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>>What is a Champ? -- Gathered from dance.net, 16:56:37 >>07/05/06 Wed >>A Champ with great stage presence: >>1. Looks confident. >>2. Never looks down even with his/her eyes. >>3. Hold his/her chin up. >>4. Smiles before he/she dances and looks the judges in >>the eyes. >>5. Gracefully, but confidently points before starting >>(doesn't adjust his/her toe). >>6. Explodes out of her ready stance and gets >>everyone's attention. >>7. Breaks into a natural smile once or twice while >>dancing to show how happy he/she is to be dancing. >>8. Has a natural looking face while dancing (not too >>robotic or blank). >>9. Never makes a face when he/she messes up. >>10. Doesn't get "stuck" in the back or a corner by an >>aggressive dancer because he/she knows how to adjust >>his/her steps to avoid these situations. >>11. Smiles when finished. >>12. Walks confidently and evenly on and off the stage, >>never breaking into a trot and never walking quickly. >>13. Bows low to the judges and musicians (not too low >>so as to show off the bloomers). >> >>A true champion will 'work the stage', i.e they use >>the space available. Should their space be limited by >>another dancer, >>they overcome it by executing their steps in the space >>available, even if it isn't as much as they want, >>and do so with the sharpness and cleanliness of a >>champion dancer and the rest of us don't notice they >>could have stretched out more. >>A graceful champion conscientiously 'works' the space >>they have. >>Brilliant stage presence ........ >>considerate and confident stage manners. >> >>Remember, a dancer who cuts across and fights the >>corner with another dancer is one who shows a lack of >>confidence >>by needing to belittle the other dancer to appear the >>strongest. >>A champion focuses on their own steps and looks >>comfortable on stage, and those are the ones we can't >>take our eyes off of. >> >>A true champion puts forth the sweat, blood, and tears >>even when no one else is watching them~ > >very good but who r u ? hannah
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