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How to use the

‘and8 Judging System’

Concept and Idea by Niels ‘Storm’ Robitzky and Kevin ‘Renegade’ Gopie�Developed and designed by ‘Dominik Fahr’

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Preselections

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Preselection with ‘and8 Select’

and8 Judge | The ‘and8 Select’ Interface

  • There are 3 different sections that will help you to rank each dancer and to create your own personal ranking:

RED = Not enough for the next round

  • This judging interface is used for all qualification rounds in the preselection

WHITE = Possibly suitable for the next round

GREEN = Must be in the next round!

  • After you have completed and sent your voting, the seeding for the next round will be created from the summary of the votings of all judges

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and8 Judge | The ‘and8 Select’ Interface

RED Section

WHITE Section

GREEN Section

Fader – With the fader you set the position for each individual dancer.

Locked Fader

double click to unlock

Unlocked Fader

‘Submit’ Button

At the end of the Preselection you send off your voting via this button. This rating is final and can not be changed anymore.

Your Ranking

Here you can see your personal ranking in real time and who you think will reach the next round.

Beispiel

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Battles

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The criteria of the ‘Threefold’

and8 Judge | The ‘Threefold’ Interface

Physical Quality – Body – “What and Where?”

Technique: Aptitude & Athleticism, Dexterity-Fine Motor Control, Pushing the Body to the Limit, Balance, Strength & Endurance, Flexibility, Dynamics, Spatial Control

Variety: Dimension, Empathetic Approach – Vocabulary, Variation

Artistic Quality – Mind – “How and Who?”

Creativity: Progression from the Foundation, Response, Improvisation

Personality: Stage Presence & Charisma, Individuality & Character

Interpretive Quality – Soul – “Why and When?”

Performativity: Composition & Narrative, The Element of Surprise, Emotional Engagement, Authenticity

Musicality: Coherence, Accenting, Syncopation, Texture, Phrasing

BODY

MIND

SOUL

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The ‘Threefold Value System’

  • 3 fader, each one represent different evaluation criteria
  • The evaluation is made after every round after both dancers/athletes showed their sets/runs
  • At least one fader must be moved (you decide which criteria you use to evaluate, the more criteria you use, the greater the feedback to the dancers)
  • TIE’s are not possible (you will get a notification)

and8 Judge | The ‘Threefold’ Interface

  • This judging interface is used for the�Knock-Out Battles

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Rounds – Here you can see how many rounds have to be judged and in which round you are currently voting.

and8 Judge | The ‘Threefold’ Interface

(1) Fader for ‘Physical Quality’

(2) Fader for ‘Artistic Quality’

(3) Fader for ‘Interpretive Quality’

‘Submit Vote’ Button

After each round you send off your voting via this button. This rating is final and can not be changed anymore.

Criteria Information

Depending on which fader you move, the individual criteria are displayed here, which are summarized under the respective category.