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I have no idea how much running a dance competition costs, but given that competitors expect to spend $450[1][2] on entry fees for a single competition I think

by nl 4y ago

I have no idea how much running a dance competition costs, but given that competitors expect to spend $450[1][2] on entry fees for a single competition I think that the organizers spending $1000 on software seems like a bargain? > it's skimming money from dues payers by being friends with corrupt leadership This is a really, really odd take. Firstly, as pointed out above the cost of $1000 for a competition seems pretty reasonable. Secondly, where do you get "being friends with corrupt leadership" from? Most sports/recreation activities suffer from a huge lack of software. They are crying out for anything that helps them. If the leadership knows the author of the software, that isn't corruption that is a small community - and probably a good thing since it means the author probably listens to them. [1] https://vitaminb.blog/cost-pro-am-dance-competition/ https://vitaminb.blog/cost-pro-am-dance-competition/ [2] https://danceparent101.com/the-real-costs-of-competitive-dance-a-parents-run-down/#8-how-much-are-dance-competition-fees https://danceparent101.com/the-real-costs-of-competitive-dan...

el_oni 4y ago
I was on a comittee organising about 8 years back for the southern universities latin and ballroom competition, so not a professional one, but also not profit making. The full day cost around £6200, that included music, demonstration couple, compare, 6 judges, food, first aiders, venue hire, officials, trophies, medals, programmes, decorations. We then charged around £12.50 entry for ~500 students. The national competition for universities happens in blackpool every year and I imagine the costs are around 3-4x that considering the venue and number of officials. And unless we got discounts for being universities, or the judges are paid less, i imagine it costs at least £28,000 to put on a big professional competition. In a comparable venue to the winter gardens in blackpool

by nl 4y ago

el_oni 4y ago

I was on a comittee organising about 8 years back for the southern universities latin and ballroom competition, so not a professional one, but also not profit making. The full day cost around £6200, that included music, demonstration couple, compare, 6 judges, food, first aiders, venue hire, officials, trophies, medals, programmes, decorations. We then charged around £12.50 entry for ~500 students. The national competition for universities happens in blackpool every year and I imagine the costs are around 3-4x that considering the venue and number of officials. And unless we got discounts for being universities, or the judges are paid less, i imagine it costs at least £28,000 to put on a big professional competition. In a comparable venue to the winter gardens in blackpool