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Impact Dance Adjudicators
Making The Impact
A Dance Competition Podcast
Have you ever wondered what goes on inside the mind of a dance competition judge? What does it take to impress the people behind the table? Join your hosts Courtney Ortiz, professional dancer, educator and owner of Impact Dance Adjudicators, and Lesley Mealor, veteran performer and judge, on Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, as they dive into all things dance competition! Each week, listen as Courtney and Lesley discuss various hot topics with members of the IDA judges’ roster and other special guests in the dance world, from technique, to costumes, to the...
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Ratings & Reviews
4.7 stars from 260 ratings
My go-to listen!
This podcast has been my favorite listen this year for this dancer-turned-dance mom! Courtney and Lesley are so fun to listen to, and my daughter and I learn a so much from each episode. One specific episode opened our eyes and helped us to make a difficult, yet necessary, decision for my...Read full review »
DanceMom731 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 07/25/24
Game Changer!
I am a newer studio owner in Ontario, Canada and I absolutely love listening to this podcast. I too hope to “make an impact” in the world of dance and this podcast is full of so much knowledge and ideas that can be implemented into my programs. Would love to have my dancers judged by IDA judges!...Read full review »
McKinlee P via Apple Podcasts · Canada · 02/23/24
Chase Haley Bowden
I got to take a class from chase haley Bowden recently at revel dance convention and I got to dance in the ending showcase and he choreographed it and it was amazing choreography and a friend at my studio had a big crush on him
Dancing queen 🩵 via Apple Podcasts · United States of America · 02/04/24
Recent Episodes
Guests - Julie "JJ" Joseph and Khori PetinaudHosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley MealorIn Episode 202 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we bring on two seasoned dance industry professionals to debate the merits of the product versus the process in dance, both competitively and...
Published 11/21/24
Guests - Dana Moore and MaryAnn LambHosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley MealorIn Episode 201 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we are introducing a new Spotlight Feature Episode series featuring different genres of dance. Kicking off this series is a subgenre of jazz dance -...
Published 11/14/24
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