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I'm going to have to paraphrase Beata Cifuentes as I can't remember word for word what she said on Yasmina's 'Journey of Desire' video but essentially Beata said that often new dancers say to her that they'll just buy a novice/cheap costume because they aren't 'professionals', seemingly Beata says to them (remember I'm not 100% sure of the wording here!) 'listen, if you can't dance at least have a good costume and give the audience something nice to look at'. Infact, there is a section of Yasmina's doco that refers to the part of costume in the dance.
I had a similar (but not so blatant) reaction to me going to a workshop by a'professional' dancer...there seemed to be an undercurrent feeling of 'why are you here if you aren't a pro?' I was discussing it with someone only recently actually. I guess some people just feel that if you aren't doing dance as a money making venture then why bother spending money on workshops and costumes. I reckon this is my hobby/obsession...just like other people go to toy train making conventions and spend money on that...and I have every right to use any disposable income in a way that makes me happy.
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