JUDGING The judging community is a body of professionals often trained in dance, theatre, and art. Their color guard experience combined with extensive study, guided by WGI’s judge philosophy, give WGI’s judges the expertise to reward the efforts and achievements of today’s performers. After a period of judging for one of WGI’s Circuit Partners, WGI Color Guard Judges undergo a rigorous training program including a home study, a Judge Academy, an extensive trial period of judging guards in every class, and participating in a continuing education program that encompasses annual study requirements and clinics.
2022 COLOR GUARD JUDGES Paula Alfonso
Daniel Niebauer
Becca Anderson
George Oliviero
G EN ER A L E F F E C T – 4 0 P TS .
Kathleen Anderson
Jennifer Oswald
TWO JU DGES - 20 POIN TS EACH
Mike Anderson
Gilles Ouellette
Keith Baker
Damon Padilla
Edwin Beens
Michael Pavlock
Patricia Beggy
Scott Pizani
Denise Bonfiglio
Kimberly Presley
Beverly Brahan
Chad Quamme
Erin Brown
Warren Rickart
Jackie Campbell
Sal Salas
Shirl Chumley
Tom Slaughter
William Chumley
Robert Solomon
Jaycee Clarke-Bentley
Jeffrey Stewart
Christine Clayton-Fisher
Michael Stone
Andy Combites
Jim Sturgeon
Curtis Costanza
Michael Thompson
Swaga Deb
Michael Turner
Izzy Delgado
Ted Wemhoff
Jason Derting
Dale White
Christine Dillon
Travis Wingate
Shirley Dorritie John Fisher
TIME & PENALTY
Sam Gervaise
JUDGES
Kelsey Gleason James Goodrich Alice Hays Douglas Henderson Michael Higbe Timothy Hudnall Ira Jenkins Jen Karp Brian Kenny Eric Kitchenman Paul Lampkin Tim Landess Kendall LeJeune Phil Madden Meghan McCourt Kyle Miller Brian Murphy Hieu Nguyen
General Effect Judges reward the effectiveness of the total program and all its components. Effects are broken down into 3 categories: • Intellectual Effects are thought-provoking, complex in design, and consider the visual approach to musical settings. • Emotional Effects include adrenaline effects, as well as effects covering the broad range of human emotions. • Aesthetic Effects include the artistic viewpoint, the impact of the setting, and how the performers create effects within the environment created by the designer. Aesthetic Effects also cover choreographic considerations of equipment and movement. This caption is about the whole package and how it is brought to life through the efforts of the performers.
D ESI G N A N A LYS I S - 2 0 P TS Design Judges analyze the quality of the design and the depth of the composition of the program as a whole. These judges analyze the “blueprint” of the program, as well as the fulfillment of the composition by the ensemble. Special consideration is given to the technical and expressive excellence demonstrated by the performers. Along with assessing the collective skill set of the total ensemble, a close look is given to each moment in time and how it relates, through time, to the entirety of the program.
Andrew Blankenship Lee Carpenter
EQU I P M E N T- 2 0 P TS
Nikki Crawford-Jones
I ND I VI D UA L A N A LYSIS
Michelle Hernandez Gillian Huling Adam Killham Jeffry Krywinski Brad Love Charles Mascaro Jean Padawan Whitney Padilla Phil Tanner
Equipment Judges analyze the performers’ challenges illustrated by the range and variety of efforts presented through the manipulation of flags, rifles, sabres, and other props. Equipment judges will also analyze performer excellence through training, timing, technique, and the achievement of simultaneous responsibilities. The Equipment Judge is located lower in the stands so they can sample individual performers and make direct comparisons between performers.
M OV EM E N T- 2 0 P TS I ND I VI D UA L A N A LYSIS
Chris Tomsa
Movement Judges are also located lower in the stands. They analyze the range and depth of the
Will Torres
total movement vocabulary. Movement Judges consider the isolated dance moments, as well as
Christina Torrez
the movement focus during combined efforts of movement and equipment. The Movement Judge,
John Whelchel
through the assessment of kinesthetic awareness, also considers individual challenges presented
Marc Zirille
by the staging. Special consideration is made regarding the training, excellence, and achievement of the performers, as well as the uniformity from performer to performer. 07
