I could never understand why people always smiled back at me, until my husband commented recently that I was one of the few people who looked happy while singing in my choir at performance.

Trouble is I don't know when I am smiling naturally, so if it's a grim song I can look totally inane grinning like an idiot!

I have tried for years when teaching Morris, to get people to look as if they are enjoying dancing, (OK let's get the jokes about Morris dancing over & done with folks) but some people just concentrate too much to appear to enjoy it. I always remind them that before going on, take good deep breaths to calm themselves, stand tall, shoulders rolled back & down to relax, this brings your head up & makes you feel better whether singing playing or dancing & you will hopefully look better, even if you can't quite bring yourself to smile properly.