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The Judge's Box |
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Question: Do the judges take into account or
ignore small mishaps on the field – someone falling down and getting
back up, a prop being blown over in the wind, etc.? |
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Answer: There is nothing on the score sheet that
specifically deducts points for the things mentioned above. If
someone falls due to the demands of the visual program (which
happens more than you might imagine), the judge is more than likely
evaluating how quickly that performer recovers from the error. If
someone falls and immediately gets back on their feet and into the
form very quickly, that is a great sign of good training and self
discipline. If the mishap causes the performer to completely loose
their focus and requires them 30-40 seconds to get re-engaged in the
performance, then it becomes a distraction. As a spectator, I’ve
sometimes seen recovery so quick that I often wonder if the judge
even saw the fall in the first place! As for props blowing over in
the wind, that’s a risk the designer takes when choosing to put
those on the field. Whenever I used them, I tried to think of every
possible catastrophe we might experience and have a plan to deal
with each one. If a show is “effect heavy” and props are laying in
the mess on the field, the effect being generated is likely not
maximized. So while the program may still be very good, you
wouldn’t expect the performance score of that program to
receive maximum credit. |
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