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Date Posted: 16:47:42 03/24/24 Sun
Author: Please
Subject: Please. 🙏🙏🙏| A Call for Change: An Open Letter to CLRG on Behalf of Our Young Dancers

As judges, yourselves once dancers, you understand intimately the sacrifices made and the emotional toll exacted upon those who dance today. You’ve lived the pressure, the sacrifices, and the resilience required to compete at this level. This shared journey underscores the necessity for empathy and fairness in your judgments required to compete at this level.

Reflect on the plight of many a young dancer, navigating their journey without guidance, their hearts ablaze with nothing but raw ambition and dreams. Amidst the shadows cast by recent scandals, it's paramount we remember not to tarnish these innocent souls with the same brush. Their only fault lies in a mere association with figures who may or may not have strayed from the path of integrity, not in any misdeed of their own.

Consider, if you will, the distinction between the individual achievements of our dancers and the failings of their schools or teachers. These young ones, their efforts marred by sweat and tears, deserve our applause, not the shadow of others' indiscretions. And for those dancers forging ahead without the backing of any institution or mentor, their determination and talent shine even brighter.

We find ourselves at a crossroads, the very essence of our beloved sport hanging in the balance, threatened by outdated norms and unfair practices. Speaking from the heart, as a parent whose introduction to Irish dance came through a child whose passion knows no bounds, I implore us to consider the future we're crafting. The path we're on, riddled with favoritism and unscrupulous actions, threatens the heart and soul of our tradition.

The time is ripe for change, for a new chapter where a dancer's talent and hard work are the sole yardsticks for recognition, fostering a fair and just environment for all. Such a transformation is not just possible but necessary to safeguard the vibrancy and integrity of Irish dance.

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Eloquent but you write this as if the current CLRG exec have any interest in the integrity of Irish dance (NT) -- Sadly they don’t, 06:49:15 03/25/24 Mon
- It is not eloquent...just a screed by a wannabe author. Far too wordy. As an editor, I'd reject it. (NT) -- 🙂, 10:48:45 03/26/24 Tue
  - It's come to my attention that the authors reportedly requested AI assistance to simplify the language, aiming for it to resemble the style of an Irish editor. (NT) -- URA Fraud, 17:03:49 03/26/24 Tue
    - If you cannot handle a critique of your writing, you are in the wrong profession. -- 🙄, 16:00:32 03/27/24 Wed
Can I condense this? Your daughter loves dance, but her teacher is one of the cheaters, and you hope she is judged fairly in spite of that. (NT) -- Did I capture the essence, 07:25:16 03/25/24 Mon
- ^This! Why use 5 paragraphs of overwrought prose to make a point!? (NT) -- 🙂, 10:29:32 03/25/24 Mon
- The author hasn't specified their child's gender. What leads you to believe they have a daughter? (NT) -- ???, 16:03:32 03/25/24 Mon
- One might also ask why you stay at a school where you know the teachers are corrupt -- No better, 22:09:56 03/25/24 Mon
  - Cheating teachers diminish their dancer's accomplishments -- why are parents not leaving?, 14:09:50 03/26/24 Tue
    - Dancers are leaving the school. After bad gossip and a poor showing at the All Ireland, teachers and favorites stayed home. This leaves others to attend alone, opting out of the World Championships. (NT) -- Heard thru grapevine, 17:23:28 03/26/24 Tue
Did you send this to CLRG? They don't do "voy" (NT) -- Good luck, 08:18:24 03/25/24 Mon
meaningless if you don't put your name behind it (NT) -- LOL, 06:12:46 03/26/24 Tue

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