Blog 6

This is the last week of classes before the recital on June 4 and 5. It's game time. Monday and Tuesday consisted of tech rehearsal preparation. We're doing a picture pose slideshow for tech rehearsal, so on Monday, I gathered all of the final pictures and assisted some of the other teachers with their picture poses. In addition, I assisted my friend Claire Li (who is also doing her project at the studio) make up a more advanced combo for our Monday contemporary class, which was a lot of fun. The video is linked here. Finally, all teachers and staff members at the recital are given clipboards to ensure that the show proceeds smoothly. I assembled the clipboards with dress rehearsal backstage directions, show 1 backstage directions, show 2 backstage directions, fast change sheets for the dancers it applies to, and to-do lists. I had to prepare clipboards for eight teachers, the lighting crew, the music crew, the dressing rooms, and extras just in case. 

On Tuesday, I began putting together the slide show for tech rehearsal. Tech rehearsal is separated into two days. First, I completed the picture order for tech rehearsal on Wednesday, June 1st, which is the day for older dancers 10 and up. Then, I completed the picture order for tech rehearsal on Thursday, June 2nd, which is the day for younger dancers 10 and under. I made sure that all of the picture poses were in the exact order so that after the group is done running their dance, they would enter the photo room, look at the slide show, quickly get into their pose, snap the picture, and move on to the next dance as quickly as possible. The competition team also takes pictures after the picture poses for regular technique classes for the recital. They'll also come into the photo room for a quick picture before moving on to the next dance, but they don't run through their routines because we've had multiple competitions and shows this year. 

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