Sounds like these "non dancing peers" are the weird ones and not true friends. I personally know several current World Champs who are on sports teams in school along with dance. -- Main Irish Dance Message Board!

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Date Posted: 11:01:42 08/31/24 Sat
Author: Angry poster above?
Subject: Sounds like these "non dancing peers" are the weird ones and not true friends. I personally know several current World Champs who are on sports teams in school along with dance.
In reply to: Enjoy HS or dance 's message, "Absolutely. It is near impossible to have a “normal” high school experience and be a WQ. Plus, their non-dancing peers find it weird, which no teen wants." on 06:16:12 08/31/24 Sat

My own dd - multiple title holder/WMH does ALL activities except a sports team at high school. She never misses a school dance and excels in her school government, clubs, academics and theatre productions. Still has time to see friends at least once a wknd and all summer. Her friends and school celebrate her successes - I don't know where your child goes to school but sorry she's not supported in the same way.

So ice skaters, equestrians, ballerinas, - are those considered "weird" too? Or are you just an ID hater for personal reasons?

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My daughter missed 2 school dances because of 2 majors this year. -- We have different lives!, 03:49:56 09/01/24 Sun
You just said your dancer does’t play school sports, so you have no clue. Mine both play varsity sports— way different than an after school club or dance. (NT) -- Duh, 15:11:51 09/01/24 Sun
- Apparently you don’t get it. (NT) -- Your kid is not the end all, 16:28:45 09/01/24 Sun
  - Thank you for letting me know! (NT) -- Weird, 19:30:10 09/01/24 Sun
- Theatre and dance requirements at school are ENTIRELY different than sports expectations -- either ID or sports, 14:48:56 09/02/24 Mon
  - Every program/school is different. My kids went to an Arts Magnet High school and I assure you that the same level of commitment was expected for arts as sports. -- x, 10:05:04 09/03/24 Tue
    - This is a delightful post. I agree with every word. (NT) -- Best wishes to your dancer, 11:57:13 09/03/24 Tue
    - I love this post and you're 100% correct. Sadly we've reached a point where WQ and World podium is the be-all-and-end-all and it just ISN'T like that in other sports. Not every football player is conditioned to expect the super bowl, not every track & field is conditioned to expect the Olympics. But for some reason we do. (NT) -- ., 02:19:54 09/04/24 Wed
      - Hmmm... My dancer competed from age 5 to age 23. We were all very committed to Irish Dance ... We NEVER had the goal of being on the podium at Worlds. -- wasn;t gonna happen, 15:58:08 09/10/24 Tue

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