Ren Faire
My dance troupe (well, seven of us) performed at a local Renaissance Faire this past Saturday. We put on three half-hour performances, which included zeffa (a candle-lit wedding procession), Turkish Roma, khaleegy (a Saudi woman's dance), and one woman performed a sword solo. Because I haven't been able to make it to the normal Wednesday practices, I only had small parts in the easier choreographies. I don't mind, though. Every time I get up on stage I feel like I do better at staying in character and being comfortable on stage.
There is starting to be talk of having me solo during troupe performances. But I don't know anything other than what we've learned for the group numbers. I've only been taking lessons for a year and three quarters. I think what I am going to have to do is go to a seminar and actually *pay attention* to and *learn* a choreography so I can bring it back. Gack! I'm terrible at learning choreography during a day long seminar.
After our last performance came the shopping. I love how my troupe leader is forever dressing us and getting us to buy new clothes. I ended up buying a suede leather half-bodice that is, well...uplifting. I looked in their mirror and didn't recognize myself. I also got a suede bolero and dance belt set at a deeply discounted price. I'll have to work that one into a costume somehow. I also purchased two very pretty Peruvian silver necklaces. And though I almost never have sword lust, but I *almost* bought a sword, too. (It was really pretty). But I decided I had bought enough stuff.
Several of us were originally planning to drive down to Kentucky after our last performance to attend a workshop on Sunday. But my teacher had pulled a hamstring the day before, and we decided that driving for 5 hours after performing all day was too much. So we bought stuff instead. And then went out to an English/Scottish pub for gourmet (no really!) British cuisine. Yummy. We ended up chatting for hours, which was fun and relaxing.
There is starting to be talk of having me solo during troupe performances. But I don't know anything other than what we've learned for the group numbers. I've only been taking lessons for a year and three quarters. I think what I am going to have to do is go to a seminar and actually *pay attention* to and *learn* a choreography so I can bring it back. Gack! I'm terrible at learning choreography during a day long seminar.
After our last performance came the shopping. I love how my troupe leader is forever dressing us and getting us to buy new clothes. I ended up buying a suede leather half-bodice that is, well...uplifting. I looked in their mirror and didn't recognize myself. I also got a suede bolero and dance belt set at a deeply discounted price. I'll have to work that one into a costume somehow. I also purchased two very pretty Peruvian silver necklaces. And though I almost never have sword lust, but I *almost* bought a sword, too. (It was really pretty). But I decided I had bought enough stuff.
Several of us were originally planning to drive down to Kentucky after our last performance to attend a workshop on Sunday. But my teacher had pulled a hamstring the day before, and we decided that driving for 5 hours after performing all day was too much. So we bought stuff instead. And then went out to an English/Scottish pub for gourmet (no really!) British cuisine. Yummy. We ended up chatting for hours, which was fun and relaxing.