PracticalDancer
New member
deliberate hijack -- bear with me
(nudges folks around her, "look at how many new folks have commented! YAY!")
To all of you who have recently joined and I have not yet met, welcome!
I still feel like a dork at times, even after almost 8 years of dance. But, the one thing I have learned is that it is sooooo important to find your confidence, whether by regularly doing moves that you like, giving yourself permission to learn (a hard thing, but a good thing!), or by just wearing something pretty that makes you feel taller! The thing is, when we are not confident, our posture collapses, our mood "falls", and we bring our audience down. But, when you find that "spark" that lifts you through those times, it helps you focus on positive thoughts that can actually "pull" the move out of you correctly. That is, visualizing success will help you attain it, especially in dance. If you just focus on something like "Gosh, my gut sticks out," then you will direct all that negative energy down to the very place that makes things worse. But, if you think something like, "I want you to see every sequin on this beautiful bedlah," you will lift your chest, lengthen your torso (pulling in that now beautiful belly, BTW), and as a result, look more elegant.
I hope that didn't sound too new-agey. I may be hanging out in the bunny room; but, there is truth to this.
Regards,
Anala
(nudges folks around her, "look at how many new folks have commented! YAY!")
To all of you who have recently joined and I have not yet met, welcome!
I still feel like a dork at times, even after almost 8 years of dance. But, the one thing I have learned is that it is sooooo important to find your confidence, whether by regularly doing moves that you like, giving yourself permission to learn (a hard thing, but a good thing!), or by just wearing something pretty that makes you feel taller! The thing is, when we are not confident, our posture collapses, our mood "falls", and we bring our audience down. But, when you find that "spark" that lifts you through those times, it helps you focus on positive thoughts that can actually "pull" the move out of you correctly. That is, visualizing success will help you attain it, especially in dance. If you just focus on something like "Gosh, my gut sticks out," then you will direct all that negative energy down to the very place that makes things worse. But, if you think something like, "I want you to see every sequin on this beautiful bedlah," you will lift your chest, lengthen your torso (pulling in that now beautiful belly, BTW), and as a result, look more elegant.
I hope that didn't sound too new-agey. I may be hanging out in the bunny room; but, there is truth to this.
Regards,
Anala