.). I think they'd still place very well but not as high as they usually do.

I'm a stats nerd :) The other schools are extremely sharp too; it's not like the Academy is going up against JV teams...would be a very, very balanced and awesome competition/dogfight, feis in and feis out...how it's supposed to be.

One of the coolest aspects I've discovered about this sport is the amount of school rivalries, battles on the thinnest of margins. Not unlike figure skating in the Olympics! Very similar in that regard.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Looking at results from the Sunday Richens-Timm Feis, the panel was selected by JT & HT themselves, which some may view as a particularly controlled panel. Across the 600- & 700-level competitions, Academy dancers placed in the top three 25 times, while RT dancers placed in the top three 16 times, including at least two placements by dancers who have since transferred to the Academy. Based on the published results, the Academy recorded more top-three finishes at these levels. -- No name, 14:26:48 02/25/26 Wed (ip-131-241-83-233.dynamic.fuse.net/131.241.83.233)

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> What makes this particularly compelling is that Academy does not allow their dancers to do second chance and RT had far more competitors registered that day than Academy. -- No name, 14:38:38 02/25/26 Wed (ip-131-241-83-233.dynamic.fuse.net/131.241.83.233)

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Haha -- No name, 17:56:02 02/25/26 Wed (d-23-244-50-43.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.244.50.43)

Unless their Superstar needs to move up levels quickly.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Rules don't apply to some dancers, or they just do "what's best" for their kids. -- Crazy parents do crazy things!, 08:07:13 02/26/26 Thu (24.206.88.5.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.88.5)

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> ReJecTing control isn’t “crazy parenting”—it’s protecting your kid. -- No name, 09:05:52 02/26/26 Thu (NoHost/185.229.59.162)

Doing what’s best for your child isn’t “crazy”—it’s called parenting.
Healthy programs earn trust; they don’t demand submission.
“Follow my rules” isn’t leadership when it comes from a demand for control. We’re allowed to reJecT diRecTion rooted in ego and a need for control.
Removing a child from an unhealthy, abusive dynamic isn’t drama—it’s protection. That’s what healthy parenting looks like.
And any adult who tries to manufacture tears from a child, then cRiTiques them for not performing “enough remorse,” forfeits any claim to authority over someone else’s kid.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> So why so hateful? It sounds like you left RT and went to A. -- No name, 09:35:53 02/26/26 Thu (24.206.88.5.netskope-rdns.com/24.206.88.5)

There is so much bitterness in your "code" language. (What are you? A teenager?) Must be a former RT. It also sounds like you were kicked out, rather than a simple transfer to A. People transfer all the time. But you sound resentful, bitter, and definitely do not sound like you were ready to move on. Sucks to be you.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Knowing too much and asking questions made us dangerous… -- No name, 10:51:13 02/26/26 Thu (NoHost/217.216.121.9)

Continuously questioning repeated transgressions isn’t drama—it’s accountability.
We were asked to leave for questioning a system that lines pockets, herds dancers, holds dancers back to feed egos, coasts on “30 years of tradition,” and ultimately lacks the skills to make dancers better. We couldn’t be happier to have this decision stated.

No code—just judgment. If it baited you into responding, that worked.

Oh, and the irony of accusing immaturity while replying “sucks to be you” is almost impressive.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> Lol -- No name, 12:25:32 02/26/26 Thu (79.sub-174-207-106.myvzw.com/174.207.106.79)

Lol

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> why no 2nd chances for A? -- friends of distinction, 09:19:29 02/28/26 Sat (d-23-244-51-237.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.244.51.237)

Why does the big A not allow 2nd chance for its dancers but RT does?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> So dancers can’t advance too fast. RT plays a game where they can’t move up until the end of the year and do all 2nd chances -- Both A & RT are rude, 18:25:02 03/15/26 Sun (NoHost/146.75.128.0)

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> [> who is the superstar? -- not jesus christ, 09:59:10 02/28/26 Sat (d-23-244-51-237.oh.cpe.breezeline.net/23.244.51.237)

who is the superstar in this context?

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> vendetta toward RT to analyze the feis from a year ago ago? Life is too short. You should let it go. -- No name, 19:53:52 02/25/26 Wed (NoHost/146.75.129.125)

Please be happy at the academy.

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Facts don't care about your feelings. — Ben Shapiro -- No name, 22:10:01 02/25/26 Wed (mobile-166-198-251-122.mycingular.net/166.198.251.122)

Facts don’t lie, even when feelings do.
Different panels, same results. Over and over. Public results. Repeated outcomes across feiseanna, regions, and seasons.

“Let it go” is usually what people say when the ReceipTs get inconvenient. This isn’t a vendetta — it’s math. 📊

If you’re happy at your school, truly love that for you. Stay put. Enjoy the vibes. Excited to see your traJecTory.

And if families keep “happily” fleeing, well, patterns have a funny way of telling on themselves. 👀🍀

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[> [> That’s the problem with you Academy people. Irish dance SHOULD be done in the name of tradition. How ridiculous do you sound. It’s a CULTURAL dance form. -- Insanity, 09:36:28 02/20/26 Fri (218-138-64-38.clients.gthost.com/38.64.138.218)

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[> [> [> Have to admit A is pretty traditional. Big on ceili, dance a wide variety of 8 hands and all their kids seem to do ceili, cross keys and rocks everywhere in their softshoe…actually very trad overall for a modern school -- X, 21:56:46 04/01/26 Wed (NoHost/140.248.30.1)

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