Question: How to look at the audience!?
okay!. so in about 2 hours!. i have the 'variety show' for my school!. and it's a grade for a required class!. (it's were all the drama/choir classes dance and preform in front of the audience a total of 4 times on different days and nights)
i have the dance down!. but my teacher puts me in the front :[ and i looked down in the last two preformances!. my dad is coming to this one, and i want to impress him!. (he doesn't think i have what it takes to be an actress and i wanna be one!)
HELP!. HOW DO I GET COURAGE!.
cause as soon as the curtains open and the lights go on me, i look down and laugh!. ha (:
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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
I used to get really nervous before going on stage or in front of a camera too!. But with me as soon as the lights hit or I heard "action" I would just ignore the feeling and do it!. Mostly my thoughts were "I don't want to look like an idiot by laughing or smiling!." Just keep at it and you will find your own way of dealing with it!. Plus actually "looking" at the audience isn't usually a good thing unless you're interacting with them!. And I don't know about you but looking at someone I know would be the worst thing for me!Www@QuestionHome@Com
focus on one thing!.!.i prefer focusing on the back of the room, since i usually can't spot my friends/family right away, unless i know where they'll be sitting!. ur dad will always be proud im sure, and if u got talent, don't worry! everything will work out!. just relax, and stay focused!. i know one thing for sure, your teacher wouldn't out you in the front if you werent one of the best!. just go out nd have fun:)Www@QuestionHome@Com
I'm an actress, so this is what they tell us all the time:
-Look at someone you know
-Look at the wall behind the audience
-Look at the lights
-Look at other performers (when they are in front of you)
Hope this helped!.
-KSWww@QuestionHome@Com
Just do it!. don't even think about it!. Even if you hate every single minute of it you just have to pick your head up and don't think at all about who's watching you!. The best thing to do is stare at the back wall!.Www@QuestionHome@Com
natural and with intensity!. Www@QuestionHome@Com
what the one person said except don't look at lights, it makes you dizzyWww@QuestionHome@Com
I know excatly where you are coming from!.!.!.i play classical piano with orchatras and i used to get freaked out!. So you should first just be confident in yourself!. That will take a lot of the stress away!. Then pretend that there is a wall between you and audience and just pretend that they do not exsist!. also enjoy yourself!.!.!.! If you are having fun that the chances on you just letting go and forgetting about the world around you will increase!. You will perform out of joy, and not even realise that you are being watched!. The more you think about the audience, the more you will focus on them and not the dance!. You will not loose your stagefirght right away!.!.!.it takes time!. Good luck with the Variety show!. Remember, people are there to support you!.!.!.not discourage you from getting on a stage and performing!. also, do not think about the grade!.!.!.worry about that after you have completed the performance!.
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