Sassy Jazz Dance. Yes girl, this is where your inner sass gets to show. Channel your inner selfie faces. Puckered lips with raised eyebrows are great. Also don't be afraid to show your teeth in a confident smile. Really use the tilt of your face to sell this style. By angling your chin downward and keeping strength behind your eyes your audience will feel the fierceness inside you.
Light, Airy, Lyrical. In this kind of dance you want to seem happy, but plastering a giant smile on your face for this routine can make you look fake and frankly, pretty darn creepy. Using your breath is essential for this style. Use your exhalations to release the tension in both your face and body. Also try smiling with closed lips for brief intervals. By matching your face with your natural breathing pattern, your performance will come across more genuine.
High Energy Tap (or Jazz) Number. This is another style many just keep one smile on throughout the entirety of the dance. While this is passable, it's way more fun to watch a dancer who changes up his or her smile. Again using your natural breathing pattern, try adding a closed lip smile or a great grin with your mouth open. Keep your chin up and a sparkle in your eyes. That's how to sell a high energy number.
Sad, Heart-wrenching Dance. This is perhaps the hardest performance to naturally sell. A lot of times dancers cannot stop gasping for air like a fish out of water. There are much better ways to express sad feeling than these. Practice your facials in the mirror so you know which sad face looks best on you. Once you find it, do no overuse it! The best way to pull off this performance is to keep your eyes and eyebrows not strained looking. You also should keep your breathing in your chest. This will help accentuate your passion without looking like fish.
