The Show Must Go On

One thing I've learnt from performances is that everything seem to go wrong on the day of the performance.  Be it wrong music, wrong lighting, insufficient floor space, a change in actions, a change in dance positioning, a sprained ankle, a hurt knee. And usually, they would only occur a minute before the dance, or while the dance is occurring.

One rule in performing a dance is to suck it up, smile and carry on. The purpose of a performance isn't to portray the behind-the-scenes problems dancers face all the time, the purpose of the performance is to portray a story, a thought or an emotion. 

I've had heaps of experiences and tales from fellow dancers, that when something goes wrong (even during the dance), overcome it with a confident expression.

Knocked your leg on an amplifier? 
Get back up and keep on dancing.

Slapped another dancer while flinging your hand?
Get back up and keep on dancing.

Sprained an ankle before the dance?
Suck it up, get back up and keep on dancing.

Because we're on stage, where people stare at every single movement we do. It's much like living in the world as christians, where we're being watched by society. As flawed human beings, we fall all the time. The difference between being a christian and a non-christian is this: God helps us to get back up and keep on dancing.

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In a dance performance, the show must go on. In life, God's Will must go on. :)