ADC|IBC

Toronto, Canada

General

Reviewer:

Parent

Dancer Age:

Competition experience:

2-5

Event Details

Round:

Regional

Season:

2025-26

Location:

Toronto, Canada

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

Distance from venue:

At the same venue

Received corrections:

Teacher engagement:

Teacher was engaged and leading the class from the front of the room. teacher was good.

Crowding:


Really Crowded	Plenty of Room to Move

Master Class Feedback

Technique:

Additional master class comments:

Performance Details

Venue name:

PC Ho Centre

Venue description:

theatre, Masterclass room and practice area's we nice and large. lobby was spacious however there was no seating in lobby.

Stage description:

plenty of room, marley on stage floor. I heard the floors were a little slippery.

Off-stage warm-up space:

not sure

Dressing rooms:

large dressing room. boys used the mens washroom.

Parents in dressing rooms:

Male dressing room:

Yes

Parents backstage:

Onstage warm-up:

well organized, calm

Schedule adherence:

Tended to mostly run on time

Staff communication:

everything was communicated through an app

Parent seminar offered:

Yes

Parent Education

Seminar content:

just the regular Q&A

Seminar helpful:

Why (not) helpful:

discussion was mainly on topics everyone already knew

Judging

Judging rubric clarity:

Judges' attentiveness:

Yes, all judges were actively watching

Feedback turnaround:

A few days after the competition

Type of Feedback:

not sure wasn't shared with the parents

Feedback helpfulness:


Not Helpful At All	Extremely Helpful

Main takeaway:

The competition was well organized. Master class with very good. Unfortunately there was little to no feedback on how dancers can improve. video judging with comments would be a great addition.

Scoring felt fair:

Unsure

Why Scoring Unfair?

Awards & Scholarships

Awards ceremony:

Standard gala format. With the top 10 or 15 dancers in each category receiving recognition on stage

Won an award or training offer:

Yes

Festival offer:

Gala offer:

Invited to finals:

Award or Training Offer Description:

Daughter received top 15 contemporary

Final Comments

Best aspect:

The best aspect of this competition was the Master class and being able to perform on stage.

Worst aspect:

judging and feedback is very limited

Competition culture:

welcoming, friendly both people running the competition and the participants. We much prefer this competition atmosphere over YAGP

Attendee culture:

Attendee's and other parents were very friendly. We met many people from around the world.

Suggested changes:

video judging with comments would be a great addition.

Cost vs. expectation:


Significantly More	Significantly Less

Time worth it:


Not Worth It	Worth Every Minute

Overall rating:

Anything else?

The caliber of ADCIBC is pretty close to YAGP with many of the attendees doing both competitions however the atmosphere is less intense which is what we prefer at our studio.