08-08-2002, 08:41 PM
EgoistESPN Television - Jumprope, Cheerleading & DanceSport?
I can't believe I am watching the National Jumprope Championships on ESPN2 at 9:30 PM while the USABDA Nationals can't even make Lifetime or A&E on a weekend morning.
What the dealee, yo?!
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Note: Title of thread edited to reflect discussion. Thanks for an interesting topic!
[ 08-09-2002, 07:56 PM: Message edited by: DanceScape ]08-08-2002, 08:59 PM
90%AttitudeI can't believe you're watching it under ANY circumstances...
08-08-2002, 10:34 PM
Merengue ManI don't know who is more stupid: the people who shovel out the money to have jump-roping covered, or the people who watch it.
no offense.
Yeah, but don't you know that those rope-jumpers are
real athletes? It takes strength, conditioning, agility and timing to do all those tricks!
08-09-2002, 07:40 AM
<<ballroomfreak>>Come on people... Not everyone adores ballroom dancing as much as we all do!!
08-09-2002, 09:24 AM
just-startedcould it be that ESPN and sponsors consider male their main viewership and rope-jumping etc are more appealing than ballroom dancing to this audience? PBS and A&E broadcasetdancesport as part of their art program?
08-09-2002, 11:12 PM
LauraWho sponsored the jump-roping competition? If someone rounded up the funds to produce the program for ESPN, via corporate sponsorships, then that partly explains it. DanceSport in the US doesn't really have any big corporate sponsors any more, does it? I know there was that deal with Capezio, but that's just one sponsor. We need big mainstream sponsors with deep pockets...like cosmetic companies (Clairol or Revlon would be perfect, especially since so many women dye their hair and buy Revlon's fake hair pieces and extensions).
Laura
08-09-2002, 11:23 PM
Tango2x2Now who sponsored the TV muscle women's competition? and cheerleader's competitions?