Lauren

Oh my goodness that looks gorgeous!!!!

My favourite thing about the Olympics is the huge range in human diversity. Every single person is as perfectly optimized for their sport and they are all the BEST at what they do. And it always gives us awesome pictures like this =)

all i’m saying is i’ve watched dancers compete with the same injuries that put football players out for six weeks and yet it’s 2016 and i still have to routinely have the “irish dance is a sport” talk with an unreasonable amount of people

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Don’t know how I haven’t reblogged this yet! Thank you to whoever posted this. I really appreciate it! It means so much to me to have this:)

Played this while I did my HW like it was classical music

For anyone who hasn’t been graced with this, yet.

Wouldn’t it be cool if I could get better at dance by studying action shots from Nationals?

It actually is possible though. I love studying my action shots and the shots of other top dancers to see what strengths I have that I can capitalize on and what weaknesses I have that aren’t as obvious except in action shots. I can see key problem areas of my dances to work on and also see the strengths of my competitors so that I know what to focus on.

shoe breaks? electrical tape. heel falls off? electrical tape. laces frayed? electrical tape. blister bleeds? electrical tape. toenail falls off? electrical tape. foot breaks? electrical tape. leg detaches from hip? electrical tape. wig falls off? electrical tape. life falls apart? ELECTRICAL. TAPE!

I’d like a closed one and an open one as well, just because I want more competitions to go to though 😜 I think it’s a good thing to have them come over. you have to rise to meet them. It keeps the standard high and this is coming from someone who had 2 current world champions in their split who are technically not from America (Canada should probably have their own too, it must suck having to come here all the time). It won’t really change much because all Irelands is still way more prestigious than irish nationals precisely because other people can come (and because it’s older). Surely it will be the same way with America.

I like the open and closed idea, too. 4 of the 5 podium placers in U19A were overseas dancers. It was fun to watch! 21% of recallers in that age group were also from overseas. I wouldn’t want the open one to disappear but would support the addition of a closed one. I also wouldn’t mind it always being in Nashville as that’s my favorite location, but with that said I’ve also loved the travel to new places! I’m with you though - I like more comps! I think it would give dancers an additional goal to strive for.

Petition to have action shots at the Oireachtas!