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Originally Posted by Gus I think your comments prove that the question has not yet been answered. Advanced/Open is to find the best dancers. What is intermediate for ... to find the best dancers who arent as good the the best dancers?  Is it to give a section for those who arent as experinced as the top competitors, is it just a section so that the organisers can take more money, is it a stepping stone? etc. etc. |
This is just semantic quibbling, though. You might just as well use the same arguments to support a suggestion that the Olympics (including heats for it perhaps) should be the only athletics competition.
My definition includes all of the above though, I would contend. With an intermediate section, lots of people will get involved in competitions that wouldn't if they always had to compete against Clayton and Janine etc; finding the 'best' at Intermediate is, for those in that category, just as exciting as finding the best at the higher levels. For some it's a stepping stone, for others they'll always be at that level. It doesn't matter.
What matters is that since the majority take it seriously and work hard, they shouldn't be put off by the p1ss-takers (although there is an argument as DavdB put it, that the p1ss-takers don't usually do very well), and they shouldn't have to be up against people that make it pointless for them to be there.
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If it is so that dnacers can compete at their 'own' level then it is obviously incorrect to have dancers competing in more than one section.
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Well I certainly agree that the same couple shouldn't compete in more than one category.
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This subject was covered previously in last years debate .. but was never adequalty answered (IMHO). Until you can state categoricaly what the purpose of the division system is then you cant define the rules for allowing/disallowing entry.
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I don't really see the need to connect purpose with eligibility, since the purpose, although not precisely defined, is broad enough to suit most people except the second rate comedy acts, I think. And even they're not explicitly banned.
Chris