Does anyone else think this sort of thing shouldn't be tolerated? It's unbelievable that children can't participate in competitions because their parents are unable to afford the "required gear". -- For the love of the dance

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Date Posted: Mon, Feb 19 2007, 22:23:00
Author: sad state of of affairs
Subject: Does anyone else think this sort of thing shouldn't be tolerated? It's unbelievable that children can't participate in competitions because their parents are unable to afford the "required gear".
In reply to: old_dancemum 's message, "There's one TC in Scotland that I know of that won't let her dancers compete either unless they have the RIGHT wig, the RIGHT shoes, the RIGHT dress etc. I know a few of my friends don't compete any more as they just can't afford all the latest gear. TC's should advise you but they shouldn't ban you from competing if you don't have all the latest gear. Can make you feel really inferior to the "class favourites" who seem to have a never-ending supply of shoes/dresses/wigs." on Sun, Feb 18 2007, 22:54:06

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[> [> [> [> [> Not all T.C's have this attitude and there are some out there who discourage parents from parting with enormous amounts of money for costumes and still promote irish dance as a cultural activity and not a beauty contest. Good results are just as achievable in a �400 dress as they are in a �1400 dress. -- IMHO, Mon, Feb 19 2007, 22:57:01 [1]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Just to clarify - �400 is still a huge amount of money, but a dress at this price is a bargain these days! -- IMHO, Mon, Feb 19 2007, 23:02:38 [1]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Talking of which there are some lovely new dresses on dance-again website, you could get a brand new one fom Australia (with � being in our favour!) for just over �250! Its gorgeous, see link inside, not my dress BTW but I love it, if only it would fit my dd! -- storm, Tue, Feb 20 2007, 10:09:35 [1]

http://www.dance-again.com/X931.html

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