When I was coming up through the grades the competitions were aleays split by 2 years. U9, U11, U13, etc. Sometimes I felt at a disadvantage because i was smaller than everybody, even small for my age. I avoided dancing against one girl, because she was quite tall for her age, and could "boss me around" the stage. But I moved up thorugh the grades and I'm now studying for my TCRG. Still smaller than other dancers, but that never stopped me. She may actually ahve some advantages, too -- Western U.S. Region Irish Dancers

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Date Posted: 10:59:49 10/30/09 Fri
Author: smaller and faster!
Subject: When I was coming up through the grades the competitions were aleays split by 2 years. U9, U11, U13, etc. Sometimes I felt at a disadvantage because i was smaller than everybody, even small for my age. I avoided dancing against one girl, because she was quite tall for her age, and could "boss me around" the stage. But I moved up thorugh the grades and I'm now studying for my TCRG. Still smaller than other dancers, but that never stopped me. She may actually ahve some advantages, too
In reply to: Looking for tips to help 's message, "Please don't bash here, but I am a mother of a December birthday dancer, which means she can be 2 years younger than her competitors. At this age, do you find that the size and the strength of the dancers are totally different, and do you find that the smaller, much younger kids are at a disadvantage? Has anyone experienced this? And did the little ones catch up or is always a huge difference? I know--this will make her a better dancer, and I can't dwell on it. She just has to move out more, jump higher, and this is going to make her incredibly strong. I just want to hear another "success" story" on 10:43:55 10/30/09 Fri

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What level is she? My daughter started competing at age 5 and always danced against other 5 yr olds. Only had an issue when she moved into Nov. when she was U6 and then sometimes had to dance up to U7. (NT) -- ..., 11:05:57 10/30/09 Fri

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