What makes a rising star?

[pygmalion]

I don't mean the ones who win the rising star categories in dance competitions. I mean the ones with star quality. When you're watching dancers or dance comps, how do you define that star quality?

I remember a comp I attended last year, wher a teenaged girl perform an exhibition routine. She had it all -- stage presence, great costume and make-up, excellent technique, poise under pressure, eye contact with the audience. You name it. To me, she was a rising star.

What projects dancer star quality to you?

[dancin_feet]

The ability to look like there is no where else you would rather be than on the dancefloor. Even though you may be sweating up a storm and your muscles may be straining, aching and tied in knots!