Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a dance competition judge? What does it take to impress the people behind the table?
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Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast
The Ingredients to a Winning Routine at Competition
Guests - Jody Reynard and Andrea Tracy
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor
In Episode 156 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we are joined by two fantastic dance educators and veteran competition judges, Jody Reynard and Andrea Tracy, to share our thoughts on what makes up a winning routine at competition!
Topics Include:
- Why choreography plays so heavily into the scoring of a routine - and why we can't always tell you about it
- Do tricks really matter to judges when considering which routine to score higher?
- Ideas for studio owners and teachers to consider when creating routines for competition
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