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Date Posted: 11:27:04 12/09/20 Wed
Author: No name
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Subject: Score Disparities
In reply to: 's message, "Judges score at Oireachtas in Indy" on 00:16:32 12/05/20 Sat

Just coming off SRO weekend, and I’m finally able to process these results. I feel like this disparity in scoring is getting more and more common. (2nd and 30th, 1st and 60th, 7th and 45th...these are real). Almost to the point where we have no confidence going to any competition. Even at a regular Feis, there will be 15 dancers and my daughter will get a 2nd, 3rd and 14th. I wish they would at least discuss this, acknowledge it, or explain it. The answer can’t be “it’s art”, there has to be some standard of measurement. Wishful thinking, I know. But man, I’m tired of what feels like a crapshoot lately.

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[> [> Yes to this! Also confusing when there are dancers that my daughter always places higher than at feises, but never at oireachtas. When the # of dancers get large, it seems to be impossible to sort correctly. -- No name, 12:44:29 12/09/20 Wed (214.sub-174-233-132.myvzw.com/174.233.132.214)

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[> [> [> Majors vrs local -- No name, 16:54:42 12/10/20 Thu (167.sub-174-248-111.myvzw.com/174.248.111.167)

This happens a lot. When you’re dancing at a local feis, the numbers in each competition are smaller, the dancers with flawless technique usually win. However, at major, the standard of technique is higher than at a local feis, and with so many high standard dancers, it’s easy to get lost in the crowd. The dancers who place higher at a major are technically flawless, and more importantly, memorable. Bigger jumps, higher kicks, faster legs, louder bangs, and never ending stamina do well at majors.
Basically, you want to have your technique flawless to be successful at a local comp, and then elevate the performance to be successful at a major. Most dancers struggle to be exciting and technical at the same time.

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[> [> [> [> I agree. I also think part of the difference is some dancers style stands out better on the large stage at majors than it does when their movement is more confined on the smaller feis stages. -- JMO, 09:07:04 12/17/20 Thu (cpe-98-144-8-45.wi.res.rr.com/98.144.8.45)

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[> [> [> [> [> There are also the dancers who "bring it" on the big stage at majors, but don't put as much effort into feiseanna. -- Text box, 14:39:03 12/17/20 Thu (cpe-65-189-55-125.cinci.res.rr.com/65.189.55.125)

My daughter used to get frustrated because dancers she consistently out-scored at feiseanna would WQ at NAIDC/Oireachtas and she didn't. They danced well at feiseanna, but she frequently scored better. She has been OC for nearly five years and we're seeing that she too dances well at feiseanna but really "brings it" at the majors (either WQs or misses it by 1-2 places) I think their hearts aren't into it as much at a feis if they have been feising regularly, but the fire really comes out at the majors.

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