Dance exams can be stressfull, when you are worried, not prepared or (like me) bad at picking up choreography. The good news is, everything in life has a way round it. In this blog post, I will share some of my top tips to relax yourself in exams and before.
Be prepared!
Don’t go into an exam, without being prepared! Even if other people around you aren’t make sure you are! If that means spending hours at home, then do it. Make sure you are prepared at least three days before hand. Days before I go into an exam, I do a mastermind on my teacher. “Will we loose marks if, we mix up the numbers?” “Can we say yes if they ask us if we’d like to get a sip of water.” “Is that exercice we just did first?” “Will the examiner be ok if we do the reveraunce like chimps, seeing as its not officily marked.” Miss Alex’s nightmare goes on… Practice all the exercices especially the ones you’re not so confident on. Research or ask your teacher about the examiner you’re having. Ask questions like, “Is she or he a harsh marker?”
Dance beforehand:
Make sure your nice and warm before you are about to enter an exam not just so your not so stiff but when you’re cold, I’ve noiced dancers tend to dance hesitently.
Focus:
Keep nice and calm before you enter and make sure you’re not unsure of anything before you go in. If you have a quenstion un-answered, you will be wondering this througout all the excercices and distract yourself. Keep nice and focused and go over everything you have been taught.
I hope these three top tips were beneficial to you,
Thanks again,
FH xxx
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