When you are dancing, you are usually busy concentrating on your technique, body placement, timing, and other dancers who are performing with you.
But have you ever stopped to think about what your face is doing? You may have a plastered smile on, be frowning or look very serious. And if you look unpleasant, your audience won’t even notice your fabulous dance moves!
To avoid an unhappy expression, here are:
3 Tips to Look Pleasant While Dancing
1. Dance in Character.
If you are playing a part in a show and need to act like a specific character, you’ll want your face to be in character too. This is where your acting ability comes in handy. During rehearsals, ask yourself how your character would feel during a particular dance number. Would he or she be happy, sad, joyous, jealous, angry, etc.? How does your character react to other characters in the show?
Really think about the character you are playing before you dance. Then, be that character when you are dancing, facial expressions and all.
2. Try to relax.
Dance is not easy, and there is a lot to think about. Spend your rehearsal time perfecting your movements and know the choreography backwards and forwards. Then, you’ll probably be less nervous when it’s time to perform and have a more natural look on your face.
If you don’t have a lot of time to learn new dance movements prior to a performance, try to remember to look pleasant when the curtain goes up. That way, if you make a mistake, the audience will be looking at your smile and not your botched dance moves!
3. Enjoy it.
When it’s time to perform, think of how lucky you are to be a dancer and have this experience. You may be nervous, but you get to dance… and others would love to be in your shoes at this very moment.
While you do need to think about the choreography and timing, you also need to enjoy yourself. After all, you are performing, and isn’t that why you got into dance in the first place?
You are a Dancer.
Dancing is full of all kinds of emotions, and often, it can be very difficult to be a dancer. But part of being a professional dancer is overcoming the challenges and giving a great performance, no matter what. So the next time you give a performance, don’t forget your face. You want to look natural, in character and pleasant. This way, the audience will enjoy your performance instead of focusing on your facial expressions. Plus, they’ll see how much you love to dance too!
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