TRADITION! (And some vanity mixed in)

We actually started to block tradition today! I get to be front and center whenever the "daughters" sing - I have to admit - it's tough not to smile the entire time - Tzeitel - come front and center. (My heart leaps about like --- hrmmmm what leaps about - a corgi on a farm during a brisk cool day?)

VLOG is not known for the incredible dancing ability of it's members. They are primarily a SINGING organization. Every time we learn a dance - I gain a new respect for what my fellow dancers do on a daily basis. We take things such as being able to hold your arms above your head, standing on one foot, touch your toes, twirling around, completely for granted. For the normal population these are challenging tasks, and I would say the group is doing just fine. Additionally, mad props to them for picking up on the choreography so quickly. I must admit it is taught quite quickly - even for me - and I'm used to this! (At one point the choreographer did ask me if I had ever done the choreography before - I said no. I will take this as a compliment that I was picking up quickly and accurately - two challenges I have been working on.

We were also introduced to Marisa Jo - our "dance captain" of sorts. (She is not in the show as a dance captain usually is - more of an assistant choreographer - who doenst choreograph - just helps teach. I know her from Steps! That was a fun discovery!

They cast two youngest daughters today - two children to play Sprhintze and Bielke. (I played Sprhintze at Benjamin School!) The girls went around asking people who they were playing - they got to me - and smile and said "I know who you are! You are Tzeitel." Insert - Corgi/farm/brisk day heart here.

Very vainly, I love rehearsals because I get to feel like a star for three hours a day - very different from cleaning floors or catering to the three year olds at birthday parties or waiting in rooms to not be seen at auditions or feeling large and clumsy in dance class. I get to feel beautiful and talented and wonderful. I hope the feeling continues.