How Do Competition Judges Keep Their Emotions Out of Scoring?

Guests - Rachel Roberts and Tommy Scrivens Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor In Episode 183 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, two veteran IDA judges join us to discuss how we remain as objective as possible when judging, while also trying to stay human and enjoy the art of dance! Topics Include: The different reasons a judge may be emotionally affected by a routine Strategies for separating emotions from the work without losing the ability to take in the art How emotions may come into play in overalls Help support our podcast. Join Making The Impact's Platinum Premium Subscription today! Your membership includes: Monthly Q&A episodes released to members only Priority to have your questions answered each month on the live Q&A. Ad-free listening for all of Season 4 & 5. No sponsored ads! 20% off all IDA Merchandise Exclusive bonus content released throughout the year Discounted IDA Online Critique Group Zoom check-ins 3x per season with Courtney Ortiz! Your support helps us produce future episodes of Making The Impact for years to come! Making The Impact's Platinum Premium - Sign up now for only $5/month! Follow your Hosts & Guests! Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortiz Lesley Mealor - @miss.lesley.dance Rachel Roberts - @Rachelbenke Tommy Scrivens - @tommytoes7 This episode is sponsored by: Francisco Gella Dance Works - Season 5 Premier Sponsor! Educational and developmental programs, intensives, and seminars designed to empower students, parents, educators, and artists. Register now for an upcoming intensive, workshop or seminar! Check out our service: IDA Online Judge's Critiques Send us a video of your dance, and an IDA Judge will critique your routine. You can request a genre-specific specialty judge or add on our additional feedback to take your performance to the next level. Click here to submit your video now ! Join our FREE Facebook Group and connect with us! Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast Community Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We would love to hear from you! Join our Newsletter for weekly episode releases straight to your inbox! Follow Impact Dance Adjudicators on social media @impactdanceadjudicators and for a list of IDA Affiliated dance competitions, visit our website at www.impactdanceadjudicators.com Support the show