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Terrie
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Date Posted: 09:46:44 10/15/03 Wed
In reply to:
Robin
's message, "Re: Offbeat Proposal" on 23:34:50 10/14/03 Tue
Hi Robin. Thanks for the comments.
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>1) There was a lot of opposition at the last AGM both
>against the status quo (essentially your first
>proposal) and against qualifying, how will you
>convince these people to like it now?
As I'm not entirely sure what the opposition was (due to the distinct lack of minutes!) then it's quite difficult for me to answer this. However, I believe that there wasn't a specific Offbeat rep at the last meeting. Hopefully, we'll be able to discuss the proposal and see that Offbeat is a valid and important part of the IVDA comp and should be treated accordingly.
>2) 10 x 3.5 minutes does not make a 35 minute comp.
>This year there were 14 entries of 3.5 minutes and it
>took about 1h30m iirc. 35 minutes is the actual time
>the music plays, so in total the off-beat will still
>take 1 hour...
It's a good point, which is why there would have to be a strict enforcement of time keeping, including getting on and off the floor. Also, though there were 14 entries, I do believe that some teams may have gone over that time limit. It would also be great if some other time-saving measures could be found, in other areas, so that instead of punishing the Offbeat competition, a compromise can be reached.
>I think the qualifying proposal is best. It ensures
>that there are not suddenly 20 off-beats, which would
>completely wreck the timetable, while still making
>sure that anyone even remotely serious will make it
>through.
The qualification option is a back-up proposal that is much more preferable to halving the time (which we are completely against, in case you hadn't spotted it.) If that gets through, the question of judging will have to come up, as we would need to make sure that the top teams do get through to IVDA.
>If there are indeed few entries, it will have no
>effect, but acts as a safeguard against huge numbers
>of entries. If current trends persist something
>similar might become necessary for the beginners comps
>in a couple of years...
Surely, current trends persisting is a good thing? Getting people along to comps who might not otherwise even glance at ballroom dancing can't be bad. Last year's team captain of Cambridge is thinking about trying out for ballroom this year, something she wouldn't even have thought of if she hadn't joined the Offbeat Team...
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