16. Don't Worry About Stage Presence. Choreograph It In. The Stage Presence Series — Part 2

LINKS MENTIONED:Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routines⁠ poledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines⁠Free Training: The Choreography Code ⁠poledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship⁠Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1⁠ poledancefoundations.com/routinemap⁠⁠Follow Sergia: @sergialouise on Instagram---Stage Presence Isn't Something You Feel. It's Something You Build.In Part 1, I went on a rant about the note "you need better stage presence" and why it's one of the most useless pieces of feedback in pole. Today I'm giving you the actual answer.Don't try to conjure up stage presence before you walk onstage. Don't dial up your intensity or make bigger eye contact. Instead: choreograph it in.Stage presence is the result of specific decisions made during the choreographic process, not in the performance moment. And the most foundational of those decisions is focus. Not vague, general, out-into-the-audience focus. Specific, intentional, character-driven focus. In every moment of your routine, where are your eyes? What is your character looking at? Why?Most dancers haven't answered those questions. And that unanswered question is what an audience perceives as lack of presence.We also talk about subtext, actions, and what's actually happening when a routine feels magnetic versus hollow.---