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So, near as I can tell, the best person to contact to air dissatisfaction with the state of thoroughbred racing would be Commissioner D.G. Van Clief, Jr., at ntra at ntra dot com.  You can read his statement on Barbaro here.  He doesn't say anything particularly meaningful.

( here's my rather emotional and scattershot letter )

oh well

I didn't make it into that NY performance in September, but I'm only slightly disappointed.  I had already figured that I wasn't quite the calibre they were looking for, subsequently confirmed by the list of performers who were accepted, and I was dead tired when we did the audition tape.  It also may be submitting a piece with wings hurt my chances, as Ayshe is in the event and there's just no competing with that.  And my audition piece was a minute and a half longer than the guidelines stated.  Nothing ventured, nothing gained, I guess.  I am a little bummed, but it does make life a lot easier in some ways and it's not like I don't have enough going on up here, I know I'll have at least three shows in Sept. already plus planning for the Tempest workshop and gothic hafli in early Oct.  Man, this grass is totally greener ;-)

edited to add: Oooh! I just found out that not only will Tempest have a tribal fusion instructor with her in Boston, but it will be Ariellah, one of the co-founders of the Indigo and fine fine gothic tribal fusion dancer! Squeeee!!! I'm much happier about planning all this than I would be about going to NY, I sincerely tell you! :-)))))