Hello, Everybody

Just finished my first comp last Sat. Overall results were pathetic (as expected) but there were two uncontested heats where I got 1st place. Not sure how to interpret this. I've read NDCA rules - it says that such cases are judged against the standards. But I would appreciate "real-life" opinion on the subject.

Thank you

rg

you have to offend them to get second to nobody but it is possible

sometimes judges will write comments on the score sheet and ask that it be given to you

In every uncontested heat I've ever seen, the dancer got a 1st. I think you'd have to dance like Master P on Dancing With the Stars to get anything less.

At some comps, you have the option of entering "against standard," in which case you are given a numerical score (usually out of 100) based on how you compare to what the judge considers "standard" for your level. I think that's a good option to get more information, especially if you think you will be in a lot of uncontested heats at a comp.

By the way, congratulations on your first comp! If you had a good time and were (at least reasonably) happy with your dancing, you've had a successful comp, especially for the first one.

As an amatuar couple, who now and then competes in NDCA, we often dance uncontested.

You cant look at your placment because like all have said most of the times you will place first..... What we do however, is kind of compete against ourself. Our goal is to perform better than we did at a previous comp. We absolutely know if we accomplished this, regardless of our placement.