A Look Back at Competitive Dance Through the Years

01/07/21 • 62 min

Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast

Guests - Amber Nadelkov and Clarice Ordaz
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor
In Episode 45 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we go back in time to remember the "good old days" of competition as Courtney and Lesley sit down with IDA judge Amber Nadelkov and comp kid turned professional dancer and teacher Clarice Ordaz.

Topics Include:

The days before levels, age groups, and platinums
How competition prepared our guests for their professional lives
The quintessential convo about how small the dance world is

The blog that inspired this episode was released in April 2017, and is titled “Three Things Dance Competitions Gave Me That Weren't Trophies”. Read now!

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Lesley - @lil_lez36
Amber - @Dancinambs678
Clarice - @d8clarice

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Topics Include:

The days before levels, age groups, and platinums
How competition prepared our guests for their professional lives
The quintessential convo about how small the dance world is

The blog that inspired this episode was released in April 2017, and is titled “Three Things Dance Competitions Gave Me That Weren't Trophies”. Read now!

Follow your Hosts & Guests!

Courtney - @courtney.ortiz
Lesley - @lil_lez36
Amber - @Dancinambs678
Clarice - @d8clarice

This episode is sponsored by:

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A Chat with Your Competition Directors - The 2021 Season

On this special episode of Making the Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, Courtney and Lesley are joined by IDA affiliated competitions Diva Dance Competition, Star Talent Productions, Gems Dance Competition, and HD Dance Competition to discuss expectations for the 2021 competition season.
Topics include:

Need-to-know info for studio owners to pass to students and parents
Safety and sanitary measures being taken at each event
Judging expectations
Block scheduling and awards protocol

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Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortiz
Lesley Mealor - @lil_lez36
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Star Talent Productions - @StarTalentDance
Gems Dance Competition - @dance4gems
HIgh Demand Dance Competition - @hddancecomp

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All About Improv!

Guests - Joshua Blake Carter and Becca Grden
Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor
In Episode 46 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, the topic of conversation is improvisation - from improv in class to the professional world and everywhere in between! Joining us this week are guests Joshua Blake Carter from Giordano Dance Chicago and IDA Judge Becca Grden.

Topics Include:

What improv is and isn't
How to introduce improv at a young age in the studio
Professional applications of improv
Tips to overcome your fear of improv

The blog that inspired this episode was released in January 2019, and titled “Finding Your Confidence Through Improv". Read now!

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Courtney - @courtney.ortiz
Lesley - @lil_lez36
Joshua - @jbcchoreography
Becca - @Choreobybecca

Check out our guest’s current projects!
Joshua premiered his first short film for Giordano Dance Chicago in November 2020, adapting choreographer Autumn Eckman's 2012 work "JOLT" for the screen. Stream anytime for free!
This episode is sponsored by:
Level Up Dance Supplies - Dance gear and Dance bags!
Receive $10 off your next order with code: bravo5678
Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We would love to hear from you!
Join our Newsletter for weekly episode releases straight to your inbox!
CLICK HERE to send in your questions to be answered on a future Q&A with Courtney episode! You can request to stay anonymous or have Courtney give you a shout out live on the air!

Follow Impact Dance Adjudicators on social media @impactdanceadjudicators and for a list of affiliated dance competitions, visit our website at www.impactdanceadjudicators.com

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