No Irishdaz, you are wrong. I am not punishing this organization, I am not demanding it to be closed. If adult dancers or parents are ready to follow him KNOWING his background it is their prerogative and they are free to do so. The problem is that he is looking for supporters who have no idea who they are dealing with as he does not sign his name anywhere and even though he is in fact the head of the org and the highest authority his name is not officially published. There is no way an interested parent can get to know that he is a person to be careful with and need looking up googling or checking. You sign up your child for a comp and - hello - here is the convicted criminal sharing the backstage and posing for photos with them. I am surprised how easily you forget that any org should put the safety of the children first while you put his safety first. -- For the love of the dance

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Date Posted: Mon, Sep 17 2007, 21:57:04
Author: I'm surprised by your attitude
Subject: No Irishdaz, you are wrong. I am not punishing this organization, I am not demanding it to be closed. If adult dancers or parents are ready to follow him KNOWING his background it is their prerogative and they are free to do so. The problem is that he is looking for supporters who have no idea who they are dealing with as he does not sign his name anywhere and even though he is in fact the head of the org and the highest authority his name is not officially published. There is no way an interested parent can get to know that he is a person to be careful with and need looking up googling or checking. You sign up your child for a comp and - hello - here is the convicted criminal sharing the backstage and posing for photos with them. I am surprised how easily you forget that any org should put the safety of the children first while you put his safety first.
In reply to: Irishdaz 's message, "I mean that you are attacking the whole organisation to get at the man. And yes he has set this up himself, because he loves Irish dance. My understanding is that his old school used to think he was a wonderful TCRG and actually raised $50,000 to fund his defence, so maybe he does have something to offer the world of dance. However I totally agree that we should protect our children, and I don't see anything wrong in anyone suggesting that parents Google his history before deciding to join an affiliated school. That is not the same as trying to get anything to do with WIDA banned from the voy forums. You are punishing the innocent parties, to get at the guilty if you do that. Unless you believe the TCRG at WIDA are all tarred with the same brush?" on Mon, Sep 17 2007, 20:08:23

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you people are beyond ridiculous -- Bri (disappointed), Mon, Sep 27 2010, 21:52:32 [1]

You people need to get your facts straight. I danced for Sean as part of Sean Gavan Irish Dance Company. I began dancing for him when I was about 6 years old, up until I was about 11. He was an amazing teacher and an amazing person. His whole school loved him and knew he was innocent. Even after the accusation had been made, parents supported him and continued to bring their children to his classes. I also knew the person who accused him first hand. All I will say about the accuser is that many of my friends and family did not trust him, and he was not liked by many in the school. You people base all of your facts on google. The judge even said that Sean was not a threat to children or to the community and did not believe he was guilty. They also offered him the choices of dropping the charges to a misdemeanor which would have stayed on his record for 3 years, and by the time would have been over and done with. Instead he chose to be deported, and has always remained open with his past. Many members of An Comission shot him down simply because he reached the top. His school came from nothing, and rose to become one of the top school in the country. He is allowed to be teaching Irish Dancing and he is allowed to be around children. Anyone can get the court transcripts for their own personal viewing. And for the who still don't feel comfortable with him, he is not the one who will be teaching your child. Yes, he does have his own school, but there are many other schools and he would not be around your children. I personally plan on starting my own dance school under WIDA as do many of Sean's former dancers.

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