What The Heck Do You Do At Conventions?

 Whenever I go to a dance convention, I'm always extremely scared, but also really excited. I mean, two full days of master classes is pretty awesome, but then there's the audition. Ugh, the audition. This week, I'm going to go over a few tips that my teachers have taught me when it comes to conventions.
1. Where clothes that stand out- When you go to a convention, you want to get noticed. When you get noticed you have a higher chance of winning a scholarship. Who doesn't want a scholarship? Im not saying you have to be one of those girls who wear their old solo costume to a convention, but be fun and colorful. For the upcoming convention i'm going to i'm wearing purple leggings, and a red sports bra for one of the days. Maybe i'll wear a tank top as well.
2. Don't ditch the audition- Last year a few people that I knew ditched their audition because they were scared. My teachers got extremely mad at them and well, long story short we don't even consider skipping the audition anymore.
3. When you're given your audition piece, freaking PRACTICE IT.- You want that scholarship? You have to earn it. Practice that dance until you know it inside and out so you'll make sure to be prepared the next day.
4. Stretch before your classes start- Although the teacher will most likely do a small stretch with you before you start learning combos, it's good to stretch for yourself so you know that you can be more flexible on the dance floor.
5- Don't talk with your friends- This one is pretty obvious. Just, don't do it.

These are the most helpful tips I have for conventions. Thanks for reading! :)

Guide to Improv Dancing

 Okay. When I say "Guide" I really mean what I do. I am in no way an Improv master (in fact, I think I suck at Improv) but these are what I do when I am improving to a song. Here a list of what I do when I improv.
1. NO MORE DARN TRICKS- Yeah It's okay to add in one or two turns here and there. But doing Battment after piroutte after areals?(sorry for spelling errors) The point of improv is to express yourself, NOT show off.
2. Feel the music- I usually let the music move me, not the other way around. If theres a click in the music, my elbow clicks. If theres a loud boom, I would do a knee drop. Your body should correspond to the music. Don't just move completely off beat. It looks weird.
3. Don't stress out about it- I know a lot of people who worry about what they're going to do during improv, but.... its improv. The point is to make it up on the spot and not pre create the dance.

Improv is a really good way of letting go. (in my opinion) Don't just stand there and look uncomfortable. Move!
 Sorry if I sounded mean :)

Favorite Contemporary Dance Songs

 This week I really wanted to make a list of my favorite songs that you could do a contemporary piece to. All of this songs a LOVE so much and love dancing to them. Even if you don't dance, you could still jam out to these songs. Heres the list!:
(In no particular order)
1. Slip- Elliot Moss
2. Trndsttr- Lucian Remix
3. Brother- Matt Corby (my current solo song. Im in love.)
4. Resolution- Matt Corby
5. Slacks-  St. South
6. Little Game- Benny
7.  Weight in Gold- Louis Futon Remix
8. Here-  Alessia Cara
9. Alive- Sia
10. Youth- Daughter
11. Run- Daughter
    At the moment, thats the list I have. There are probably some more that I really like but these were the ones that popped into my head first.  I know song of these sound like they wouldn't be very good songs to do a contemporary piece to, but to me I think they would be great. Thats all for this week. :)