Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

The 2025 Competition Season - Takeaways From Your Judges


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Guests - IDA Judges

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor


In Episode 230 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we invited our IDA judges to chime in with their takeaways from the 2025 competition season. These judges have seen it all, from coast to coast, and this season did not disappoint! 



Topics Include:

  •  What your judges LOVED seeing on stage this season
  •  Headsprings - the go-to skill of 2025
  •  Pirouette technique and execution
  • Competition etiquette - before and after the event  



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  • Lesley Mealor - @miss.lesley.dance




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