Marisa Wright About Me Page at Helium

Marisa Wright discovered writing online at Helium but as she learned her craft, she discovered other, more lucrative opportunities elsewhere.

Her philosophy is "Dance like nobody's watching; write like your mother will never read it!"

She hopes you enjoy the articles she wrote on Helium before she left, and that you'll take a look at her other work (see "My Links" on the right).

My passion is ...

dancing, dancing and dancing

I know too much about ...

can anyone every know too much about anything?

My parents always told me ...

that dancing wasn't a real job

My childhood ambition ...

to be a ballerina

Why I write ...

as another avenue for self-expression, and an income source

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

too busy writing!

My first job ...

figure clerk

My inspiration ...

music

Arts & Humanities > Dance Education Confidence's role in dance: 6 of 13

Confidence is critical to a dancer, but it doesn't have to be real! Even if you're quaking in your dancing shoes, LOOK confident and your audience will be impressed. Even if you fluffed the third step and forgot the middle of the routine, smile confidently and chances are, your audience won't even notice. Dancers often forget the audience wasn't at rehearsal. They don't know what the steps of a routine were supposed to be, so they're not going to spot a mistake unless you makes it obvious by frowning or pulling a funny face - or worse, by stopping! If you can maintain a look of confidence,...
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