Tag: dance competition judges

Competition Judges Discuss How to Give Meaningful Feedback

For 10 years, Anthony Morigerato judged competitions using almost the same score sheets he got when he was a comp kid. “I thought to myself, ‘Why haven’t they changed at all? Why are they so general?’” As a tap dancer, Morigerato found that only one word (“feet”) on the judge’s sheet applied to him. “It’s […]

Jill Wolins Always Leads With a Compliment Before a Critique

“The best judges come from the competition circuit,” says Jill Wolins, who trains adjudicators for the Star Dance Alliance and Starpower National Talent Competition. “If you competed as a kid, you have proper respect for how hard these dancers work. It’s not easy to do what they’re doing.” Wolins began judging competition events in 2001 […]