Guests - Melanie Brooke Durham, Troy Haywood

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor

In Episode 209 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we take a journey around the United States to discover the differences we see in each region at competition, and chat about how those differences can impact scoring, perception, and more!

Topics Include:

• Why regional differences still seem to exist even in our global, connected world
• Styles that are more prevalent in different parts of the country
• What we would love to see each region borrow from other regions

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