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Old 12-28-2007, 06:32 PM   #51
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Re: Huh?

I know Kina, it's hard to *not* say something, but it is also so cruel to be critical - especially imagining if the dancer saw these comments. She probably did work really hard on that. There's a fine line there to be walked. We all have strong feelings about what's right, or wrong in the dance.

I remember being somewhat embarrassed and somewhat honored when my mannequin won I think it was 3rd or 2nd place in the ugly mannequin survey/contest here on bhuz. I was like, gee, I thought she was kinda cute...oh well. She was vintage, and I sold her for a good price. She will no longer haunt Ebay, but be honored as she should be by a vintage collector...so I suppose there's a place for everyone and everything. :)

But in this case...what's a dancer to say? I guess 'it's not what I would choose to do/wear' ? Should we ignore it and write a lot more about what costuming *is* appropriate? Distribute that information door to door? *L* Add more info about how to construct a proper bra? Perhaps I could add that to the articles section. But seriously...I sympathize with you and commend you. It's a harder and much more noble thing to not join in on the uninvited critiques, in consideration of other's feelings.
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