Welcome to Gaia! ::

I just got this mental image of me at the local rec center....

The only people who ever swim there are all OLD....lol

So all I can see are all these old people looking at me going "wtf is that crazy girl doing..."

Nadeau! Funny!

What helps me is finding music that is slow, peaceful and makes my emotions pour out.

When the music is slow, it allows for creativity. If the music is fast, just go over the routein so much that all you have to do is dance. My instructor said she danced the one she's teaching so much, that she doesn't think about the steps.

For a solo, practice like you would without a props if its part of it. count out the steps out loud, numerous of times. then, try it with music. if you feel comfortable enough, try to get lost in the music and put on the face you want. (you could also try looking in a mirror to get the right kind of face. i don't, but its an option)

As for troupe, Unity is nice, but let each person do the move on their own. my instructor alows us to dress the way we want. but our movements and execution of the movements in time, is importaint. She pointed that out when i was doing the 'tribal' hands for an arabic walk not cabaret.

i hope this is some help sweatdrop

i have cybelle [just the dark bits edit] its on the Pentaphobe: A Tribal Metamorphosis. its all slow, when i saw Kami Liddle's performance to the one by solace, i was like...wow...

i'm still looking for new music. so far i got Akkadian by Maduro