Emotions/Energy

In my last blog post I mentioned a little about using emotion to express yourself in dance. You need to show the audience your feelings throughout the song and show those feelings throughout your whole body as well as your facial expressions. Showing emotion in your dance makes it a more enjoyable performance, not only to watch for the audience, but also for yourself. You will find a deeper connection to the song and your dance will come out stronger and with more energy. Performing a dance with a straight face and lazy movements makes the dance honestly just look bad, and makes it look like you do not enjoy what you are doing. Of course we all have days where we do not feel motivated, and are just too tired to show any full energy, but the audience does not know how you are feeling that day, all they see is a lazy performance level. (A bit harsh, but true.) Having full energy, and a lot of emotion in your movements, makes your dance and performance that much better. You can practice these facial expressions at home by the mirror, and incorporate that practice into your dancing. Another way to practice putting more emotion and energy into your dancing, is to dance like you would sing the song, I know that sounds a little odd, but think about it, you wouldn't hit a high note with no expression on your face, think of the little hand gestures and facials singers do when they are performing/practicing their singing, even if you are not a singer, try lip syncing a song, and see what your hands and face do. They will not be still, let me tell you that. Keep on practicing those facial expressions and energy/emotion and you will see an improvement in your dancing.