BDC Panel of Judges
For an event to be BDC affiliated, the involvement of a BDC-approved panel of judges is required.
BDC recommends the usage of an odd number of judges. The recommended number of judges is 5 and minimum accepted number of judges is 3. This is to eliminate the possibility of an even split in decision-making. The Head Judge’s role will be to act as a tie-breaker should the need arise.
Event Organisers may select any of the judges for the role of head judge.
Note:- Any well known International instructor automatically qualifies to be a BDC judge.
Panel of Judges Novice
Suzana
Vivienne
Vivienne – Award winning senior instructor & Senior Dancer
Stemming from her obssession with perfection, Vivienne fused her years of experience as a musician together with her impassioned focus on dance to bring together many to embrace Latin dance as an artform and making it the new black.
Her fluidity and sensual form compounded by her inate ability as a music professional to translate the cacaphony of nuances of the highly charged Salsa music and the sensuality of Bachata makes her one of the most captivating and mesmerizing sights to grace the local and international dance scenes.
Together with the team, she has performed, taught and competed in dance events including,
-Singapore International Salsa Festival
-Singapore International Latin Festival
-Singapore Latin Championship
-International India Dance Congress
-Esplanade Dans Festival (Singapore)
-Colada Latin Dance Congress (Bangkok)
-World Salsa Championship (HK)
-Sydney Bailando Sensual (Australia)
-Taiwan Salsa Carnival
as well as having been featured on U-weekly Magazine, Nüyou Magazine, Channel News Asia and Visa Card Advertisement. She is the certified trainer for Daniel y Daniel Team Singapore and Desiree Ladies Team Singapore. Throughout the years she has led multiple teams which have performed locally and internationally. She is currently the Team director for En motion Adv bachata team, the largest bachata team in Singapore and the beautiful G.E.M Ladies team.
Her many accolades also includes having represented En Motion in,
-Asia Bachata Championship and clinched the Champion title in 2014.
-Singapore Latin Championship and clinched National Open Salsa Champion title in 2016
-National Bachata battle Champion 2018
Max
Emma Richardson
Emma Richardson (PhD) began her dance journey in the UK in 2009 with competitive Ballroom & Latin dancing. She then discovered Salsa and Bachata in 2011 and Brazilian Zouk in 2012, and never looked back! Emma has been dancing Salsa, Bachata, and Zouk for 11 years, and has also dabbled in tango, hip hop, and belly dance. She trained primarily in the UK, both with artists in London and with international artists through festivals, focused workshops and private lessons. She also obtained World Mastery certification in the styles of multiple Bachata artists (Korke y Judith, Alex y Desiree, and Daniel y Desirée).
Emma has been teaching Bachata for 10 years, first as a teaching assistant and subsequently as an independent teacher with Bachata Obsesiòn Dance Team in the UK and as one of The Bachata Scientists with You Yi Hwang in Singapore. She has been co-choreographer and co-captain of the Bachata Obsesiòn Dance Team UK and SG since 2013 and 2018 respectively, mixing multiple dance styles to create story-centric routines.
Formally trained as a scientist, Emma brings her analytical mind to her dancing and teaching, focusing on technique and concepts with detailed movement breakdowns. She is now based in Singapore, where she teaches Bachata and applies her multi-disciplinary dance training to continuously grow and improve as a dancer, choreographer and teacher.
Christina
