Tag: competitions

That’s Entertainment Is the Competition That Really Gets It

Studio owners might just leave their first That’s Entertainment Performing Arts competition feeling like they couldn’t have planned the weekend better themselves. That’s no accident: Director RoseMary Pontuck’s family spent years running their own dance studio before launching That’s Entertainment. The team’s fundamental understanding of what studios—and dancers—need now shows up in every detail and in every […]

Competition Judges Discuss How to Give Meaningful Feedback

For 10 years, Anthony Morigerato judged competitions using almost the same score sheets he got when he was a comp kid. “I thought to myself, ‘Why haven’t they changed at all? Why are they so general?’” As a tap dancer, Morigerato found that only one word (“feet”) on the judge’s sheet applied to him. “It’s […]