determination..?

Question

im an irish dancer and i am going to the world championships this year and in my previous world chapionships i have come 31st and this year 25th and i relly want to be on the top 5 this year and everyone else is so good so what can i relly do to achieve this...practise..? how often..? i attened classes 2-3 times a week ...so if anyone has any advice to get me relly good..how cna i keep relly determined?? Thanks

Answer 1

Oh, wow, that's pretty cool! Congratulations on World Campionship level, first of all.
Other than "practice, practice" I'd recommend taking a few lessons specifically on presentation. Find a teacher with a "good eye" who can tell you how to make your presentation better. One of my teachers tells me sometimes that my dancing looks worse than it really is. She means that by improving minor deatils I can make it look way better, to show off the stuff that takes years to learn. My partner and I try to take a lesson specifically on presentation before important competitions. One teacher in our area happens to be particularly good at that. One lesson with him - and we get to a final rather than getting stuck in quartefinals.
Being at World Champinship level, I'm sure you study with the best teachers already. But if you can think of an out-of-town teacher who you think would be good to invite to do a workshop, you can probably organize it if you have substantial dance community in your area. Or visit them instead. My teachers travel to UK to take a bunch of lessons, and then they come back and do much better in competitions.

Answer 2

Ask the director about that stuff, then go home, and rehearse it obsessively. That's what got me into level 4 ballet with only 2 years of experience!