In the aftermath of any kind of performance, one is usually left with the feeling of "I think I did we'll", "I blew it", or something in between. A part of that is self reflections, mistakes are made, tricks forgotten, cues missed. But we are social creatures, and as such, the feedback of others is what matters all too often. When you enter a contest, there is a clear piece of feedback for your performance, the final score and ranking. It's a little different when you are performing for a crowd. You are left with "did they cheer" or "that guy in the front looked bored". Those little mistakes get bigger in the imagination when there isn't anything telling you how you did. I went into Vancouver today for an appointment, and decided to head to the beach afterwards. I walked by the newly re-opened interactive art display and was moved to consider the past and reflect a bit on where I'm at. These guys were the inspiration for my first video with MFD, because hey, they are fun! It's also highly amusing watching the tourists climb all over them and take pictures of themselve trying to mimic the expressions on the statues. Last week I performed in front of a very large crowd of people out partying. It was a unique performance in my experience, for many reasons. I left the stage feeling good, the crowd was responsive, I kept my poise and smiled and did my best, but i felt like my choreography was off. Today, a week later, I was downtown grabbing a cup of coffee. As I waited for my fancy pancy latte to be crafted, I was practicing my hop the fence. All of a sudden a guy comes across the coffee shop to tell me how much he enjoyed my show. He commented on how fast I was (I think the most complicated trick I did was a matrix), and that he really liked how I was in sync with the music. I'm still smiling.
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