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 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 participate in a continuing education program that encompasses annual study requirements and clinics.
GENERAL EFFECT – 40 PTS TWO JUDGES - 20 POINTS EACH 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.
DESIGN ANALYSIS - 20 PTS 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.
EQUIPMENT - 20 PTS INDIVIDUAL ANALYSIS
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.
MOVEMENT - 20 PTS INDIVIDUAL ANALYSIS Movement Judges are also located lower in the stands. They analyze the range and depth of the total movement vocabulary. Movement Judges consider the isolated
2019 COLOR GUARD JUDGES Mike Anderson Becca Anderson Patricia Beggy Denise Bonfiglio Beverly Brahan Jackie Campbell Lee Carpenter William Chumley Christine Clayton Curtis Costanza Christine Dillon Shirley Dorritie John Fisher Sam Gervaise Eric Kitchenman Paul Lampkin Tim Landess Brad Love Phil Madden James Mahoney Meghan McCourt Dan Middlesworth Kyle Miller Brian Murphy Hieu Nguyen George Oliviero Jennifer Oswald Gilles Ouellette Damon Padilla Michael Pavlock Kimberly Presley Grady Robertson Adam Sage Tom Slaughter Robert Solomon Jeffrey Stewart Michael Stone Jim Sturgeon Chris Tomsa Michael Turner Ted Wemhoff Dale White
dance moments, as well as the movement focus during combined efforts of movement and equipment. The Movement Judge, through the assessment of kinesthetic awareness, also considers individual challenges presented 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. WGI 2019 COLOR GUARD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 7
