Re: The World Games

Wednesday, 02 July 2008 10:31

Do you have a vslid point is it mischief making once again.

Best wishes

Steve

Re: The World Games

Wednesday, 02 July 2008 14:04

I have my ideas but I don't want to be accused of misquoting. So please elucidate.

And no I am not making a personal attack on you. But your initial post can quite easily be construed as mischief making. Why else would you once again attack your 'favourite' organisation.

Best wishes

Steve

Re: The World Games

Wednesday, 02 July 2008 15:04

Quote: "The World Ganes is for those who hold IOC recognition but are NOT in the Olympic games.  I did not invent that it is fact and on the website. 

Therefore it is entirely logical that so long as "dancesport" is in the World Games it is not and will not be in the Olympics.   I am not sure how many dancers in the world realise  this as  I have met those who believe dancing can be in both events."

Very useful for those that don't realise. I did know.

Quote: "Secondly it was not me but the World Games authorities who have claimed that all these sports

concur in the pursuit of 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'."

I am not really sure you needed to stat this. I guess it is somehow to demonstrate that it has  no relevance to Dance Sport.

If you trying to resurrect the old chestnut Dancing isn't a sport, please don't. It's been done to death.

Best wishes

Steve

Re: The World Games

Thursday, 14 August 2008 21:24

A Hungarian trainer of the USA female gymnastic team commented and complained that the judging has not been satisfactory in the Olympics and that  the  USA team was not correctly rewarded....

because judges either  like, dislike the athletes,  or are outright biased.

Eureka !   How is dancesport judged ? 

Re: The World Games

Monday, 18 August 2008 01:47

1.   Dancesport  can be called many things,  but dance is not a game and does not fit amongst "games"

2.  You have quoted  that : "Sports practiced on land, in the air, in and on the water, they all concur in the pursuit of 'Faster, Higher, Stronger'."

I do not believe this is a definition of "sport".  The statement is correct , BUT  excluding many   'activities', practiced on land, air and water , also  included in the Olympics,  which are  not about Faster, Higher and Stronger.

They are about  about precision, accuracy, precise timing, attitude, performance, degree of difficulty, also  grace and beauty.

Those who want to argue and split hairs, they can claim  that "Higher"  means  aiming for HIGHER  scores.  I  respectfully would yield.

Gymnastics,  diving,  synchronized  diving  are  just a few  examples that come to mind.

Dancesport is on the list of "activities"  to be considered,  and way down behind many other" activities" which are practiced by much greater number of "athletes" ,  are less costly,  watched by a huge number of people around the world,  with clear  rules,  united under one world organisation, and I am sure, could have been done long ago in the loin clothes, even naked,  something dancesport cannot,  since the gentlemen would dislike having a number pinned to his backside.

Most importantly, public would not understand the scoring system, and after their favorite  "winner"  would not make the first round they would , in frustration tune out.

The only way is to have dancesport  performed in same clothes, same gowns  and couples compared  performing identical choreography,  not 12 at the same time,  but one couple after another.