29 Oct 2026 11:00
Scary Skills We See On Stage at Competition
Guests - Connor Britt-Tripp and Kamali Hill
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor
In Episode 278 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we're joined by two IDA judges and dance educators to talk about those scary skills we see on stage at dance competition: the ones that make us want to jump out of our seats or crawl out of our skin!
Topics Include:
- The technical elements that can be missing from skills that make them scary to a judge
- The importance of creating options in your choreography for competitions to eliminate scary execution on stage
- What can go wrong in lifts and partnering, and how to fix those problems before you get to competition
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