Silly Saturday Saying
Over time and many performances, dancers learn a variety of
ways to calm their performance jitters. One of them is today’s Silly Saying: Imagine every man in the audience is bald. Picture how this might
look as you scan the audience. Even in the dark, it would d be noticeable and
humorous. And humor helps you relax.
I heard once that some critic or patron actually bought
selected tickets for all his bald male friends so the reflective heads would
spell out a word or two. I don’t know if this is actually true or not, but it
adds another level to the idea of imagining a bald audience.
If this doesn’t help, try imagining something else to add
humor or absurdity to the moment. It will lighten the mood.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Silly Saying #70:
“To calm performance jitters, imagine every man in the
audience is bald.”
Link of the Day:
“Nervous people tend to overreact.”
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― Toba Beta,
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