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Navigating the Gray Areas of Hip Hop Judging

Great judging goes beyond knowing the criteria. It requires the ability to interpret movement, recognize personal biases, and make informed decisions in situations where there isn't always a clear right or wrong answer.

Join me as we explore the complexities of adjudicating Hip Hop in today's competitive dance environment. Through thought provoking discussions and practical judging scenarios, we'll examine the challenges judges face and how to make scoring more consistent, informed, and defensible.

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Topics will include:

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  • The Difficulty Trap: Complexity vs. Execution

  • Authenticity, Foundations & Artistic Interpretation

  • The Psychology of Judging: Bias & Personal Preference

  • Choreography vs. Performance: What Are We Evaluating?

  • Musicality Beyond the Beat

  • Consistency, Cohesion & the Gray Areas of Scoring

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Whether you're an experienced adjudicator or looking to strengthen your understanding of Hip Hop competition judging, this webinar will challenge you to think critically, evaluate more intentionally, and approach every call with greater confidence.

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This is your adjudication companion for the entire competition season.

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Tuesday December 15th, 2026

11 am - 1:30 pm​

Comix Method: Resources Members & Active Practitioners Get This For FREE!

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Take an online course any time!

The courses below have previously aired and recordings are available for purchase. Take a look below at the descriptions to see which one would be best for you. Each course runs for approximately 2.5 to 6 hours. Videos are available as dropbox download links as soon as you make a purchase!
 

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Original Air Date: August 31st, 2026

Length: 2. Hours

Price: $59

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Subjects Covered:

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  • Intermediate & Advanced Lessons & Grooves: An extra focus on the most important lessons & techniques that your intermediate & advanced dancers should be learning.

  • Popping, Waving & Isolations: Detailed lessons on mastering core techniques and getting quick results in all skill levels.

  • Street Dance Vocabulary: An overview of proper terminology throughout Hip Hop, Breaking, & other areas of street dance culture.

  • Designing a Cohesive Dance Program: Advice and tips on making a program that feels like a complete journey.

  • Developing Freestyle: The latest lessons & concepts for helping your students understand and get comfortable with freestyling, no matter what their skill level is.

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This will take you to my SHOP RESOURCES Store, where all webinars are available for immediate purchase!

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The Comix Method training and certification has given me the confidence and skills to teach a meaningful Hip Hop class that I originally wasn’t sure about teaching. My students are loving learning the history and “why” behind each step and I’m loving imparting the knowledge I’ve learned.

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-Georgia Grant

The Comix Method: Certified Teacher

        We were able to host John recently in our studio for two student workshops divided by ages, an adult class and a teacher training. I had followed him on social media and had always been impressed by his level of knowledge and passion to teach REAL hip hop. We were blown away by his knowledge once we met him in person and his training-in addition to his curriculum-has shaped our hip hop program in our studio! I highly recommend using John as a resource however you can, whether it is his curriculum or a live session. He is truly one of the best out there!

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- Jessica Reagle

Owner: Jessica's Dance Academy, Swansboro NC

        I had John out to my studio over the summer for teacher training. I am so glad that I had more than just my hip hop teachers in the room as his tips, exercises and approaches can be used in all genres. They are true teaching tools. John gives a true foundation and education on hip hop culture and brings you back to where it comes from and the why. His personality is infectious and his passion for not only his art  but educating others is evident. He has made himself available  to be a mentor to one of my newer staff members and we have purchased his curriculum for our studio. I can't say enough about him except he is the real deal.

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- Tiffany Prout-Leitao

Owner:  Center Stage Dance Academy, Masschusetts

     John Comix Barrella has visited our studio three times since 2018 and he has inspired, educated and infused excitement into our hip hop programs.  Not only does he deliver memorable and current class work, he is authentic.  He studies so he can share and inspire with so much knowledge.  Our hip hop instructor uses his teaching material to continue to develop a strong and growing program at our studio.  After year one, our dancers looked forward to learning new styles that were presented with so much detail that they could retain the information and build on John's workshop visit throughout the season. 
 

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- Jillian Duhadway

Owner: Duhadway Dance Dimensions, Alma MI

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