Talk:Rainbow Falls/@comment-29017069-20160818012512/@comment-27578467-20160818082310

From what I understand it mostly depends on the perception of being judged rather than the activity itself, though of course different activities usually involve different variables that would contribute to this perception. It may be that Fluttershy is much less self-confident in her singing than she is in her athletic abilities (regardless of actual skill), or it may be that she cares less about what people think of her as an athlete than as a singer, or it may be that her desire to help Ponyville overrides her fear of the crowd (which is pretty much what ultimately convinced her to sing in Filli Vanilli).