Ah yes!

Indeed it is a familiar feeling. So this pep talk is as much to myself as it is to you.

- Live performance means that there will be mistakes.

- It is not possible to learn anything without making mistakes. If you are not making any, you're not learning.

- Identify a few things that could be done differently (just a few as you cannot fix everything at once).

- Ask for gentle, objective feedback or suggestions.

- Once you've done these last two, forgive yourself. You'll do better next time.

- Hopefully, you can look forward the next gig and I wish you that it goes well and make you feel good.

Cheers,

Claire

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Maia McCormick via Callers <callers@lists.sharedweight.net> wrote:

So after a gig, I find myself haunted by one or two missteps from an evening — the rolling start that was a little muddy, the thing I didn’t teach clearly enough so the dancers never quite got it — even though the dancers adjusted and all had a good time, and I still had the hall’s trust and goodwill at the end of the evening.

Is this a familiar experience for anyone? Assuming you’ve already learned the lesson to be learned there, how do you move past it and stop self-flagellating?Would love to hear some people’s thoughts!

Cheers,
Maia

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