vkissme started this discussion ·
hello ladies I was curious to know if you have a show, routine, or competition what do you do before getting on stage or arriving to your location... im nervous to know if i didnt do pole that same day before performing would I be rusty?
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luvlee ·
I have a performance tomorrow afternoon. I stretched tonight and will do a couple run throughs tomorrow morning before I go. I never use grip aid on my hands for a performance, but I do apply to my body before I go.
On the same day as a performance I try to get enough sleep (doesn't always work out because I'm nervous, lol) and I eat a solid breakfast. I will then snack every 2 hours leading up to the performance, unless it's an evening gig then I'll probably have one other small meal, but breakfast is definitely the biggest. About 2 hours before show time is when I apply Tite Grip the first time... I'll probably reapply it 10x, followed by a significant amount of Dry Hands. When I'm nervous, the palms sweat, so that's especially true on performance day. It seems excessive but that's what I gotta do. An hour before the performance I should be totally ready to go with make-up and costume and I'll warm up and stretch out my splits. If I have a pole available to me I'll do just a few things... maybe the spins in my routine, warm up my inverts, that one trick that I'd like to remind myself is solid, etc. Not too much, but enough that I feel flexy and ready to go. A little bit of iTac on the knee pits if I feel like I need it and it's show time!
A lot of it for me, depends on how far I'm traveling for the performance. Often, the day before is spent traveling to the destination, and so my last run through has to be two days before. Day of, I never do a full run through, i want to conserve my energy. But I also tend to do a lot of strength tricks in my routines. Hopefully there will be time to warm up and practice on the poles the morning of the performance, if so, I test out the poles, with some of my fav combos, or some of my harder tricks from the routine. Get a sense for the floor and how my floor work will go in an unfamiliar space. I have trouble eating when I'm anxious or excited, so I force myself to eat small snacks almost every hour, on a schedule. Easy to eat things, like protein bars or fruit. Two hours before I drink a full 16 oz of water. That allows for proper hydration, and time to pee out the excess. One hour before I start really warming up and stretching. One layer of tite grip about 45 min to an hour before going on, about 15-20 min before going on, and dry hands right before they call my name. I'll sit in an easy (for me) over split for a few minutes right up until I go on, to make sure my splits are all the way there.
luvlee ·
I am dealing with having trouble eating now!!!! I am neevous. its not even a bog show. lol!I thought something was wrong with me. Glad I saw this..
There's definitely nothing wrong with you Lee! Part of it is the adrenaline. Your body goes into fight or flight mode from the anxiety, and diverts blood flow away from your stomach/intestines, and to your extremities. Sometimes forcing yourself to eat is the only option! And then an hour or two afterward, I'm usually STARVING and I devour everything in sight, lol! Good luck today, I'm sure you'll nail your performance!
