| During the course of your life, many people will offer | | | | If you have a look at the many dance videos on |
| their opinions on your dancing whether you want | | | | YouTube and their associated comments you'll see |
| them to or not. Sometimes you'll be asking them for | | | | what I mean. One dancer will watch a video and think |
| their opinion, other times it'll be praise following a | | | | it's amazing, the best thing. Another person will say a |
| great performance, other times it'll be the | | | | certain move will look better if they do it a different |
| choreographer at an audition offering advice on how | | | | way whilst another commenter will disagree with |
| they want you to look. | | | | them. |
| So when you get so much feedback whose opinions | | | | How do you come to a decision? Well it's up to you |
| should you take about how you can improve your | | | | to weigh up all the differing opinions. Perhaps you |
| dancing and have the best work prospects? Well you | | | | want to go a certain stylistic direction with your |
| should listen to everyone and make your decision | | | | dancing and people watching will not understand what |
| from the information you gather. | | | | it is. |
| If a lot of people say that you need to make a | | | | You see there can be a lot of debate about the right |
| certain move sharper, or you're dancing a particular | | | | way to do things. A good way to weigh up the |
| routine out of time then you probably are! Things | | | | opinions is just by trying them and doing what looks |
| which obviously need correcting will be pointed out | | | | best. Sometimes it takes a while to get used to a |
| regularly because it will be obvious to someone | | | | new way of doing things though. |
| watching although it may not be obvious to you. | | | | Great dance teachers and choreographers that you |
| There will be other suggestions people make to you | | | | go to learn from can be so important in this respect. |
| about your dancing. These will be less about | | | | Sometimes you will want to dance like a certain |
| technique and mistakes, but more about performance | | | | dancer or choreographer and will know to ignore |
| and styling. You see sometimes a choreographer or | | | | other people's comments if they ask you to change. |
| teacher will want you to dance in a different way to | | | | Anyone who offers their opinion you shouldn't knock |
| the way you are currently dancing. | | | | down but listen and respect their opinion. Also watch |
| If it's a dance teacher or choreographer telling you | | | | yourself back on camera to see if their argument |
| this then you should obviously adjust so you can | | | | actually holds weight, and also whether yours does. |
| perform it the way they want you to. However if it's | | | | Sometimes watching yourself back on video can tell |
| people other than the choreographer or judges at an | | | | you everything you need to know about what can |
| audition you may want to think about whose advice | | | | be improved or performed better. |
| you want to take if anybody's at all. | | | | |