About this episode
Guests: Troy Haywood, Ash Marinelli Hosted by: Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 1 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, Courtney and Lesley chat with IDA judges Troy Haywood and Ash Marinelli about what dance competitions taught them. The conversation covers: The influence dance competitions had on them as young dancers How attending competitions led to the successful career paths they chose Why they decided to get into judging Memories of “the good old days” of dance competitions This episode was inspired by the IDA blog “ What Dance Competitions Taught Me ”, which was published in May of 2018. Follow your Hosts & Guests on Instagram! Courtney Ortiz @courtney.ortiz Lesley Mealor @lil_lez36 Troy Haywood @troyeography Ash Marinelli @alm433. To send in your questions to be answered on a future Q&A episode with Courtney, owner of IDA, visit www.impactdanceadjudicators.com/podcast to record a question! You can request to stay anonymous, or Courtney can give you a shout out! Follow Impact Dance Adjudicators on social media @impactdanceadjudicators on Instagram, and for a list of affiliated dance competitions, visit our website www.impactdanceadjudicators.com Support the show