Re: WDC OR IDSF- NO CONTEST
2008年7月8日 17:46
I completely agree with you on the term "Ballroom Dance" . Standard and Latin.
However, where will you place Hip Hop and the rest of novelties ? Street Dance ? Ghetto Styles ?
I do not think that the inflammatory remarks, you use, such as 'who is barking on what/who ' are productive Sambatogo,
and since only dogs bark, unless barking is something you have become accustomed to in your own family, it would indicate you relate to 'others' as dogs, and that would not lead to a productive discussion. Try behave civilized . Use brain more than mouth.
You make comments about Olympic Dream. Having Vision is commendable. Having practical vision, something attainable would be even better. Please do not judge those with a Vision. Unless the vision is harmful.
Dancesport in Olympics is dead, and people know it, but I am sure you would be the last to deny Sambatogo, that you not only welcome, but invite and expect the participation and support of the Olympic Stars in your activities. Can you be honest ?
Soon you will see many associations paying lots of moneys just to be able to say, we have the means of testing our members for use of prohibited substances. You know, I know, even the associations know how ridiculous and pretentious this is , just an extra expense they do not need , but willing to pay. I hope that during the process they will not forget to bring along the urine sample cups. Would it not be funny to have all experts available and not have the containers ?
What would they find ? Is Viagra a performance enhancing substance ? Will the Adult1 , Adult 2, Adult 3, and Adult 4 dancers be named,and publicly ridiculed, after this or similar "life sustaining " substances are discovered through IOC testing, and will their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placements be suspended, and will they be prosecuted ? Will Adult 4 fight back claiming the findings were incorrect and they wish retesting ? What if their partners disagree with IOC testing as they have not received/noticed any benefits from the substance found in their partners cup ?
Will Juveniles, or growing Juniors 1 be punished if IOC finds they used the tainted Gerber formula , or a stimulating new Pablum ? Both products add inches onto the developing dancers, something other substances fail to do.
The harm is not in the Vision, the harm is in syphoning moneys away from places where the moneys would do good for dancers, associations and the ballroom dancing.
Just let them go through the motions. It is a joke. Performance enhancing drugs were introduced in sports where there was a great financial pay-off for the cheaters. Differences between being 1st, and 2nd were in millions of dollars, and extra in advertising and promotions.
Can you even name the athlete who ran 100 m dash and ended up 3rd ? No.
Can same apply to Ballroom dancing where the first place receives a sticker, a cheap plastic cup, or a medal ( which does not even have the date of the event on it - so it can be used year after year ), where the top World dancers receive less that what they pay for the return air-fare to get to the championship ?
This goes beyond ridicule. Why must we imitate those who will do and say just about anything to distance themselves from somebody else and to meet criteria which apply to real Sports, whereb they pay-off for being first is huge.
Even if a performace enhacing substance was consumed by a dancer, do you believe that "the effect" would overide the effects of corrupted and flawed judging.
Do you think the corrupted judge would say to himself , or, /herself : Look how well those dancers really move today, lets place 'them' in front of my beloved students, who take n- lessons from me every week, lets place them in front of the couple who attended my seminars and booked extra lessons ..."?
What if WDC decided that they will introduce , in the name of "health and safety" , and would exclude any dancer who after quick step , or a jive has a heart rate over 120 beats per minute 60 seconds after the dance , and all WDC members associations would rely to implement same ?
Would it prove that WDC is more interested in health and safety of dancers , because the danger of heart attack takes priority over the long lasting effects of other drugs ?
No need to praise me Sambatogo if you are not sincere, it does not speak well of you.
Contribute if you have a new announcement, or just keep nodding to those who speak badly of Canada and IDSF.
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