People that complain because they aren't as good as you. ...

So back from two competitions and everything went pretty well!  For the most part, all dancers, parents and teachers are happy.  We did run into a little incident in the first competition.  Let me explain...

At competition, students compete within different age categories to keep things fair.  For example, the ten year olds compete against other ten year olds, and so on and so on.  There are also split into two categories based on level, a recreational division for the students that are new to dance, and a competitive division for students that have been competing for years.  I work for an established studio with very talented dancers.  These kids bust their butts several days a week to get to the level that they are at.  At the last competition, there were so many complaints that our students were too good that the competition made all of our dancers bump up to the higher age division.  By the end of the weekend, we had 11 year olds competing against 17 year olds becasue they were "too good" to compete in their age division.  Bullshit.  Seriously, these kids work so hard so they can be the best at what they do....now they are competing against older kids who have far more experience than they do.  Our kids still scored pretty well, but no where near where they would have if they had been in the correct division.  What ever happened to seeing someone who is better than you and thinking "Look at her, I am gonna practice real hard until I can do that".  As a kid, I was always inspired when I saw really great dancers and it always gave me a goal to work towards.  Now, people are so afraid of losing, that they have to bitch and moan and complain until they can win, instead of working hard to actually be the best.