A dance looks like a particular dance largely because of how it's timed to music. Waltz should look like Waltz, Rumba like Rumba, etc. This isn't a simple checklist, but a list of continuums that I find important. This is how I prioritize my marks when judging ballroom dance competitions: I only have 15 years of dance experience, about 11,000 hours of practice, 100+ competitions (some as a pro-am student or amateur, many as a pro-am teacher and professional), weeks' worth of coaching, and thousands of hours helping students improve their dancing. ![]() I have no certifications or accreditations*. I am not qualified to judge ballroom dancing. Most judges don't know you, and if they happen to not like you personally, they don't hold it against you on the dance floor. The asking route is a much better and more educational and less annoying route than complaining about your scores and how certain judges "hate" you. ![]() You should, however, be prepared to schedule a lesson with them, and listen (since you were asking in the first place). ![]() If they can summarize their impressions into a short sentence, they will probably tell you. If you want to know what a judge thinks of your dancing, you may ask politely. Even asking a judge why they marked you the way they did may not be an easy answer. Many officials hesitate to answer the "how do you judge ballroom dancing?" because there's no short answer. All the things you work on in lessons? That's what you're being judged on. Judges are not keeping judging criteria a secret.
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