5 tips to enhance stage presence
Knowing your routine is great but keep in mind our job as dancers is to take the audience on a journey! Here are just 5 tips you can use to boost your stage presence and WOW the audience!
- Connect with the Audience Through Eye Contact and Expression
Use your eyes, face, and body language to tell a story. Just as important as technique – engage emotionally. Whether it’s joy, sorrow, or intensity, convey that feeling to the audience… Don’t forget to look up!
- Exaggerate Movements for the Stage
What feels big in the studio often looks small on stage. Amplify your gestures, lines, and energy so they’re visible and impactful, even to the last row of the audience.
- Maintain Strong Posture and Confidence
Walk on and off stage like a performer. Even in moments of stillness, keep your body active and engaged as this projects confidence and control.
- Be Fully Present in Every Moment
Avoid “marking” or letting your mind wander. Commit 100% to every step, transition, and beat. Presence is about the NOW, not just the climax of the routine.
- Practice Performance, Not Just Choreography
Rehearse with full performance energy regularly, not just in final run-throughs. Record yourself, perform in front of mirrors or your peers and practice selling the piece every time.
We are so excited for our Troupes to get back out on stage for 2025 so soon! Be the best dancer you can be and have fun!
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