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Subject: Re: Professional/Amateur


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James
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Date Posted: 16:40:59 06/03/03 Tue
In reply to: Gary 's message, "Re: Professional/Amateur" on 11:06:45 06/03/03 Tue
 Hi Helen. Tim is of course quite right, EADA will do nothing, and BDC Ltd haven't done anything except make money for decades..

Teachers have been "allowing" amateurs to help run their studios since they made the rule they don't have to pay you for it.. So why on earth would they object? As for competing for another 20 years.. yeah right! dream on!!... Danceschools are closing all over the country and until something is done to make comps fair and cheaper they will continue to do so.. I don't think there will be any "open comps" (Sunday circ) by the year 2005 if E/S/WADA-BDC Ltd still rule... At the moment there are only 3, yes THREE, under 21 couples who have entered 3 or more standard ranking comps in the last year!! and that's for the whole country not just one danceschool!! ... Copy/paste from Plaza--

"Unlike the rest of the world, dancesport in the UK has been declining without any of the authorities having any initiatives to try and solve this problem. Unfortunately as a professional teacher I have to say that my fellow professionals seem more intent in lining their pockets than encouraging development of the sport. However it also has to be said that they would increase their earnings if they got their fingers out and started thinking seriously about how to stop the rot."

"Some ten years ago I wrote to Dance News with some suggestions. I even tried to get something organised which would benefit everyone. What happened - just a lot of resentment and apathy."

"Ah well. If the bottom completely falls out of dancing in the UK then it won't be for the want of trying." End of quote....
(That was written by Steve Kelly a pro teacher from Liverpool..).

Gary, as far as I know the rule you mention is the currant one. To the best of my knowledge that rule still exists. It was one of the very very rare 'concessions' EADA have ever made. They had very little choice really as most pro's kids have been doing it for years in their parents studios and as it was becoming more and more widely known, it was easier to let the "outsiders" in than to try to stop the pros kids from constantly breaking the rules...

Up till now, I haven't heard of any amateur who is actively involved in taking lessons under this rule, is this due to lack of support from the amateurs? or were EADA merely paying lip service but in reality did nothing at all to put it into practice? (like their so-called child protection policy).

The one rule that BDC Ltd did make at their last meeting, was to allow a 'keyhole' aperture placed level with the shoulders in the back of dresses worn by juniors, (or words to that effect) At B/pool half the juniors wore little more than a decorated bra!! some keyhole huh!!! lmho.. Another BDC/EADA rule I love is that 'comp times should be arranged so that juniors can be home in time to retire at their normal time' (or words to that effect) but they gave the junior prizes out at B/pool last year around midnight? I left before that as I had an hours drive home and had to be up early next day... lol...

Cheers.. James..
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> The circumstances were
>that you had to pass a special teaching exam and then
>you could teach within a dance school run by a
>professional. You didn't have to be literally
>supervised by that professional (i.e. you could teach
>on your own) although they did take responsibility for
>you.
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