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The judges weigh in: what they look for, what they reward.

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When Gerri Michelle Caruncho first took students from her dance studio to a competition, she was overwhelmed. "It was a whirlwind," she remembers. "I was dumbfounded about costumes, makeup...." But within a few years she and her students had made it to the nationals in New York City--another daunting experience at first. "There I saw schools that just dazzled. I saw how dances were supposed to be."

In each case, Caruncho felt like an amateur at a professionals' party. But luckily she chose to be inspired rather than discouraged by the experience. "I soaked up everything," she says. And the approach worked. She now has years of successful competitions to look back on. She serves as a judge for Headliners, the International Dance Organization, and others.

Judges agree that it takes that kind of desire to improve and a thirst for knowledge to get ahead in the competition world. Everyone wants to win, but if you enter for...

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