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Date Posted: 24/02/26 23:36:16, Tue
Author: See inside
Subject: What if..there were add-on marks for difficulty level in championships at major comps.

One separate judge assigned to gauge difficulty level.

Let's say difficulty level is marked out of 5 per dance.
Heavy round winner's raw score of 96 plus 5 for difficulty(if they have challenging steps) becomes 101...its a grid mark of 100 regardless OR let's say it stays at 96 with 3 /5 for difficulty and 2nd place dancer's raw score 94 shoots up to 99 with higher difficulty level
...now they are tied 1st winners of this round.

What do we think?It comes up on the board quite a bit-mechanical dancers getting super high scores with a dance that is pretty basic.

Maybe it's time that changed so teachers are challenged to produce the same level of technique with more diversity in choreography.

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Agree!!! Have watched some walk dances with no energy or skill and being rewarded! (NT) -- Something has to change, 24/02/26 23:50:45, Tue
I think we should start with requiring actual trebling in the hard shoe. Some of these sets are just fancy walking. (NT) -- toe, toe, pose, toe, pose, pose, toe, 25/02/26 8:35:51, Wed
- Totally agree! Might be a gorgeous "dance" in hard shoes, but without trebles, is it even Irish dancing? (NT) -- DM, 1/03/26 22:13:52, Sun
or deduct for repetitive steps. I see slip jigs with kick after kick and get rewarded. 10 kicks in a slip jig is terrible (NT) -- bn, 25/02/26 20:18:02, Wed
My tuppence the cronies get together and try to target weakness in other much nicer dancers. They claim not enough turnout and that justifies little bedellia winning over better dancers (NT) -- Pd, 25/02/26 21:31:15, Wed
Agree so wont help unless artistry and presentation also factored inâ€¦ none of the 20-21 podium would be considered a lead riverdance â€¦ no style or performance (NT) -- JQ, 25/02/26 21:33:48, Wed
- That was just corrupt judging there were some amazing performances just results fixed pre competition as normal by dancing royalty GD SL Blair mccarthy the entitled ! (NT) -- HS, 26/02/26 2:57:54, Thu
I agree that difficulty & execution should be considered but, everyone would have to dance every round alone. Same for required elements. Can't be done if numbers stay as high as they are. (NT) -- ., 26/02/26 14:18:44, Thu

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