You're probably right - but I wasn't actually suggesting that greed was the motivation (though am tempted to look up the accounts now to find out what the turnover/profit actually is ).
However the idea was being mooted that anyone trained by Ceroc who goes and starts their own business is somehow unethical in utilising that training. Yet that's how Ceroc itself started up. I suspect that there are whole host of reasons why people start up independents, and love of dance is probably the main one, and maybe wanting to provide something a bit different, or more opportunities to dance in a certain area. Anyone starting up their own business is hardly going to be doing it to have an easy life or make lots of dosh.
I also hope that those who hold ethical behaviour in such high esteem in the dance world are not hypocritical and apply such standards to every area of their life... do they only eat ethically farmed food (particularly meat), do they only use ethical financial services (particularly who they bank with ), do they only buy fairly traded clothes and household items... Personally, it's one of those areas that I think about a lot, and keep thinking I should do more about but it's too much like hard work.
And dance-wise, I never new anything about any of the politics until I joined the forum, and am still somewhat vague as to who the good guys and bad guys are. I'll base where I go dancing on a number of issues, convenience probably being the main one at the moment. The only thing that would really put me off a venue is if it was badly run/rude staff/unreliable experience - so quite personal issues. And the majority of dancers, particulary those not on the forum, will probably make the same value judgements I suspect.
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