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