I truly love "pod" seating. No more climbing over people or people taking up 10 seats with dress bag and other crap. -- New England Irish Dancers

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Subject: I truly love "pod" seating. No more climbing over people or people taking up 10 seats with dress bag and other crap.

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keep the pods!

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Date Posted: 13:40:47 11/22/21 Mon
In reply to: Worried about the future of this dance sport 's message, "I was SO happy to be back at the O and see my daughter dance on that stage again…but is it just me, or did it make everyone so sad to see how small the event was?" on 21:45:46 11/21/21 Sun

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[> [> Subject: Didn't seem to make much of a difference in Ballroom B as far as that goes. All the pods on Sunday were taken by stuff
Author: Ended up standing in the back as always [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 14:04:48 11/22/21 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> Subject: The numbers in U8 and U9 were really concerning- sadly, feel like this is a dying activity - parents don’t want to invest in the time and money anymore
Author: Shame [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:16:52 11/23/21 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: The significant reduction in those age groups (and U10) was sad to see. I agree that the pandemic has had people question the time and money on this sport. Future pipeline needs help if it is to survive
Author: Old timer [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:50:52 11/23/21 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: In 2016 there were 20 in u8 and in 2017 there were 19; for 2018, 12 placed and 2019, 16 placed. For the prior two years not certain if it was all placed, but could check old programs
Author: not really much different [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 08:52:37 11/23/21 Tue [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> Subject: Also keep in mind at the time entries were due, vaccines still weren't approved for the 5-11s... Numbers may be generally down, but that does account for some of it.
Author: Next year will tell the tale [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 22:44:08 11/24/21 Wed [ Post a Reply to This Message ]