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Re: Open.Lets use the word correctly
Posted by Polished
10/22/2008  3:51:00 PM
The most prodigious Dance Championships in the world is the British at Blackpool. Whether you are an Amatuer or Professional you can enter. Who knows what happend with the Dutch Championship last year which is also open. Did the IDSF have to back down and give an undertaking that they would not bring sactions against any Amatuer who took part. Was this a ruling given by a judge in court. But this was in Holland. The disturbing thing was at that time it was being rumoured , watch out Blackpool and others. If anybody feels that any of the above is not correct please feel free to contadict. But first go to the WDC and the IDSF web sites.
Re: Open.Lets use the word correctly
Posted by jacobuserasmus
10/23/2008  6:44:00 AM
The ugly world of Ballroom and Latin competitions

I was all excited when I heard about the IDSF and then first thing that happens is I read the rules and there we go you are not allowed to dance competitions.

Wait let me say this again the IDSF have a rule that you are not allowed to dance competitions. Can someone point me to any other sport where there is such a rule ?

I accept the fact like in all my other sports that I need to be a member to compete in their competition in most other sports this is the case (Running, Cycling, Swimming, Tri-athlon it's called a license). Paying a simple yearly fee and temporary licenses to handle non permanent members.

Some of these organizations even request that we do not do competitions that is not sanctioned. But at the end of the day the only organization that actually forbid you and actively sanction you is the IDSF. Why ?

Is it not enough that you do not receive points when competing in a non sanctioned event ?

I can only speak for my only country FEDANSA being the official IDSF body. There is some rules that is very good and some that are just stupid the one about not competing in a non sanctioned event is just stupid. Also the distinction in dance between professional and amateur aaaahhhh ...

Re: Open.Lets use the word correctly
Posted by Polished
10/23/2008  2:57:00 PM
Jacob. Its all about money. If you want a competition to be ratified then you have to pay. A person I know of for years ran a competition. He put up the money and took the risk and hopefully made a profit. Then everything changed. To be ratified he had to pay a percentage of his profit. He no longer runs a competition.
How much easier it was in the old days. There was a healthy rivalry between the different dance societies but there was no hard and fast rule as to which competition you could or could not enter. We didn't pay any annual fees and most smaller comps we entered and paid at the door and there collected our back number.
But today to tell a judge who he can and can't work for without being victimised. I doubt if it would stand up in a court of law.
This I have just copied from the ISDF web site.
Unregistered Events.
WDC Paris Dec 5_7 Called the Open World
Ballroom and Latin
Also THe Dutch Open Assen Nov 13_ 16
The Presidium may take action against any athelete , adjudicator or other official. person or body associated with IDSF or any member who participates in this competition in any way without any further notice to any of them.
This warning as above is repeated after each banned event.
I'll leave it there
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