#tda 2025

Is anyone else still in awe of Catherine Clayton from The Dance Awards this year

Idk what cave I've been living under but I hadn't even heard her name until TDA but every time I re-watch the dance off for Senior Best Dancer I'm more and more amazed at how good she is.

Initially I thought Sophie had it in the bag and was guaranteed to win (and obviously did win in the end), with Catherine right behind her as 1st RU, but now I honestly think it would have been a close call between the two of them as to who won.

TDA and Radix Nationals all approaching, and year after year I find myself still trying to make sense of that opening statement we hear each year. Does anyone else feel like whoever the dancer on the far left is gets stitched up so badly?

The whole point of the improv round is to see how well the dancers can improvise and connect to new music as opposed to performing choreography they've learnt and gone over numerous times. So with that logic in mind, how on earth do the conveners at TDA and Radix expect the unlucky kid who has to go first to start dancing as the music starts playing and somehow find their rhythm with it. Like the song has barely started and they're expected to somehow dance in time with the music before hearing a single lyric?!

To this day, it still makes no sense to me. All I hear is:

"Ok, [insert name of sacrificial lamb, the unlucky kid on the far left, I know you haven't heard shit yet, let alone had time to grasp any sort of rhythm or 'vibe' of this song, but] once you hear the music your improv has begun!"

hey everyone! i’ve been a dancer since i was a baby and am currently a dance major in college! i try and keep up with comp dance as much as i can and love looking on here to help! i love watching conventions especially btf comps (or danceone or wtv lol) i’ve been watching both tda’s all summer and also watched some radix too but mostly just the challenge!

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