"that train their dancers properly before letting them dance out in kit. As a result they look impressive and have people queueing up to join. "

New members to our team have to wear black trousers for their first Whitsun, incomplete whites for their 2nd, and full kit by their 3rd. This gives a feeling of having earned a place in the team.

I also agree with the point regarding standard of dancing. Good teams will get invited to bigger festivals, with dancing comes the prospect of free entry. Younger people are generally poorer (especially those of student age) and there do seem to be a lot of young people at many of the big festivals. There must be an incentive there...