That thing in the dance competition

Now that the economic conditions are getting better and better, everyone is carefully cultivating children from all walks of life. Few girls don't sign up for dance classes.

On the one hand, it is said that learning to dance has a good temperament, on the other hand, dancing can strengthen the body, so dance classes in society are very hot now. Dance competitions of various names are also emerging one after another.

Of course, where there is learning, there is competition, and dance competition is the inevitable product of dance class. I have studied for several years, passed several grades and won an award, which is a small achievement.

Recently, I participated in the competition with my daughter, which is a long experience. It's a big name, and it's organized by China Dance Association. When school started, everyone signed up, and parents also expressed their active support. But when it comes to the competition and really needs all kinds of cooperation, it is not like that.

First of all, I believe that this cost is also the most concerned issue for everyone. Because most of the expenses of the whole process were collected by me, I listened to and looked at the attitudes and voices of various families. I have to say that there are indeed many people and many opinions.

When building the team, the instructor took a "vaccination". Although we participate as a team, we need to consider the cost of the competition. Although you can apply to the unit as much as possible, it is useless. If it works, it will be a surprise. So although the registration fee is not a small fee, it is simply paid. However, the subsequent expenses such as clothing, makeup, accommodation and meals are not so pleasant.

"Why did you pay again?"

"Didn't you pay the registration fee?"

Some parents directly said, "Why does this life feel like a bottomless pit?"

Especially when collecting accommodation and meals, in the hotel lobby, people are also relatively concentrated, which should be able to collect them quickly. As a result, when there were only a few minutes left, the voice of roll call was broken, and those people refused to agree when they were clearly in front of them. Later, I learned from others that it was the uncle in front of me, so I asked him for it, but there was no way, so I slowly returned the money.

I used to hear people say that learning art is a very expensive thing. If I didn't realize it during my daughter's study, I really realized it through this competition. It can be said that the cost of participating in a competition is much higher than that of registering for a whole semester, but it must be paid.

Needless to say, the registration fee is generally at least 500 RMB per person.

Generally speaking, clothing depends on the team. Although it is disposable, it will not be worn after the performance day, and the material will not be too high-grade. However, most of these clothes need to be customized. Due to the limitation of time, number of people and materials, the cost will be higher. In short, buying clothes will be more expensive than usual.

As we all know, to go on stage, we need to hire a special makeup artist. This fee is generally affected by the number of people and time, but it can be shared equally, so it costs tens of dollars per person after AA.

Besides, accommodation is a hard consumption. Since you are not competing in this city, you must stay in a hotel for a long trip, but there is no hard and fast requirement for the program group. If you have relatives, you can stay outside. But considering the weather and traffic, it is definitely inconvenient to live in the stadium. Well, in order to save accommodation, some parents arrange their trips at night, let their children spend the night on the train and arrive at the stadium early in the morning.

The program group is a little unorthodox in the cost of meals. Everyone has to pay 100 RMB every day, and children are the same as adults. Those who don't live on the court only have one lunch, so everyone is 50 yuan. Children are five or six years old and can't eat much, but they have to charge the same as adults, so this fee is more deceptive. Moreover, it is pointed out that no matter whether you live outside, you should eat at the stadium at noon, saying that it is to ensure the competition and safety.

What did the organizer do to hold the competition? I don't know what similar competitions are like in other places, but from our competition, I don't see that the organizers have done too much. It took more than four months from the notification of audition in September to the official competition in 1 month. I think even the biggest competition can be fully prepared, but I believe parents are not so satisfied with this competition.

You can notify a competition for everyone to sign up, indicating that the registration procedure has been completed, and then the program group will review each program. After coming back from the Eleventh Holiday, our program is rehearsed every day. Except for weekends and special circumstances, auditions are sent to the program group for direct approval. It's not to emphasize the good of our program, but to say that the program group doesn't need to go everywhere, and all the staff don't need to stay at the scene for three to five days to review.

The venue of the competition is a military training hotel, which is said to be chosen temporarily. I believe that as the capital, there are many hotels with the same specifications. Why has the venue of the competition been temporarily decided for so long? In addition to a banner and a decorative signature wall, there is no other decoration at the entrance of the hotel, and there is no competition atmosphere.

