ADC|IBC

San Diego, CA

General

Reviewer:

Parent

Dancer Age:

Competition experience:

More than 10

Event Details

Round:

Regional

Season:

2025-26

Location:

San Diego, CA

Traveled to compete:

Regionals attended:

Who encouraged multiple regionals:

Entry affiliation:

School

Rules Easy to Access?

Yes

Did Dancer Miss School?

Attended master classes:

Yes

Master Classes

Master Class Types:

Technique

Master class teachers:

The director of this location for ADCIBC.

Distance from venue:

At the same venue

Received corrections:

Yes

How corrections were given:

Group

What corrections were about:

Just about technique and artistry.

Anatomical language:

Yes

Correction tone:

Positive, Neutral

Teacher engagement:

Very engaged. Great class.

Crowding:


Really Crowded	Plenty of Room to Move

Master Class Feedback

Technique:

Additional master class comments:

It is a judged class, so it’s good practice for auditions.

Performance Details

Venue name:

Bob Burton

Venue description:

The lobby doesn’t have seating because it’s a high school. But the theater is nice.

Stage description:

Marley

Off-stage warm-up space:

I can’t remember.

Dressing rooms:

I don’t know if there was a male dressing room.

Parents in dressing rooms:

Male dressing room:

Yes

Parents backstage:

Onstage warm-up:

It is crowded, but sufficient for getting a feel for the stage.

Schedule adherence:

Tended to run ahead

Staff communication:

Great.

Parent seminar offered:

Yes

Parent Education

Seminar content:

Question, answer before the awards was provided with the judges.

Seminar helpful:

Yes

Why (not) helpful:

I love this because it provides added value to what you get from the award ceremony. It’s not just about winning, it’s about learning and exposure to industry leaders.

Judging

Judging rubric clarity:

Judges' attentiveness:

Yes, all judges were actively watching

Feedback turnaround:

A few days after the competition

Type of Feedback:

Numerical scores, Audio commentary over a performance video

Feedback helpfulness:


Not Helpful At All	Extremely Helpful

Main takeaway:

Most of the judges give a lot of detailed feedback in the videos. They do a better job with quantity of feedback for the classical than they do for contemporary. No coded language.

Scoring felt fair:

Yes

Awards & Scholarships

Awards ceremony:

It is a respectful and mature ceremony. compared to YAGP. They also have encouraging words to say to the dancers which can make dancers feel better about not placing.

Won an award or training offer:

Yes

Festival offer:

Gala offer:

Invited to finals:

Award or Training Offer Description:

Top 24 in classical one of the seasons. Ballet Met SI partial scholarship one year and OKCB SI partial scholarship a different year.

Final Comments

Best aspect:

This competition feels like a more valuable experience with the classes being observed and judged by the judges. It’s also a good opportunity having the class take place on the stage. The Q and A makes it feel like a greater learning opportunity.

Worst aspect:

One year one of the judges gave a 12 point lower score compared with the other two judges with virtually no constructive feedback on the video.

Competition culture:

The energy is calm, kind, and supportive.

Attendee culture:

They are more relaxed and happy at this competition compared with YAGP.

Suggested changes:

I don’t think that the audition that one judge conducted for her program should be affiliated with the competition. I question whether my daughter’s decision to not attend her audition that year played any part in that particular judge’s decision to score her so harshly. In future years she attended the audition just in case that played a part. I understand the judge wanting to take advantage of the trip to conduct an audition, but I think it should be more separated from the competition.

Cost vs. expectation:


Significantly More	Significantly Less

Time worth it:


Not Worth It	Worth Every Minute

Overall rating:

Anything else?

I recommend it.