The reason the judges are not made public is so they don’t get harasses by the press, or overbearing parents whose daughters didn’t make the squad. I know for a fact that Ms. Nelson does not participate in the judging and the panel of judges is appropriately and culturally diverse with a combination of Univeristy employees and outside participants. Only their scores are used to select the girls each hear.
A couple of the girls in this article were not selected for a second year due to other girls being better dancers. Over 150 girls try out each year and it isn’t guaranteed you stay on the squad each season...you must try out every year.
Scorched earth??....methinks the reader and the journalist who wrote this hit piece should have done a more thorough job and interviewed more than those of recent years with negative issues.
Last year there was a song girl reunion with over 125 song girl alumni....all extremely proud of the tradition and never a complaint.
Yeah, if you are saying Ms. Nelson has nothing to do with the judging you do not know what you are talking about. The judging panel is made up of her daughters, their friends, her friends and former Song girls she is close to and she influences their judging by tainting the reputations of those girls she doesn't like. She is mean and vindictive and has made the lives of many women miserable. FACTS!
I actually DO know what I am talking about as I am a former song girl and have been familiar with the process for over 35 years. My understanding is Ms. Nelson’s daughter judged once as a fill in when one judge couldn’t make it. If any of the girls returning to try out again had issues that didn’t support the team’s professionalism, shouldn’t that be taken into account? Of course it should. Song girls are also ambassador’s of the University in many other social events. Perhaps those who didn’t make it a second year should assess their behavior and social media before complaining…
How do you know that returners had issues that didn't support the team's professionalism? Because Lori tells the judges that? Lori lies about girls she doesn't want on the team. The judges are basing their scores on what Lori tells them about returners. Perhaps those who didn't make the team had exceptional behavior and Lori twisted the truth to make it look like they didn't. Lori's daughters have judged more than once as have their daughter's best friends and Lori's best friends and numerous other Song Girls who Lori poison's with lies about the women she doesn't want on the team. Anyone who says that Lori is not involved in who makes the team is delusional. If you have been around the program for 35 years then you should know that Lori has her favorites and if you aren't one of those she will make your life miserable. Dozens of women have come forward to verify the truth of that statement.
If perhaps they had exceptional behavior then that wouldn't have been an issue for the judges. Have you considered that others simply performed better in try-outs that year?
The final decision is made by the scores on scoresheets given by the judging panel. There are about 10+ judges so IF there was nepotism or favoritism, this would be shown by those scores.
You are accusing Ms. Nelson of “poisioning the judges” and “twisting the truth”… with no facts to base your accusations on emotions and conjecture.
Unfortunately, the current regime's way of dealing with a problems is a scorched earth policy. This may be the end of the Song Girls, with the tag line about "they" are there for young women. Meanwhile, they are still holding on to the internal report on Tyndall, showing it's the same 'ol. There's a way of dealing and fixing all of this, unfortunately you have the wrong people in charge making the wrong decisions.
The reason the judges are not made public is so they don’t get harasses by the press, or overbearing parents whose daughters didn’t make the squad. I know for a fact that Ms. Nelson does not participate in the judging and the panel of judges is appropriately and culturally diverse with a combination of Univeristy employees and outside participants. Only their scores are used to select the girls each hear.
A couple of the girls in this article were not selected for a second year due to other girls being better dancers. Over 150 girls try out each year and it isn’t guaranteed you stay on the squad each season...you must try out every year.
Scorched earth??....methinks the reader and the journalist who wrote this hit piece should have done a more thorough job and interviewed more than those of recent years with negative issues.
Last year there was a song girl reunion with over 125 song girl alumni....all extremely proud of the tradition and never a complaint.
Yeah, if you are saying Ms. Nelson has nothing to do with the judging you do not know what you are talking about. The judging panel is made up of her daughters, their friends, her friends and former Song girls she is close to and she influences their judging by tainting the reputations of those girls she doesn't like. She is mean and vindictive and has made the lives of many women miserable. FACTS!
I actually DO know what I am talking about as I am a former song girl and have been familiar with the process for over 35 years. My understanding is Ms. Nelson’s daughter judged once as a fill in when one judge couldn’t make it. If any of the girls returning to try out again had issues that didn’t support the team’s professionalism, shouldn’t that be taken into account? Of course it should. Song girls are also ambassador’s of the University in many other social events. Perhaps those who didn’t make it a second year should assess their behavior and social media before complaining…
How do you know that returners had issues that didn't support the team's professionalism? Because Lori tells the judges that? Lori lies about girls she doesn't want on the team. The judges are basing their scores on what Lori tells them about returners. Perhaps those who didn't make the team had exceptional behavior and Lori twisted the truth to make it look like they didn't. Lori's daughters have judged more than once as have their daughter's best friends and Lori's best friends and numerous other Song Girls who Lori poison's with lies about the women she doesn't want on the team. Anyone who says that Lori is not involved in who makes the team is delusional. If you have been around the program for 35 years then you should know that Lori has her favorites and if you aren't one of those she will make your life miserable. Dozens of women have come forward to verify the truth of that statement.
If perhaps they had exceptional behavior then that wouldn't have been an issue for the judges. Have you considered that others simply performed better in try-outs that year?
The final decision is made by the scores on scoresheets given by the judging panel. There are about 10+ judges so IF there was nepotism or favoritism, this would be shown by those scores.
You are accusing Ms. Nelson of “poisioning the judges” and “twisting the truth”… with no facts to base your accusations on emotions and conjecture.
Perhaps it is you who are speaking without knowing the facts.
Unfortunately, the current regime's way of dealing with a problems is a scorched earth policy. This may be the end of the Song Girls, with the tag line about "they" are there for young women. Meanwhile, they are still holding on to the internal report on Tyndall, showing it's the same 'ol. There's a way of dealing and fixing all of this, unfortunately you have the wrong people in charge making the wrong decisions.