Ask the front desk staff to push it to the person in charge when registering at the front desk. Where is the person in charge? We don't even know. The instructor is afraid to ask too many questions, which will affect the performance of the competition and make more phone calls. Isn't it necessary to arrange a special receptionist to organize the reception after paying the registration fee? Parents at the scene have different opinions. The teacher asked who would do what, but no one raised his hand. Single parent children have nothing to say. Can't you take the initiative with two parents? Some people cross their legs on the sofa stool and become grandfathers.

The host's appearance is at dinner. It is required to assemble in a team, and then she will count the number of people and enter the restaurant for dinner. Because the speed of each family is different, some have to go to the toilet, wash their hands, some have to take pictures, and some have not yet come downstairs, so it is difficult to get together. But even so, the next day she told us that there were more than a dozen people eating, and I don't know how she counted them. You said you couldn't find a smarter way. Why don't you give everyone a meal voucher?

The next day, the rehearsal was arranged in the morning and the competition was arranged in the afternoon.

Because it was the first time to play, I was very nervous when I entered. In January, the outdoor temperature here is close to MINUS 20 degrees, which is very cold. There was insufficient heating in the whole venue, and the performance costumes were short and thin. I'm afraid of freezing the baby and dare not take it off. Waiting for the host to call the roll, they will immediately prepare for the children. As a result, on the stage, we found that the stage was too small for our dance to work. It is definitely not possible to change the action temporarily, only a little adjustment can be made. I also asked about the stage before the game, but there was no result. I don't know if this should be regarded as our lack of perseverance or the dereliction of duty of the program group.

After several rounds of tossing, the action was finally determined, and all the children came down to go to the toilet. As a result, looking around, in this strange place, I found that no staff member could ask. Walking around the venue, I found that there was no toilet, and the only backstage was locked. How humble do you think this is? So many people don't go to the toilet? I have no choice. I took my children to the next building and found that there was no one outside, not even the left and right buildings. I was planning to make do in the wild and found a leading office building in the distance. My mother and I ran through the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow. Fortunately, the doorman is a warm-hearted man. I heard that the child had to go to the toilet and took us directly to the door. But in the morning after that, I dare not let Eva drink too much water.

Although we were the first to go on stage, we were not allowed to leave the stage after we left, so we just made up on the spot and didn't have a rest. When all the programs are arranged over and over again, it is awkward, but they still have to be arranged in the overall curtain call formation. Because all children's teachers are different in height, it will take a long time to adjust. This morning is the most tiring. Some parents said that they had known that they would not come, but these children were very cooperative and did not cry or feel. We have to say that children make us proud.

In the afternoon, the official competition was much faster, and the host was full of nonsense. After several directors spoke, they went straight to the point. Although there is no lunch break at noon, the children are in good condition. Parents are not allowed to take photos or videos during the competition. No one can enter the backstage except the parents who help their children change clothes. So everyone was holding their clothes and freezing at the backstage door, just waiting for the performance to end, and everyone rushed in to wrap the children. Because it takes a break from the outside of the audience to return to the front audience seat from the background, parents have to take off their clothes and wrap their children tightly like dumplings before they can return to the audience. You said it was a multi-pit design.

It is estimated that everyone is spitting in their hearts, and it is still a capital. It is not as big as our own stage, and it is well designed.

Later, I heard from the instructor that our competition was already very good, at least the hotel conditions were very good. Some are even worse. The room they live in doesn't even have a separate bathroom and windows, and the stage is even more humble. But when we bring our children out, besides experiencing a different life, experiencing the feeling of competition and testing the achievements during this period, don't we just want that title?

Therefore, we must be fully prepared to learn art. However, if you don't plan to take this as your main occupation, there is no need to participate in all the competitions. Just cultivate a hobby for your child and let her know that there are many people who are working as hard as her. But I have to say that after a long journey and a great event, the children feel that they have grown up a lot. Although there is no material reward for the first place, I think the joy on parents' faces is also something to be proud of.