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    Howdy, I've recently started dancing again. When I first turned 18 I danced for a very short period. I'm 19 now and getting back into it, but I have a problem. I've been getting nervous. Once I've danced a set or two everything is ok, but before work I spend the whole day worrying about "getting nervous"!

    Is this just me? Has this ever happen to anyone else? Any ideas on how to calm down? I like dancing, but the first few sets just make me sick.

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    I'd advise you to make sure you're picking music that you really really love so you have something to look forward to.

    Also, some deep breathing beforehand will help. try to relax yourself this way.

    and try to remember that you've done it before and it was no big deal then, and you can do it again.

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    God, I thought I was the only one! When I first started I got realy nervous alot. What i tried to do was pick one nice guy in front and pretend to myself it was just him and focus like that....worked till i got comfortable

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    I know what you're talking about! Try to make an appointment with a psychiatrist (city and schools can help you find one). Tell her how nervous you get and maybe she can prescribe you something. I take propranolol, it's the ONLY thing that calms me and it's not very pricey.

    Dancing probably isn't the best job for nervous folk like me.


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    Absolutely NOTHING new about that! It would be great if you could become 'best buddies' with one of the other girls working the same shift. That can make all the difference.

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    Try collecting your thoughts before you get on stage. Set up a goal of exactly how much you want to try to make before the night is up, that way you have a way to push yourself and not slack. I also think that setting up a dance routine before you get to work is a good idea. That way, you won't feel as nervous when your moving across the stage. Hope that helps







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    you know what? I go through the same thing. funny cause I mentioned it at workthe other day and this dancer said, "hun ive been dancing for 8 years and I still get nervous my first set"
    Made me feel a little better knowing its not just me

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    Hi dana,
    very normal. You have the "what if's" it seems like. Kinda like a stage fright thing going on. I get it when dancing for a new guy! Because i am trying to win him over. Second time i dance for him i am better with stress. So normal...Good luck hun. Pamela.
    Just wanted to add, alot of actors take a Beta Blocker, before going on talk shows, or making a new movie. And they act all the time! I just thought i would let you know how very very common this is. ( It is a prescribed heart drug, to slow the racing heart down, due to anxiety.)

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    One thing I realized is that we all usually stretch before we go to the gym, but how many of us stretch before we go 2 work. I thought about that. We all do prep work before we do things, but we tend not to prep before work. My solution is to get started at home. Stretch, think, and/or play with your feet just get comfortable and then get clean. Use this time to get your head together for the night ahead.
    I always take a good bath, I don't know why, but I always take a bath instead of a shower before work. I crank up the music, put on a mix cd I love, or that Sounds of the Season channel on DirecTV or some kick ass classical and I dance around and get ready to go to work.
    I usually don't put on my war paint, heavy work makeup, until I get there. But I pencil in the eyebrows and do the liner. I sing around the house while I blowdry, moistourize and then prepare myself some dinner. Once all my stufff is loaded into the car, and I am sipping on a red bull the only thing left to do is hit the remote as I step out the door to kill the stereo. Doing this leaves me feeling so prepared that I feel too together to be nervous once I get to work. This has always worked for me.
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    Damn Divyne...ya made me almost FEEL how relaxing that must be

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