Article: Mental moxy: how to keep your focus despite audition distractions.(AUDITIONS GUIDE 2008)

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In a cramped holding room, after applying the final coat of mascara and stretching and shaking out jilters, you feel ready (if nervous) Ill approach the task ahead: the next stab at a gig. You walk into the audition room feeling confident. But somewhere along the way the dreaded moment arrives. You lose your focus, letting negative thoughts overwhelm you and end up blowing the audition. Every. dancer has been through this kind of frustrating episode, walking out of the room wondering, "What happened? Why couldn't I concentrate?"

Just like a dance step, mental cain, must be practiced to remain intact. It you haven't learned how to ...

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