Lineup at the end of comp

Katarzyna

Katarzyna

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I find the lineup at the end of competition to be one of the most awkward moments.. Going to all competitors and congratulating the result etc in the row.. I find it hard regardless of the result, good or bad.. Bad result makes you feel disappointed wanting to disappear and evaporate, good result feels awkward too as you can either feel bad for couples behind and its hard to figure out what to say, and if you dont', well its hard to figure out what to say too.. how to loose or win and be gracious about it... who else finds this ... uncomfortable... ?
 
I feel its so awkward every time.. oh and smiling for that photo is hard too.. good result of bad.. happy or not, just awkward for me.
 
I also generally find it awkward, for the same reasons Katarzyna mentions in the original post. The exceptions are when you're friends with the other people and it's a friendly rivalry - infrequent in my experience - or when you were the clear favorite to place first, so none of the others will have been hoping to unseat you.

I think it would help if they announced results from first to sixth, rather than from sixth to first. That way, instead of the higher placed couples going around to the other couples to accept their congratulations - which seems a bit presumptuous - the lower placed couples go past the higher placed couples and look like they are voluntarily congratulating them.
 
Warren J. Dew said:
I also generally find it awkward, for the same reasons Katarzyna mentions in the original post. The exceptions are when you're friends with the other people and it's a friendly rivalry - infrequent in my experience - or when you were the clear favorite to place first, so none of the others will have been hoping to unseat you.

I think it would help if they announced results from first to sixth, rather than from sixth to first. That way, instead of the higher placed couples going around to the other couples to accept their congratulations - which seems a bit presumptuous - the lower placed couples go past the higher placed couples and look like they are voluntarily congratulating them.
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or...you could do what Samina did in her first line-up, and just thank everyone on your way up. *lol*
 
Well think awkardness is greater when the field is small and its constantly same coupels shifting places around... Its easy like warren said if there is a CLEAR winner that nobody can contest, or you are that winner, but those are rare situation.. most of the time people are not so far away from each other, and its not easy to not let expectations or past results or soemthing along those lines play on emotions etc.

If we do well and beat someone we dont always beat its awkward, if we loose to someone we dont always loose to.. its awkward..

Glad there is someone who can relate..

it would not be awkward if you dance with completely unknown field but that doesnt happen much
 
There is no bit purpose for this thread, not expecting resolutions...... just commenting

Funny thing is there were times I almost wanted to apoligize to couples I came ahead. lol

strange range of emotions
 
Yeah I apologized to my friend when we beat them for the first time, that was awkward.

I try to have no emotions when waiting for awards, just pure blank, that way you don't get too excited or too upset when they announce the places. I also don't usually go to kiss anyone because by award time the comp is usually running late, so they are trying to hurry it up.
 
I'm with you K - I dislike them. The worst was doing it by myself when DP decided to go and get something from the changing room at the wrong second cause I'm often a foot taller than any other woman and without him I feel like I'm visiting Lilliput...
 
I've been told that some people prefer not make it to the final than place 6th and have to go throught that ritual as the last place... Isn't that funny? I guess it shows how uncomfortable it could be.
 
chica latina said:
I've been told that some people prefer not make it to the final than place 6th and have to go throught that ritual as the last place... Isn't that funny? I guess it shows how uncomfortable it could be.
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I could see that.. last in final can be tough.. well unless you really dont expect to make the final...

if you're out than at least you are not on display when you "fail"

could see why people would feel that way..
 
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