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Five Tips for the First Time Dance Competitor: New post on Squidoo
Five Tips for the First Time Dance Competitor
I have a new article over on Squidoo.com. Here is an excerpt from the introduction to the article:
Congratulations! You are already a winner!
Just by deciding to compete, you have placed yourself into a very special group of people. Don’t believe me?
When you’re done checking out these tips for the first time competitive dancer, I invite you to read Dancers Are Special People.
I remember my first time competing. I have to confess that I was very nervous which is really weird because I love being in front of people! That didn’t stop me from being nervous however.
I still get nervous just before walking onto the dance floor for the first dance at every event. Truthfully, it feels like I gotta go to the little dancer’s room!
You laugh! But it’s true! And I’m not alone!
At my last competition, I was standing in line ready to go onto the floor for the first dance of the event; I was right behind this professional dancer who was in the same heat with his lady student and I overheard him say “I gotta go” with a wiggle and a…
I hope you enjoy the article.
See ya on the dance floor!
Related Articles / Links
- An Index to of all my Posts on Squidoo (squidoo.com)
- Dancers Are Special People (txcowboydancer.com)
- I’m a writer! I’m a Squid! Woo Hoo! (txcowboydancer.com)
- Top 10 Line Dances from LineDancer Magazine for the Week ending 6/10/2012 (txcowboydancer.com)
- They Like Me! They Really Really Like Me! (txcowboydancer.com)
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♬♫♪♩ O.K.L.A.H.O.M.A! ♩♪♫♬
Just be glad that you can’t actually hear me singing! I’m a dancer, not a singer. 😉 Actually I can sing, but I don’t have a “pretty” singing voice. I have in the acting trade what is known as a “character voice” meaning I can hit the notes but it isn’t a “singer’s voice.”
In other words, I can’t entertain solely on the sound of my voice. Instead, there has to be some other factor involved like a humorous song selection or I have to be playing a character in a musical. But I digress… Hmmm has there ever been a post on this blog where I have not digressed? *grin*
Back to the whole dancing thing. My next event will be in Oklahoma. Here is the details.
Apr 6-8, 2012 — Oklahoma Dance Rush
— ON STAFF: Teaching Line Dance Workshops
— Competing in Intermediate Couples
— Competing in Intermediate ProAm
— Competing in Advanced Line Dance
Oklahoma City, OK
Event Director: Beth Emerson & Mike Shoemake
WEBSITE: www.oklahomadancerush.com
See ya on the dance floor!
