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<blockquote type="cite">During the NSDC in Charlotte there were first
time Convention attendees who participated in some of the panels who
expressed their approval of the dress code – while they may not
represent all new dancers, they did not have a problem with the dress
code.</blockquote>
<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Actually, that logic is like
going to a Republican convention and asking how they feel about Hillary
Clinton -- and then using the results that 89% of America wouldn't vote
for her.<br>
<br>
By definition, those attending already accepted the premise of the
dress code. So, yes, they expressed "their approval of the dress code".<br>
<br>
By that same definition, those who didn't approve of it weren't present
to express that disapproval.<br>
<br>
So by that logic, EVERYONE there agrees... except for those that don't
-- because they weren't there to express their opinion. Actually, they
did express their opinion... and it was expressed by not attending.
And yet that is a hard lesson for many to accept.<br>
<br>
Sadly, as has been expressed by previous posts, even those that were
present did vocalize (in some of the panels, even if off-topic) that
they did NOT agree with it. So when someone (in a previous post) said
"Since those who want to dress in a very casual manner are very few in
number", I could not stop laughing that that backwards logic. The
research says that the majority do not want the dress code, not the
other way around.<br>
<br>
So if we go by the research already done (and not the occasional
antidote's about how "everyone I know loves it" -- we do tend to hang
around people with similar styles), the dress code hall would be very
small and the common-sense dress code would be the much larger hall.
(And I'm willing to go with that logic.)<br>
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--DD</font><br>
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