Help all d.i performers

[Barbiie Jennette]

I am going to NFl districts for the 1st time 2maro and I couldn't be more nervous!! Can anyone give me a heads up on what to expect? Do's and Don'ts?? PLEASE!!!

~"I suppose I should start at the beginning right.."? -Delaila

[tgjdlc]

Do:
Chill. relax as much as possible- it's like any other tournament- and should be treated as such. If you freak yourself out- you might over act or overdo everything. Which would hurt.
Do:
Make sure to sleep tonight.
Do:
Eat tomorrow, but not too much. Just enough to give you energy, Quals can be very nerve wracking.
Don't:
Say "Judges Ready". When you go up the front of the room, just wait for everything to calm down- and for all eyes on you, then start your piece.
Don't:
Be obnoxious outside of rounds- you never know if a potential judge is watching you.

Do:
Have fun.

[Barbiie Jennette]

Thank you!! I have a question!! why shouldn't i say judges ready?? just curious

[tgjdlc]

simply enough, it's annoying. I wouldn't have called your number to get up and speak, if I wasn't ready-ish. Wait for the judges attention to be on you- that would mean they are ready to see your speech- otherwise, what else would they look at you for?

[Barbiie Jennette]

Okay ! anything else you can think of that could help me out at all??