18. Your Entrance and Your Bow Are Part of the Routine. The Stage Presence Series — Part 4

<p>LINKS MENTIONED:</p><p>Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routines <a href="https://www.poledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠poledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines⁠</a></p><p>Free Training: The Choreography Code <a href="https://www.poledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠poledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship⁠</a></p><p>Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1<a href="https://www.poledancefoundations.com/routinemap" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠ poledancefoundations.com/routinemap⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/sergialouise/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠Follow Sergia: @sergialouise on Instagram</a></p><p>---</p><p><strong>The Routine Starts Before the Music Does.</strong></p><p>This is the final episode of the Stage Presence Series, and I saved my favorite for last.</p><p>Most dancers treat their entrance as the walk to the pole before the real thing starts. And the bow? Something to get through after it ends. Both of those assumptions are costing you.</p><p>Your audience starts forming an opinion the second you step into the light. Before the first note plays. Before your first move. And that opinion? It shapes how they receive everything that follows. If you walk out without intention, you&#39;ve already made a choice. You&#39;ve just made it accidentally.</p><p>The same is true for the bow. What your character does after the last note fades is still part of the performance. Don&#39;t let the routine bleed out awkwardly.</p><p>Today I get specific on how to choreograph both, how to stay in character from wing to wing, and why the moments everyone forgets are often the ones that hit hardest.</p>