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Originally posted by Dave Hancock
having experienced them all apart from Ireland (and NI), I'd have to say from a pure learning point of view NZ, especially in Auckland is the most structured learning environment.
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I think Dave's hit it on the head - it is very structured and that is ideally suited to
learning. But in defence of Scotland/England I'd point out that a tight structure is made relatively easier by the relatively small numbers in NZ, and unless you encamp outside the venue (which is possible!) it seemed to me you need a car to get pretty well anywhere in NZ. So if you don't drive, UK would be easier.
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Originally posted by Dave Hancock
However, I think a lot of it is about fun and while biased I'd vote for Scotland on that one, so I guess NZ for learning, but Scotland for the best Ceroc scene. |
Again numbers come into it maybe - it's easier to have fun when there are lots of people. Having said that, NZ works hard at serious fun
- The primary fun is based on being able to dance well - the 'sport' attitude of 'if it's worth doing it's worth doing well' that someone else mentioned (and which is probably shared by Australia)
- The intensiveness of special events - I'd say there are probably more 'themed' parties in NZ - and if you take it proportionate to the number of dancers, many more. People take them seriously - one guy at a fancy dress had practiced several years on his costume! (he came as a vacuum cleaner!)
- The NZ ability to form deep friendships - I've probably got as many enduring friendships from NZ Ceroc as I have from Scottish Ceroc. Here there's more a sense of partying with everybody whoever (which is nice, but on a different level).
Ceroc NZ also (officially) promotes many non-dance things - this is something that individual franchisees could do more of here maybe - just an idea . . .