Top 10 Performance (competition) Things To Remember!

My Top 3

1. Get off the floor when you hop, and PRESS into the balls of your feet (Forced Arch) TAP
2. Don’t dance; Perform
3. Straighten the supporting leg!
4. Spot eye level, on the accent to turn as a unit.
5. No Fouettes in Tap! Save them for your Jazz, Modern, Lyrical and Ballet - Use Tap Turns!
6. Don’t forget to Pointe` your feet - especially when going into & getting up from in floor sections!
7. Every transition is equally as important as each individual step!
8. Be sure to stretch before every performance.
9. Preview and discuss each stage, at each performance, for proper staging and spacing!
10. 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!