here's my confusion.

i think many people think they've had a successful LD but really it is merely a semi-LD.

someone feel free to correct me if im wrong:

Scenario 1
i had a dream where i was in a competition on stage in front of hundreds of people. and it was a dance competition. in the dream i knew i had to win and so i danced my best (i was somewhat concious about it). when i woke up i realised ya that was a dream, and recalling the dream i realised that i did think of what i was doing when i was doing it and that it wasnt a normal dream because i had some influence in it.

My problem with this (if someone can give me input) is many people will call this a lucid dream... however i dont think it should be called a successful one because even though it did feel like a dream where i was kinda aware of it i don't feel that i was 100% in it. Main reason i belive this is because i could see myself dancing for example. i believe in a successful lucid dream u are in the dream 1st person and not 3rd person and that u feel like u can play god and have no threats like losing a competition for example (bad example but bare with me)

Scenario 2
i've only had one 'successful' lucid dream.
I was afraid of getting shot (why is it always violence, media) emotions ran, i was in my old elemntary school, i did no RCs but somehow i realised i was dreaming unlike in scenario 1 where i just felt like i was there doing what i had to do. usually when i know im dreaming i respond by 'tearing' the dream (focussing on a loud noise in my senses that causes my body to shake like an extended shock from a nightmare). however this time the person with the gun shook his head laughing and at that point i couldnt tear the dream (body wasnt shaking to the point where id wake up). so the result was me fully aware i was in the dream and looking in 1st person staring at him. it was surreal. it felt like i was really awake and i floated foreward, through the guy for 5 seconds slowly higher off the ground through a door and reaching the cieling where the dream got too bright, and i woke up to the sun in my face.

In this scenario, i hardly had to dream recal because it felt so real. i did not have to pull a gun on the person or defend myself (or in scenario one where i HAD to dance) instead i just floated foreward looking around not afraid of anything.

If this was a lucid dream then i would call this one the successful LD and the first scenario merely a semi-lucid dream where i could not do anything supernatural.

please share your thoughts on this so we can help people as well as me decipher between the 2.