Competitons - What Judges are looking for!

[azande]

Sorry ... not quite clear what your point is? The best judges, coaches etc I know in a range of fields are those who have come through the competition route. Regardless of how good a teacher you are, I think that you have to understand from within what it takes to compete, what are the hard things to achieve on the dancefloor under competition spotlight and what the 'cheats and tricks' are.

My point is that the course didn't have any pre-requisites.
Which means that my neighbour who is a mountain biker but never did or even watched any kind of dance could go and do it!

[Gus]

My point is that the course didn't have any pre-requisites.
Which means that my neighbour who is a mountain biker but never did or even watched any kind of dance could go and do it!

Couple of points:

a) Who he then be able to pass?

b) Does this course carry any weight?

c) Does it invalidate the core statement that it helps to have competed to be able to judge competitions?

[DavidB]

Which means that my neighbour who is a mountain biker but never did or even watched any kind of dance could go and do it!

You mean like the CTA?

[Gus]

You mean like the CTA?

David .... SHAME ON YOU ..... they have to have a least done two, maybe three classes first!

[Lorna]

David .... SHAME ON YOU ..... they have to have a least done two, maybe three classes first!

Lotsa love Lorna x-x

[Gus]

Lotsa love Lorna x-x

OK OK ... so maybe four!

...and which class did Lorna do that allows her to do quadruple spins while dancing to ZOOT SUIT RIOT

[Tiggerbabe]

...and which class did Lorna do that allows her to do quadruple spins while dancing to ZOOT SUIT RIOT

Only QUADRUPLE spins? not like her