My silly little rant

[Jazzpaws]

This just got to me when I mentioned at work that Darcey was visiting Central ( DD was excited) - I got 'who is Darcey' from 3 people'

Never mind about ballet, she is a major celebrity ! I know who David Beckham is even though I have no personal interest in  footie !

Norwich City ( our local team have done well today) - and I am very pleased for them, but the whole football wonderful thing has really irritated me ! 

Bring on more recognition for our talented,hard working DC's

 

 

 

[Katymac]

With you completely; get into the Junior team and you get time off every week to attend 'football' (or to be fair cricket) but want a once a year comp or exam.....well you can't have time off for a hobby

 

Never mind she has more chance of working professionally as a dance than most footballers have of being selected

 

& the dancer? Questions - will she get on Britain's Got Talent? Well probably not but you people do have careers in Dance that don't involve Ant & Dec or whoever

[Jazzpaws]

Must say, I did love the latest dog act on BGT- shame on my much loved but dreadful hound who jumps on the sofa when my back is turned (no Pudsey there alas)

[Moomin]

I'm not sure Darcey is a major celeb though, apart from strictly and specialist dance programmes I can't recall seeing much of her in the media. David beckham has had much more general exposure and married somebody very famous in another field which increased his notoriety. I can't say I could name a single cricketer or more than a couple of footballers (and only then not for the football but for other press stories ????).

[Pups_mum]

I think she is well known compared to most dancers, but not famous in the same way as the Beckhams really. I'm a bit surprised that nobody st your work watches Strictly though as it is pretty popular. Mind you, I had this experience in reverse a couple of months ago when 2 rugby crazy colleagues showed me a photo they had had taken at a recent match with an apparently very famous rugby player. Not only did I not recognize him, but I was none the wiser when they told me his name and they were very disappointed in me! I guess when we have a passion we tend to assume other people at least have a vague interest in the topic, but that doesn't seem to be the case.

[Katymac]

& it is frustrating the life out of me that people who previously 'couldn't care less' about dance, are really excited as DD will be dancing at the FA Cup Final on Saturday

[Fiz]

Heavy sigh! I hear you, KatyMac.

[Picturesinthefirelight]

I'm excited for her for that though Katy - as I would for any high profile event.

 

Good luck!

[Katymac]

(I didn't know they had dancing at the FA Cup)

 

& poor DD came out of the interview discussing it saying now FA Cup, is that football or racing cars....I've neglected that part of her education

[Picturesinthefirelight]

Never been to an FA final myself (my parents took the children a few years ago & I don't think the Autoglass Trophy final was quite the same) but yes they have all kinds of pre match & half time entertainment.

[Melody]

I remember last year when I posted a short bio of Margot Fonteyn at a Facebook women-in-history group on the anniversary of her birth, I got a few comments along the lines of "how lovely, didn't know anything about her..." I mean, even if "Margot Fonteyn" doesn't mean much, I'd have thought that "Fonteyn and Nureyev" would have. I wonder how many people are left who know that the pavlova dessert is actually named after someone.