Began dancing in late September 05 - latin/rhythm mainly. Have my first showcase this weekend and looking for advice on how to deal with first performance jitters. Anyone have any rituals or words of wisdom for a newbie?

Dear njdancegirl

Congratulations to being brave enough to do your first showcase, a lot of people that have danced for years are too shy to get up in front of people and " shake their booties". My husband and I started dancing in Sept. 05 as well and just did our first Showcase last weekend. Everybody reacts differently to pressure and not knowing the type of person you are it is difficult to give advice. I do deep breathing to calm any jitters. And watch the other dancers to learn from. Since we danced almost last I had 3 hours to watch, think, and learn.
We had great fun and so will you!!