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Confidence In Dance

Self-assurance is critical on stage, but it doesn't have to be real! Even if you're quaking in your dancing shoes, LOOK confident and your audience will be impressed.

Dancers often forget the audience wasn't at rehearsal. They don't know what the steps of a routine were supposed to be, so they're not going to spot a mistake unless you makes it obvious by frowning or pulling a funny face - or worse, by stopping!

If you keep your head up, torso erect, smiling brightly no matter what's happening lower down, the audience will probably never notice you goofed.

Almost everyone is nervous before a show, it can't be avoided. Practice looking confident every time you dance - even in dance class - and it will become second nature. It's a sad fact that if you dance with confidence in class, you may be regarded as a show-off by your fellow students. Those students want you to giggle when you make a mistake and fluff your final poses.

It can be tough to weather that storm, but remember - the way you dance in class is the way you'll dance on stage. Ask yourself what you want, to fit in or to become a good dancer. Serious dancers will always try to perform in class exactly as they would on stage.

My own teacher was adamant that we must pretend we were performing at all times. That advice certainly paid off in my dancing career - though it has got me into trouble! More than once, when I started performing flamenco, audience members told me I was a better dancer than my teacher. I knew that wasn't true - my teacher was a far better dancer. The difference was, I was taught to dance confidently, whereas she was rather shy and tended to dance with her eyes downcast. So when we danced together, I grabbed the audience's attention. They never noticed that my feet were not as precise or my hand movements less graceful - all they could see were my smile, my posture, and my 'attack' and enthusiasm.

Of course, it's also important to rehearse, so you don't have to worry about your steps. But that's not the biggest contribution to your 'confidence score'!
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