Originally Posted by
Amir
In the recent posts I wouldn't say that Rocky implied/inferred/infeared that ceroc owns its customers, but it is something you hear from lots of franchise and business owners, (not just ceroc and not just modern jive). Saying things like 'so and so has been taking our dancers/customers' etc. I don't think its a myth that this outlook exists among some people and that some of those people work with ceroc.
The parasite argument initially makes sense, as its true that a business that only provides events for existing dancers is dependent on dance schools to create those dancers.
But equally, you could say that most MJ organizations are dependent on other organizations to build or maintain venues. (Whereas many ballet schools own or permanently rent and maintain their own.) Its unrealistic to expect every business to create a customer base when one already exists, or to take care of all their needs. For example, dance shoe companies are also dependent on dance schools for creating a customer base. If Ceroc created their own brand of dance shoe would you see other brands who sold to Ceroc dancers as parasitic?
In an advanced economy all organizations are dependent on the existence and success of many other organizations. In most cases this is probably mutually beneficial rather than parasitic, although every individual case is arguable.
In many other dance scenes you don’t have the same organization run local classes, weekend events, holidays, performances etc. They are all run by different people who are mutually dependent and who mutually benefit.
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