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Subject: Re: UK University Freestyle Championship

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george

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Date Posted: 16:08:29 10/17/03 Fri
In reply to: Justine 's message, "Re: UK University Freestyle Championship" on 15:45:45 10/17/03 Fri

>I can only see twice as many
>expenses but not twice as many entries. Unless you
>get a special deal on the hall, I suspect most costs
>would just be double.

You get an increase in the number of entries, because you charge people for what they dance - someone dancing all of both days pays more than someone only competing in, say, offbeat, or ex-student latin.
>
>I think the idea in principle is good, but not
>everyone can afford the time & money involved. If the
>events were split, how many people would bother going
>to watch offbeat & r'n'r leaving a rather subdued
>atmosphere for these competitors. I would be happy to
>be proved wrong though :)

I think the offbeat, rnr, etc atmosphere would be better in a two-day event, because everyone in the room would be interested in what was going on, rather than an audience full of stick-in-the-muds who think the offbeat/rnr/anything non-dancesport is getting in the way of their event. People who did care about the event would be there, and if they weren't competing then they could still pay a (reduced) spectators ticket.

But I guess the only way to know would be to run a two-day comp, and it would be a very significant gamble for the hosting university, especially if they had to get the hall at market rates. (There's always the Winter Gardens :o) - a snip at �8000 for a weekend. Maybe for the IVDC 50th anniversary.) Oxford have a nice big hall they can get for free, and it's a huge club. Anyone over there interested in the gamble?

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Subject	Author	Date
Re: UK University Freestyle Championship	Justine	16:24:17 10/17/03 Fri
Re: UK University Freestyle Championship -- george, 17:04:06 10/17/03 Fri