Regarding those who would glibly shrug and defend that privilege-blind bullshit with a “well, maybe…” the way Australia conducted their tryouts were incredibly preventative.
To begin with, the qualifying judges for the category were composed of ballroom dancers, not people with any actual experience in break dancing.
That fact alone pissed off a lot of dancers, worldwide.
And then there’s the issue that the qualifying events were rushed, with a severely limited window of time from the announcement to the competition in Australia.
Citizenship was another obstacle that deterred many Aussie dancers from trying out, as was the fact that dancers had to register with three different organizations in order to compete in the Oceania Breaking Championships.
So yeah… while “RayGun” did not actually scam her way into the spot, the deck was still rather stacked in her favor, despite her clear lack of skill.
