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Originally Posted by Jive Brummie The standard of intermediate dancer is going through the roof. .... |
This is an interesting point. Helen and I came 4th in the UK Champs in 2002. Two and a half years on an objective view was that we would be hard pressed to get placed in the Intermediates. This is a factor that we don’t have the time to get any dance time in AND the fact that the standard of dancing has raised considerably. IF we weren’t teachers ... would we allowed to drop down to a competition that suited our
current dance standard? Comparison ... I was once 1st kyu grade in karate .... returning to the sport 10 years on I would not expect to start wearing a brown belt again ... I'd expect to have to go through regarding until I got a belt that reflected my current status.
Are you assessing; the standard of someone’s dancing against their current performance, against the couples performance, or against the level of their experience .... i.e. should a couple be allowed to compete at intermediates just because they couldn't be bothered to put in all the hard work necessary to get them up to standard?
Further thought....... all the above questions are TOTALLY irrelevant until someone managed to state categorically
what is the purpose of the intermediate category"!!