Top 10 Performance (competition) Things to Remember!
- Get off the floor when you hop, and PRESS into the balls of your feet (Forced Arch) TAP
- Don’t dance; Perform
- Straighten the supporting leg!
- Spot eye level, on the accent to turn as a unit.
- No Fouettes in Tap! Save them for your Jazz, Modern, Lyrical and Ballet - Use Tap Turns!
- Don’t forget to Pointe` your feet - especially when going into & getting up from in floor sections!
- Every transition is equally as important as each individual step!
- Be sure to stretch before every performance.
- Preview and discuss each stage, at each performance, for proper staging and spacing!
- Express, Emote and SMILE!!!!
I choose these 10 because they apply to 90% of the the dances I adjudicate. They are here to help you avoid the most common pit falls I encounter. Sometimes the hardest thing to do is see ourselves - but when we do, we can become the person we want to be by working on what actually makes up who we are as a person. Then we love ourselves and have the ability to love others. It works that way with Critical Criticism! Listen to what everyone has to say, Take it all with a grain of salt, then place appropriate value to all you have heard and apply it properly to your life!