A Challenge
There was complete silence all around; the only thing audible was my rapid heartbeat. I had tripped and ruined my first and probably my last stage performance...
Dancing had always been my passion but I could never muster the courage to perform on stage. It was only in seventh grade, on my mother’s behest that I decided to take part in the school annual talent show.
After weeks of practicing and sleepless nights the final day arrived. Seeing such a huge audience was quite an intimidating sight and I began losing confidence. As I started dancing my nervousness only grew further and before I knew it I tripped. Though I was down only for a few seconds it seemed like hours to me. I then took a deep breath and recalled what my mother had said- ‘Believe in yourself.’
This gave me the courage to make my blunder seem like a part of the performance and I continued dancing. Gradually my fears changed into confidence and the audience seized to be threatening. Hearing a round of applause at the end of the performance filled me with euphoria as I had conquered my fears and emerged victorious.
In third grade at my Annual School Concert I gave my very first stage performance where I was placed in the first row by my teacher, compelling me to come out of my comfort zone.
This meant that I was in complete view of the audience and any mistake I made was clearly visible. My first reaction was to back out from the performance but my mother stopped me from doing so. She told me that the only way to overcome my stage freight was to face it and it didn’t matter if I forgot any step as long as I was enjoying myself.
On the final day as I stepped on to the stage, I remembered what my mother had told me. And as the performance proceeded I felt more confident and started enjoying it. Hearing a round of applause by the audience at the end of the performance put a smile on my face, because I had finally overcome my fears and emerged victorious.
Dancing had always been my passion but I could never muster the courage to perform on stage. It was only in seventh grade, on my mother’s behest that I decided to take part in the school annual talent show.
After weeks of practicing and sleepless nights the final day arrived. Seeing such a huge audience was quite an intimidating sight and I began losing confidence. As I started dancing my nervousness only grew further and before I knew it I tripped. Though I was down only for a few seconds it seemed like hours to me. I then took a deep breath and recalled what my mother had said- ‘Believe in yourself.’
This gave me the courage to make my blunder seem like a part of the performance and I continued dancing. Gradually my fears changed into confidence and the audience seized to be threatening. Hearing a round of applause at the end of the performance filled me with euphoria as I had conquered my fears and emerged victorious.
In third grade at my Annual School Concert I gave my very first stage performance where I was placed in the first row by my teacher, compelling me to come out of my comfort zone.
This meant that I was in complete view of the audience and any mistake I made was clearly visible. My first reaction was to back out from the performance but my mother stopped me from doing so. She told me that the only way to overcome my stage freight was to face it and it didn’t matter if I forgot any step as long as I was enjoying myself.
On the final day as I stepped on to the stage, I remembered what my mother had told me. And as the performance proceeded I felt more confident and started enjoying it. Hearing a round of applause by the audience at the end of the performance put a smile on my face, because I had finally overcome my fears and emerged victorious.