What am I missing / Feis judging
My 9 year old has been doing Irish dance (in Germany) for around 18 months. She does both soft and heavy shoe. Today she competed at her 2nd ever Feis. To my untrained eye , she looked like she did amazing , far superior to her first Feis. However she placed dismally. Her younger brother who has only been dancing for less than a year placed higher in nearly all the dances they did. They dance under the same age group. My daughter danced all her beginner and her primaries and then a few heavy shoes as well. My son danced his beginners , but placed higher than my daughter in all of them. I am so proud of both my children, but I am so confused, how did my daughter do worse than her feis a year ago. How has she learned primary dances but placed in the bottom of the beginners. She is very disheartened because she has worked very hard , she practices outside of class, and does performances for the school. My son only dances because he got bored watching. He doesn’t practice ever outside class and could honestly take it or leave it.
What are the judges looking for that I am missing ?