Thread: starting over

ok, its a little hard for me to say this so bare with me (especially as I have a tendancy to waffle). As you may or may not know I decided to take a little time out, I was starting to question my sanity and I needed to have some family time and time to sort out some issues here. I was forced into my 'break' a little early by an old shoulder injury that flared back up but hey ho.

What I have found in my time out is that I've lost some of my confidence and have been questioning my abilities as an entertainer. I've worked hard but when I look back at some of my performances theres always something I pick out as not quite there. I think I fell into the trap of believing my own hype and falling into a comfort zone but lets face it, it looks like this stone needs polishing! I've come to the conclusion that its time for me to go back to basics and put some extra work in - I love performing so quitting isnt an option for me

So, I've been in touch with my local MoB accredited teacher, I'm starting hula hoop lessons when the next block starts and am looking into other forms of dance to help me along the way. I'll also be attending BVB's Branding your burlesque persona workshop as it may help me cut through some of my confusion (so many 'characters' I was starting to get multiple personality disorder!) but would like to know of any other workshops people reccommend?

Also, one thing - if in the future I ask you what you think of my performance please be honest! I'd like to thank Joe Black for his honesty on my sideshow act - if you hadn't talked to me about it I'd have probably left it in its unpolished state Its nice when people say how much they enjoy an act but I'd much rather learn about what needs work (unless its polished to perfection lol)

So, scary times but I'm starting over! Wish me luck?

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I think you're very brave to be so honest and open. I also think we all have similar phases of self doubt no matter what level we are at as performers, it's in our nature, any performer who thinks they're great all the time and never wants to improve anything are either narcissists or don't really care about their art! Getting back to basics for a while is a useful and valuable things to do for anyone.

Good luck!

Twinkle Starr xx

Thanks Twinkle I was worried that I may have been too honest but its out there now - onwards and upwards!

good luck hunny...like everything else in life going that extra mile makes all the difference. xxx

good luck hunni, and honesty is the best policy....hope your not gone for too long tho xxx

thanks sweets I've gone through my repertoire today and ditched the deadwood, I've got 2 strong acts I'm polishing up this week and am looking forward to hitting the stage again on the 3rd April

New skills will come in handy for my new ideas am feeling much more positive now!