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Evan Lysacek, men’s figure skating champion, is one of the eleven celebrities who will compete on the season 10 premiere of Dancing with the Stars. His partner is Anna Trebunskaya. Just like other contestants, everyone has their own rituals, which they do prior to the competition. Evan has his own rituals too. Just as what he always does, he prepares himself mentally for the first performance. In every competition he joins, he always tries to stimulate all his senses to condition his body. He also lights the same candle which he used to burn in his skating competitions. Same list of songs in his iPod. Most particularly, his chocolate shakes which he drinks on competition days. He uses the same comb, and the same hair gel. When he does these things, it’s his one way of conditioning and telling his body that this is it and it’s time to go. As usual, he prepares himself well. So when it’s their turn to hit the dance floor, he wasn’t nervous anymore. After seeing the performances of the first five couples, he felt great and even more confident. Performing in front of a live audience is not new to him, so the crowd didn’t scare him. He also finds it interesting going face-to-face with the judges and listen to whatever comments they might have regarding their performance. Though the champion has been used to being scored by an international panel, he still felt a little nervous standing in front of Len, Bruno and Carrie Ann. He acknowledges the inputs given by the judges on how they have to improve their performance. At the end of the night, he felt great and even more excited to perform on the dance floor in the coming days. Evan Lysacek: Pre-performance Rituals is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →