I usually don't get really nervous.. more like exited. But the longer I stand backstage, the more nervous I get.

When I used to perform in recitals (a long time ago), I used to get scared so much that I would be sick beforehand. I also had a horrible habit of holding my breath while dancing as well, which made things even worse.

I could never perform in my adult years though (I have really bad social anxiety now and am terrified of a lot of people). I also have terrible IBS and that acts up at the worst possible times before dance classes if I have the money to go to them.

I don't like mirrors neither. Mirrors are evil for obese people like myself.

I don't know if mine is more stress or nerves....I get really nervous and anxious and touchy/moody. And usually atleast once per competition/show I have a nervous meltdown...

I guess its because my family is really big into dance, and I want to please my parents, and if a dance doesn't do well I always blame myself unless someone blaintntly messes up. Also, I don't want to let my dance teachers down for putting soooo much into our dances and putting so much time into training us, that I want them to be proud of us, ya know?

that might be just me? hha

I don't get too nervous.. perhaps a little bit, but I can get over it. I just think to myself "you've done this 100 times before, nothing will be different, this time". Also, I believe it helps if you don't focus on falling or slipping, focus on giving a great performance.

I generally just feel like I need to go to the bathroom, and get a bit nervous. But then I remember, dancing is what I LOVE to do, and everything will be okay once I get on the stage

I used to always get really, really nervous a long time in advance, to the point that I would have prefered not to perform at all. For the past several years, I haven't gotten nervous at all until at most a couple days before the performance. Sometimes, especially if my part is fairly easy, I'm only slightly nervous, other times I'm incredibly nervous. But now it's always nervous in a good way; it's excitement and nervousness at the same time. I always get really nervous standing in the wings right before going on; but that's not nervousness about the performance as a whole as it is fear that I'll miss my entrance. (I've never done that before, so I don't know why I'm always scared that I will)

Its weird, but I don't get nervous at all, there can be 2000 people in the audience and everyone runs around and I sit down in a corner and get my book to read.

I like to be prepared, I learn my text properbly, I prepare my character, I do my little thinks around the practice and I show up in time to get costume and mask and than I can chill down and enjoy the hectic of the ofters
I thinks it nice, I can help out with reparing costumes or something, there is always something you can do.

The most important thing for me, is to do something, that has nothing to do with my character, the play, the dance...whatever I am going to do on stage.

MC

It just depends on how comfortable I am with the material for the performance. When I was doing recitals back at my studio I never really got nervous because I was always very comfortable with the material but now that I am at college I get really nervous. My first performance in April I thought I was going to throw up. I was so freaked out. It got better as we went through the weekend of shows but still it was the worst anxiety I had ever had.

I worry that I will mess up the night before and the morning of a proformce and then I usealy am the best one on stage

I don't compete but for performances I always get really nervous beforehand but as soon as it starts I'm fine.

The last time I danced on stage was when I was ten years old. But I remember that I was pretty nervous and had a lot of butterflies in my stomach

I get so nervous i cry. this is only for my one solo and a small group acro dance that im in. all of my other dances and my other solo do not bother me at all!!!

I'm usually not that nervous before recital. The only time that I get butterflies is when I'm standing in the wings waiting to go on. Its just the anticipation. When I start dancing I'm fine.

I only got nervous this year because it was my first year at a new studio!

I usually get really nervous before the first dance I have at a dance copetition or recital. Like really nervous like i feel like i have to pee my pants(or tights) nervous! But then after the first dance I don't really get nervous at all. And after I go onstage for the first dance once I am onsatge everything just goes away and I am just one with the music!

I actually get more nervous the weeks leading up to the dance, I practice a lot and I'm pretty freaked out about everything. I've actually gotten up in the middle of the night to check on my costumes. Backstage I get a little nervous, but as soon as I step on stage I'm good. I was so nervous for my ballet number last year I was in the bathroom until the very last few minutes until we had to go on, and then I was smiling, even correcting a girl through my smiling teeth that she was in the wrong spot. Considering it was my first year in dance, everyone was pretty impressed.