Keeping You In The Loop - Comment Codes On Hold
In trying to give you the best experience when competing UCWDC comment codes were introduced at
the beginning of 2019 UCWDC dance season. The goal of the comment code(s) was to provide valuable
information to our competitors to help improve scores by being aware if there was something present in
your performance that was affecting the judge’s score from being higher (costumes, delivery of dance,
motion or floor craft). In other words, your mark would be higher if a particular item or situation was
corrected.
The comment codes were only to be used for consistent-repetitive-egregious situations that prevented
the competitor from receiving a higher score. An example, a pro-am couple is dancing shine, a judge
would lower the score because shine is not allowed. If the pro and the amateur of the couple is not
aware of the rule the comment code would then help them to learn what needed to be changed to
improve their score. Floor craft issues had to be consistent-repetitive -egregious in nature (consistently