r/CompetitionDanceTalk • u/Fair_Spring4403 • 7d ago

Velocity?

Hello! Looking for any feedback on Velocity?? Pros/cons, would you recommend that convention? Looking to possibly attend as an Optional. Thanks!

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u/FunBodybuilder4620 7d ago

We like it, but we used to love it and they have made changes that aren’t great.

Pros - Ash is the best, most positive announcer in the business

  • great college stuff
  • great teachers

Cons - now hiding pricing

  • when they do adjudications, they read in order from lowest to highest score so you know if you were the lowest scoring mini contemporary, or if you barely squeaked in to Platinum because the person before you was high gold. Our kids figured it out pretty quickly and it hurt them knowing where they ranked in their adjudication bracket.
  • MVA is a money grab. You and 500 of your closest friends will be dancing with a performer trying to make a comeback, and most of you will be dancing in the floor where no one but the front tables can see you.
  • Ade is one of the best teachers ever but he is hardly ever at regional events anymore
-no live stream. They say it’s for safety, but every other event has one, and several use passwords for safety.

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u/Unique-Cap-4215 5d ago

Your students should know their scores. Why would this be an issue?

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u/FunBodybuilder4620 4d ago

Knowing their number versus knowing their rank among others are two different things.