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Hip-hop dance in JudgeMate: organizer tutorial

How to set up a hip-hop dance competition in JudgeMate: the event and category, the formula, routines and judge scoring, sign-ups, live results, score corrections and PDF export.

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  1. 0:02Create an event: enter a name and pick Dance.
  2. 0:08Date, venue and description can be added later.
  3. 0:14The event starts out private. Its public link does not work yet.
  4. 0:19You add the category yourself: Dance has several variants.
  5. 0:24Pick the category type, e.g. Dance - Hip-Hop.
  6. 0:28The formula decides the winner. Default: points from the judges.
  7. 0:33By default: 2 routines of 120 s and one Overall criterion, 0–100.
  8. 0:38An athlete's result is their best routine.
  9. 0:42A routine score is the average of all judges' scores.
  10. 0:47Switch visibility to public. You will need a location and description.
  11. 0:53Share the event link with athletes.
  12. 0:57Sign-ups wait for your approval before joining the start list.
  13. 1:02Judges create their own accounts and join via the link. Approve them.
  14. 1:08A judge enters points for every routine.
  15. 1:12Scores reach the leaderboard within seconds.
  16. 1:16You can fix a wrong score on a judge's behalf. Every correction is logged.
  17. 1:22Export the results to PDF.

How this sport is scored

The rules behind every screen in the film — scoring, tie-breaks and what an organiser sets up before the first result comes in.

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