Adversity and resilience in performance

From losing your footing to losing a hairpiece on the dance floor, adversity in performance is inevitable. Here's the newest post in the self-improvement blog series on how to deal with challenging situations and overcoming them.

Here are some undesirable situations that I'm sure physie girls/ladies can relate to:

• Sweat in your eyes
• Safety pins unclip 
• Memory lapse - forgetting the next move
• Hairpiece/jewellery falls off (seniors/ladies) 
• Muscle cramp

The aforementioned situations can hypothetically happen to anyone, so below is a collage of tips to deal with setbacks in performance (click to enlarge):

Beyond one's control

As we enter the month of November, junior repechage and zone championships have already come and gone. This means that competitions on the national level are underway.

Welcome to my newest instalment in the self-improvement blog series where I'll be discussing the factors that you can and cannot control in a competition setting.

Factors that are beyond your control:

• who your competitors are
• the judges' decision 
• how well others dance

Factors that you can control:

• being the best dancer you can be
• what you eat, how much you've rested 
• hours spent practising 

Focus on the things you can control and always stay positive.
Good luck to all the girls and ladies who are competing at nationals.