First Pole Performance!

michaelaarghh started this discussion · 10/12/2012

Last Friday night I performed at my studio's open night for the first time! I'm pretty happy with how it went - especially considering I came down with tonsillitis the night before but pushed on anyway. My hands were so slippery at the beginning and I couldn't hold the first move which really shook my confidence but I think I recovered well. All the details are here: http://www.where-is-my-mind.com/2012/10/my-debut-pole-performance.html Tell me what you think and about your first time performing? What did you learn from that first experience? I'm thinking I might perform at the next one - even though it's only 6 weeks away! eep!

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pantherchild · 10/12/2012
Awww! You guys looked great!! Did you have fun? It looked like you did! Really nice moves, very clean. I didn't really notice the slipping. And those pictures are just wonderful!!! Congrats! You should totally do the next showcase--6 weeks is pelnty of time. :D Would you do solo this time, or another duet? First time I preformed was for a showcase my studio put on...we had to aduition to get in and ended up dancing to live singers. That made it kind of awesome--we got a copy of a draft of the song from the singer before hand, but live it was a little different. I totally forgot half my routine, but ended up just shaking my rear at the audiance for a while. Everyone cheered, so I guess that's a win. :D I totally freaked out though, and I can see it in the video, though other people have claimed they can't. I learned most of all to have a back up plan. If the pole is funky or if you forget everything, have a couple combos stashed away that you can just whip out while you get your bearings again. And to pick a song that fits with your personal style so that you can really put a lot of emotion and feel good about it. This is what I ended up doing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNZEk8bdvcc I love preforming--I love the attention and the lights and the feeling that everyone is paying attention to meeee. I've started really seeking out places to preform at. It's addicting!!
michaelaarghh · 10/12/2012
Oh I love it! You can tell you love performing, you look like you're having such a great time up there. I really did have fun with it. It's a bit weird how "in the moment" you get. I was so focussed on the music, I honestly don't remember hearing people cheer. I was a bit surprised actually at the audience reaction when I watched the video! I might do my first solo performance for the next one! I'd love to do another duet, I just think that in that time frame it's easier to organise myself than to have someone else rely on me. Especially as I have uni exams coming up in the next two weeks. Having live music to dance to is really insane! I think that would just create a completely different atmosphere; a more fun one! Thanks for the advice re: a back up plan. I am definitely going to consider that for the next one. Song choice is such a difficult issue! Laura (who I danced with) picked the song and did all the choreography for that routine (amazing, isn't she!?) so I think half my issue will be that this time. Eep!
pantherchild · 10/12/2012
Hehe, thanks. I'm kind of an attention seeker. I ended up getting into a local comp and getting 3rd, so that's exciting. That's so wonderful! The feeling of being into the music and connected to it is really awesome--you looked really beautiful preforming. Very gracful and not stlited. You should! Solo is very fun, and stringing together moves is really fun. Coming up with coreography is something I love. It's fun to come up with sets of moves and see them executed well. If you need any help, hit me up! It puts a different spin on it--there's not just your emotion and power going into the dance, but there's a whole 'nother preformer putt her emotion into it....it's really cool, and if you have the chance, totally jump on it. Yeah--I have a few small 'go to' moves. Fireman to pole spin, fan legs to backwards spin, dip to a cross behind step...they are things I know I can throw in anywhere and let me catch my balance if I'm off kilter (or think of waht to do next, hehe.) I also listen to my music a LOT, so I try not to pick songs that I really really love because I end up sick of them--but I do try toget fun songs that I like to listen to (this weekend's preformance is to Bowling For Soup's 1985!) You'll do great! Just remember--even if you screw up, no one knows unless you let em. :D
calipolepixie · 10/12/2012
This was awesome :) congrats on your first performance! It all seems so exciting! I want to perform badly but I have yet to perform & i'm terrified about it. I have a pole party that i've booked for my bday Dec 8 & "the plan" is for me to perform for my guests at that & i am already majorly freaked out. I still have to formulate a routine too & have no idea where to start as i am terrible @ putting together choreography & my freestyle is much worse lol. My studio instructor offered to help if i book a private lesson which i dont have the extra $ for right now :( I'm thinking of just taking bits & pieces for vids on the net that feature moves i can do & piecing it all together... Good luck at your next performance i'm sure youll do great!
calipolepixie · 10/12/2012
This was awesome :) congrats on your first performance! It all seems so exciting! I want to perform badly but I have yet to perform & i'm terrified about it. I have a pole party that i've booked for my bday Dec 8 & "the plan" is for me to perform for my guests at that & i am already majorly freaked out. I still have to formulate a routine too & have no idea where to start as i am terrible @ putting together choreography & my freestyle is much worse lol. My studio instructor offered to help if i book a private lesson which i dont have the extra $ for right now :( I'm thinking of just taking bits & pieces for vids on the net that feature moves i can do & piecing it all together... Good luck at your next performance i'm sure youll do great!