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Date Posted: 07:42:36 12/06/20 Sun
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Subject: Irish Dance is both art and sport
In reply to: 's message, "Judges score at Oireachtas in Indy" on 00:16:32 12/05/20 Sat

While our dancers are judged on how well they technically execute their steps, there is also some artistry involved and the judging is subjective. Different judges look for different things. Some focus on turnout, others on sounds, etc. The sooner you make your peace with that, the happier you (and your dancer) will be.
I was volunteering at a feis earlier in the year and a judge came in for a break and said they had just watched a grades level dancer that had beautiful extension, turnout, etc, but timing was off and this judge was so frustrated because they wanted to place the dancer, but could not in good conscience because they were off time.
So the process can be frustrating for them, too. I would talk to your TC and see what their thoughts are.
Hope this is helpful!

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[> Unlike figure skating, there's laid out requirement in the scoring from each judge. -- Inside, 09:23:25 12/06/20 Sun (cpe-65-189-55-125.cinci.res.rr.com/65.189.55.125)

One year, DD's competition had a dancer fall twice in one of the rounds. The floor wasn't slippery. Two judges scored her well for that round, while the third judge placed her nearly last. She fell again during the third round, although the judges wouldn't have known that. She qualified for worlds.

She is an absolutely beautiful dancer with a lovely technique. She just can't seem to be able to execute it without frequently losing her balance. One judge seemed to feel this was a huge issue and scored accordingly. The others were more forgiving. Irish dance is the most subjective sport I can think of. There are no laid out judging criteria, which makes every judge a wildcard.


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