Lazy Judging -- Western U.S. Region Irish Dance 250192

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Date Posted: 08:33:45 11/14/23 Tue
Author: No name
Subject: Lazy Judging

Is it just me, or has the judging been really lazy lately? In the past THREE comps in SoCal that we have attended, there have been 3, 4, 5, and 6 way ties for individual solo dances in open championship competitions, which obviously skews the overall results. That is unacceptable. We are paying (with our registration) for judging and the judges are not doing their job. Last weekend in Colorado there was a three way overall tie for first place in U15 opens. Ridiculous. I'm tempted to throw the judges names out, but I won't....yet. I will not support or attend any feis where these judges are judging anymore. Teachers, PLEASE insist that judges do not tie dancers like this--especially in championship competitions. It's so frustrating.

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AGREE! and adding on here... with the amount of money we are now asking to pay, judges need to give meaningful comments. "lovely dancer" is ridiculous. Opens aren't there for trophies, they are there for comments gearing up for majors. (NT) -- No name, 10:42:36 11/14/23 Tue
oh, and stop making us print our own numbers. Once again, with the feis fees we are asked to pay, we shouldn't have to beg for comments or print our own numbers. (NT) -- No name, 10:44:11 11/14/23 Tue
Ask your teacher to see the overall results for the comp. In the U15 you are referencing, the judges did not give ties for overall placements. Each dancer received a 1, 2, 3, from a different judge so the top three all tied for 1st. -- Irish points, 10:56:55 11/14/23 Tue
- That's fine if that was how that worked out, but my daughter was tied with 5 other people in the set round of one of her dances recently, and with four other people in the soft shoe round. It's unacceptable. (NT) -- No name, 14:22:11 11/14/23 Tue
I also agree! What are we paying for. The judges are there to judge the dancers, not give participation ribbons. That’s what recitals are for! Judges- please give constructive criticism and individual placements! This is important for proper training for majors. (NT) -- No name, 12:45:17 11/14/23 Tue
And getting no comments at all! Zero comments from three judges! What are we paying for? (NT) -- ., 12:06:57 11/15/23 Wed
I am in a different region, but my daughter is U15. i have also see many ties. -- -, 14:29:34 11/16/23 Thu
Round placements are taken out of context when awarded. We're working to give a final overall rank. Some judges have individual systems which involve many ties in the rounds to get to a final rank. Sometimes there's a method to the madness. But I agree, no or poor quality comments are pure laziness. (NT) -- A good ADCRG (I hope), 03:15:43 11/22/23 Wed

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