Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

The Open Category - Expectations from Your Judges


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Guests -  Ashley Marinelli and Amy Maze

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor


In Episode 77 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, Courtney and Lesley are joined by IDA judges and educators Ashley Marinelli and Amy Maze to get real about an often misunderstood category at dance competitions - the open category. 


Topics Include:

  •  What dances should (and shouldn't) be entered into the open category
  •  How the open category is judged
  •  Judges' pet peeves about the open category


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  • Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortiz
  • Lesley Mealor - @miss.lesley.dance
  • Ashley Marinelli - @alm433
  • Amy Maze - @mazeamy


Check out our guests' current projects! 

Check out Ashley's new work "The True and Unquestionable Account of Dr. Joseph Snodgrass" An Environmental, Musical Play premiering at The Player's Club in NYC 
May 12th-13th, 2022


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