True it is a ballroom pageant, but that's one where they have a fantastic setup- better than a lot of theaters out there. The hard part as a director is that you kind of have to bite the financial bullet and pay for what you want before you get it- pay for a super high quality program and then you'll start attracting numbers. It's nearly impossible to do it the other way around. -- Ms. & Mrs. Pageants

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Subject: True it is a ballroom pageant, but that's one where they have a fantastic setup- better than a lot of theaters out there. The hard part as a director is that you kind of have to bite the financial bullet and pay for what you want before you get it- pay for a super high quality program and then you'll start attracting numbers. It's nearly impossible to do it the other way around.

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Date Posted: 03/09/14 Sun
In reply to: have to budget wisely 's message, "but NAM is just another ballroom pageant. they have the numbers to split up shows. its not economical for pageants to split up divisions if there isnt at least 20 in a division." on 03/08/14 Sat

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Re: Be realistic ladies. You want a huge stage but low cost. Ballroom is the best. period. Unless you want the political antics of Us Int'l and America, stop bitching about a ballroom. Because a venue charges 5grand to be on stage instead of a ballroom stage does NOT a pageant make. Stop the madness (NT) sheesh 04/19/14 Sat

AMEN!!! - Low Entry Fee, Huge Prize Package, Opening Number Dress, Outings, Meals, Incredible Crown, the list goes on and all for a buck fifty. Cannot be done. Realistic is the word of the day. (NT) -- I could not have said it better., 04/20/14 Sun

agree, but when I pay well over $1000 to enter, & I get no prizes, a platfor stage and no meals , mandatory ad fees, tickets, "training" sessions, program books, and a 100 other incidentals where the director is getting a kickback, something is definitely not realistic there. (NT) -- sorry, 04/20/14 Sun

Re:We were only referencing the ballroom versus stage quibble. Your list of issues are for a whole other conversation I guess. However, if your list is accurate, why on earth did you enter? That sounds like one heck of a mess of a pageant! (NT) -- ., 04/20/14 Sun