Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

How Do Competition Judges Keep Their Emotions Out of Scoring?

Impact Dance Adjudicators Season 5 Episode 183

Guests - Rachel Roberts and Tommy Scrivens

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor


In Episode 183 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, two veteran IDA judges join us to discuss how we remain as objective as possible when judging, while also trying to stay human and enjoy the art of dance!


Topics Include:

  •  The different reasons a judge may be emotionally affected by a routine
  •  Strategies for separating emotions from the work without losing the ability to take in the art
  •  How emotions may come into play in overalls



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