The Open Category - Expectations from Your Judges

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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• Ashley Marinelli - @alm433
• Amy Maze - @mazeamy

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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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