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And allow me to repeat myself that a paper retention policy in no way precludes the use of O2CM. Collegiate competitions that use O2CM instead of CompManager have the exact same paper trail of judges sheets. If that is truly the concern of the NDCA, there is no reason to ban the use of O2CM. If...

Both O2CM and Compmanager work with paper forms. In both cases, you have someone manually entering them into a computer, and in both cases you have the (recommended) option of keeping the paper forms in case of any discrepancies. If they have concerns about a paper trail, all they have to do is...

No DOI, I was saying that the winner of the state's electoral votes is the person who gets the most "1st place votes". I only went with the Presidential race because more people are familiar with that specific example. If you think of it in the terms of almost any election in the U.S. though...

If National elections were done the same way, Bush never would have been elected President. He's a good example of the result of awarding first place(in each state) to whoever has the most first place votes(in each state), even if it's not a majority. Not trying to start a political debate...

You just need security to have the authority to escort people off the premises for violating rules. Get out of the dressing room, or leave the comp. I kicked a 17/18 year old's mom out of the dressing room and she was back five minutes later.

Can anyone recommend someone to do some basic tailoring on a tail suit in the New York area? I need to get a new liner for mine, so I don't need someone who can make one from scratch, but I'd like someone who understands how a set of ballroom tails is different from a regular tux so I don't have...

The Silver USISTD Rhythm book has a side by side combination in Cha Cha. The "let go of each other" or "not leadable" guideline is kind of worthless IMO.

It may not be the most useful way to handle it...but if it's still bothering you it's probably the only way to handle it. If you don't ask, and stay upset about it, that will affect you in all of your interactions with them. At the very least, it gives them a chance to apologize for it. If you...

Because it's not Nationals...

Yeah, $105 to do two events is way too much for me. Ballroom entry is expected at a non-NDCA comp. I don't really consider that a perk.

I'm pretty sure that's accurate...and the reason I won't be going. Way too expensive for a first year comp in my opinion.

Yes, most midwest comps have Novice. On the East Coast, they skip straight from Gold to Pre-Champ.

leee, try starting shortly before the spot you got lost, and working through it. We often learn choreo in small groups and it's the transition from group to group that can be tough.

A good instructor can do this. However, it can often be more beneficial to the couple to spend more time on the less experienced partner, and try to correct the imbalance.

Larinda, that sounds awesome. I don't think I could control our studio's sound system for 12 minutes though.

Today in lesson...Top Spin

Agreed. Just because you didn't get invigilated doesn't make them legal. It just means you haven't gotten busted yet. Double underarm turn is definitely illegal and I've been invigilated for alternate hand holds before.

This. I'm sure you can find quality instruction somewhere else. When you don't have a good perspective on it, it's not difficult for someone to appear to be a good instructor. You may find that you'll get even more out of lessons from a different teacher.

I really appreciate a teacher who doesn't beat around the bush with their feedback. The closest thing to a compliment you can usually get from my current coach is "almost good". However, I have also seen teachers who use the "you're a bad dancer and can only improve by continuing to give me...

You really need to specify if you are talking about syllabus, or open level. The combinations you are describing are completely illegal in syllabus. If you are talking about open choreography, it totally changes the answer to your question.