What Is Your Face Doing When You Dance?
The FACE GAME
Challenge Day 1
Why Your Face Matters More Than You Think
TODAY’S CHALLENGE
🎯 Day 1: The Face Game
Let’s start simple and fun. No stage, no stress—just you, your face, and a camera.
📸 The Selfie Challenge
- Take 10 selfies, each with a different facial expression
- Give each one a “title” (like: Strong Focus, Oops Face, Secret Smile)
- âś… Choose 1 you'd feel confident and would make senses in your routine on the stage
Optional: Submit your favorite selfie using the form below!
Today we’re diving into why facial expression isn’t just a bonus—it’s a scoring category. Most dancers lose points they don’t even realize they’re missing.
You’ll learn:
How judges score your facial performance
Why great dancing with a blank face gets forgotten
The first step to unlocking your performance power
👨‍👩‍👧Parent Tip:
Help your dancer by recording a short video of them mid-routine and pausing at random. Ask, “What story are you telling?” Let them self-assess!
Ready to Take This Further?
If your dancer is already starting to understand facial expressions and stage presence through this challenge… the Bootcamp is the next step.
Inside the Bootcamp, dancers learn how to:
âś” apply facial expressions directly to THEIR solo
âś” understand what face to make and WHEN
âś” connect emotion to the music
âś” stop overthinking on stage
âś” create more confident, memorable performances
This is where we take the ideas from the challenge and turn them into actual performance skills dancers can use immediately in competition season.
Want to do this with teammates or friends?
Share the challenge with your duo, trio, or teammates so they can grow together and become stronger performers as a group.