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Date Posted: 07:09:06 10/21/24 Mon
Author: Some questions on judging …
Subject: Mom of a competition dancer here (contemporary and jazz mostly). New to ID.

In a “regular” dance competition (the type that allows tap, ballet, contemporary, etc) dancers go alone, and judges speak into a mic with feedback and criticisms as they see them. After the competition, the dancer receives a recording and they can hear the judges comments on a track alongside the routine so they know exactly where their foot wasn’t pointed, etc. the judges also say if choreography isn’t suiting a dancer or working well on stage so the teachers get feedback.

The others at my studio say this isn’t a thing in Irish, even at championship levels? How do you get enough feedback for a competition to really be useful? How do teachers know how their choreography is being received? Are there any competitions like this?

A solo at these competitions is usually $140-175, and I’d be willing to pay more and compete less if these kinds of competitions do exist.

Also, does your dance studio offer a stretch/conditioning class? The one we go to does not and I’m not sure if that’s common in Irish.

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I'll try to respond to all your Q's -- Long time parent, 08:20:48 10/21/24 Mon
- Clear answers to very good questions. Things are the same at our school (NT) -- Thanks for tackling it, 19:23:42 10/21/24 Mon
- I'll add some from a judging perspective. -- ADCRG, 21:59:05 10/21/24 Mon
  - Again this is SO helpful to hear, thank you so much! (NT) -- OP, 07:20:52 10/22/24 Tue
- This is very very helpful. Thank you for your time! (NT) -- OP, 07:14:20 10/22/24 Tue
See inside -- Mom of champ, 20:07:58 10/21/24 Mon
Mom of new OC dancer, more inside -- -, 09:07:31 10/22/24 Tue
Our school now has a conditioning class because of a senior dancer who got her degree in that area and is qualified to teach it well. It's great to have! Some classes offer it from their TCs. (NT) -- dm, 06:51:50 10/28/24 Mon
- This is a very good point - nothing on the TCRG qualifies you as a strength and conditioning coach. Having studied the topic, I confirmed that everything I'd ever been taught was wrong. So just be cautious of any coaching offered by TCs in this area as it might not be evidence-based practice. (NT) -- It also might be!just be aware, 05:37:59 10/29/24 Tue

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