opinions wanted!!!

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memphis salsero

Ok so last night I competed in the pre-lims for the 2nd annual Mid-South salsa competition. The rules were clearly stated: All couples would dance at once to a warm up song, then we all had about a minute and a half to show off our stuff and the winners would be determined by audience applause. There will be 5 pre-lims and the winners of each will be the 5 couples in the final. Well the main instructor/choreographer in memphis was who determined who the audience cheered loudest for, but one of the members of his dance company (who is also the club dj) is the one who put the contest together. Well last night the two couples who got the loudest cheers were me and my partner and couple number 3. However couple number three's cheers were a little louder than ours and honestly they did have more personality in their dancing. But out instructor said since there were so many couples last night that we both qualified for the finals, so naturally my partner and I were very happy. Then the guy who is actually running the contest said he felt this was unfair b/c the rules clearly say only one couple can qualify each night and our instructor really was out of line by deciding to let 2 couples win. So he asked me and my partner if we would re-qualify.
Therein lies the controversy. It is a bit unfair to us to say he you guys win and then say actually no you didn't, and my partner really really does not want to have to qualify again b/c she gets major performance anxiety. I really dont mind b/c I just dont think we will have a problem re-qualifying, especially considering we were a close second but it was a distant third. He told us that we if we didnt want to we wouldtn have to qualify again, but now I feel like he wont think we deserved to be in it and if we win the grand prize we wont be as deserving as the rest, and I'd rather not do it at all if that is the case. I asked some of the crowd for honest opinions and everyone said they thought the decision was fair and that we were just as good as couple 3, but then again they were talking to me. What do you guys think is fair and what would you do in my position, keep in mind that my partner really does not want to re-qualify and this whole incident has really stunted her enthusiasm for competing at all. :headwall:
 
I think those guys should have got their rules right to begin with. After all, they should have thought of what would happen in case of a tie and should have had a logical and acceptable plan to deal with that. You tell someone they won and then take it back! All because the organizers don't have their act right! If you won, you won and shouldn't be asked to prove yourself all over again. Yes, it could be that your partner pulled on all her reserves to compete and hold back her anxiety--after it was over, she will have let go and allowed herself to feel whatever emotion she wanted to. People give something their best shot. If they can't figure it out everybody should compete again. Not just you.

Mala
 
Even though the rule is that there should be only one first place; if the two couples are equally good, it's unfair to re-compete. I don't think it's fair at all for both the winning couples.
 
Well this is where things have gone. I agreed to re-qualify if thats what they wanted because I dont want to compete in a competition where any person thinks we might not be as deserving as the rest of the couples, and the main promotor said he would appreciate that. Ater I had bit the bullet and decided to do that, the other promoter calls me and tells me that everything is cool and we should just start practicing for the final competition, he said he thought it was close enough and he wants more couples in the finals anyway. I asked if he was sure that this was ok with the other promotor who wants us to re-qualify and he said it is cool, but he again added that we can re-qualify if we want to. I'm pretty sure the main promotor isn't exactly cool with it. So again, what would you guys do in my position, re-qualify or start choreographing for the final?
 
What we have here is a breakdown in communications.

The two promoters need to get on the same page and decide -- either let the results stand as they are or have everybody re-qualify.
 
Ok both promotors called me today and said that it was real close and that they thought it would be embarrasing to have us compete again, so they said congrats and told us to work on our choreography for the finals. thanks for advice everyone
 
memphis salsero said:
Ok both promotors called me today and said that it was real close and that they thought it would be embarrasing to have us compete again, so they said congrats and told us to work on our choreography for the finals. thanks for advice everyone
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Yeah, it definitely sounds like they weren't on the same page to begin with and the fact they said it would be embarrasing to have you guys compete again is a big indication that the rules of the competition wasn't clear to all. Sorry you had to go through this Memphis Salsero. Good luck on the finals. :D I'm cheering for you! :cheers:
 
memphis salsero said:
Ok both promotors called me today and said that it was real close and that they thought it would be embarrasing to have us compete again, so they said congrats and told us to work on our choreography for the finals. thanks for advice everyone
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Whoa, the promoters communicated with each other!! It's like they read my mind! :lol:

I'm glad they finally reached a consensus. Best of luck to you and your partner in the finals, MS.

:?: Will we see pictures of you on the Salsa Memphis site?
 
Memphis competition....

Glad everything is now going as it should be!! You and your partner definitely had the best technique out of all your competitors. The couple who the crowd cheered for just as much as you guys was simply flashier, and they had a bit of footwork choreography. Most of the crowd doesn't know any better, as far as difficulty. Your dancing was much cleaner though. My favorite for sure. Good luck!
 
memphis salsero said:
Ok both promotors called me today and said that it was real close and that they thought it would be embarrasing to have us compete again, so they said congrats and told us to work on our choreography for the finals. thanks for advice everyone
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:cheers: :D :D
 
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