Do you ever feel like your stage shows just blow? Maybe it just looks better on stage than in front of my bedroom mirror.
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Do you ever feel like your stage shows just blow? Maybe it just looks better on stage than in front of my bedroom mirror.
um yeah i feel like im always repeating moves continuously.. i especially suck when i don't care bc theres three guys sitting in the club....
Yeah, sometimes I feel like my show was great, and sometimes I feel like it was so bad that I'm embarassed. But I think that's just in my head...on the outside, I think it pretty much always looks the same, which is fine-to-good.
And I'm sure it looks better on stage than in front of your mirror, lol.
^^^ I feel the same way as Scarlett. I do the same thing every night, but some nights I feel like my show is better than other nights, and some nights I dread going up on stage because I feel like my show really sucks (even though it's the same thing as always). It has to be all in my head, because I don't do anything different from night to night.
Sounds like the 'stuck in a rut' syndrome to me, and DJs can have the same feeling! I know there's been nights when I felt boring and disgustingly predictable, only to have customers and/or dancers give me genuine compliments.
I've also gone back into the dressing room and complimented dancers on what I thought was a stunning performance, and been told they felt like shit, had injured themselves just previously, or more commonly that they just thought they looked bad up there, obviously tired of the whole scene.
It's easy to judge yourself harshly when you've seen yourself in the club mirrors doing the same moves as you've done for 5-6 years or whatever, but to the guy in the crowd, you might have just put on a flawless, polished performance.
One thing you might try is a change in music--something you like, and the crowd will like, but is a departure from your normal style of music. You could check it out at home first and try a few moves, but it might be better for spontaneity to just plunge into it onstage.
Sometimes this can be the spark that motivates a new enthusiasm. And nothing makes me feel like I'm doing a good job more than to have a veteran dancer tell me she loved the music, especially if I could see an extra little sass in her style myself.
Give it a try, it can't hurt...
I get this way...alot of it depends on my mood and how much passion i feel for the performance. Even if the moves are the same per night...if i do not have the right mindset and feel that stage passion...i will feel like my performance sucked. Change of music really does help too i agree! I have alot of favorite songs...but after some time i need to switch it up to regain my passionate feelings towards performing...then it is funny because after a few months i can switch back to the song i previously got sick of, and dance my ass off to it, and "love" it again... =)
Oh yea and it really does feel great when a Dj says your performance looked good! One time there was like no good customers...all perverts...bad night...but i lifted myself up by dancing with all effort and the dj gave me a compliment...that compliment seriously made that night worth it despite the bad customers...It really gives that extra boost because they see so many dancers per night and really do not have to go out of their way to compliment...so thats always a plus.
I can't dance to save my ass. Seriously, I feel so dumb whenever anyone tries to teach me anything. I hate thinking what my stage show must look like...... But I try to stay off stage as much as possible because that isn't where the money is anyways. Lately my club has been buttheads though about letting us buy off stage. So when I go on, I smile and act like I'm having the time of my life. I might as well when I'm tripping over myself : P I probably look clumsy dancing, but my attitude is great and I know how to have fun which is what gets me attention and distracts from my faults. I don't think my crappy stage show really affects my money.
At my club it's sooo not about stage. Sometimes I feel like I miss out on laps because I was too energetic on stage. The guys only care about what you're going to do in their lap. Sad but true.
:) I'm glad I'm not the only one, then. Thanks for all your replies!