The weather was more respectful than yesterday, as in it was not precipitating “wintry mix” and was a more civilized 60-plus degrees. The morning and early afternoon were spent readying for the Natick Dance Showcase. The time used was more than sufficient, but I had the luxury of being unoccupied and chose to linger, pause, and move through the day in a shockingly calm manner.
There was coffee. Reading. Phone games. A shower. Run
throughs of the dances. Verification of the costume components, which required
two bags for transport. Yet another unsuccessful search for the elusive large I*EA
duffel that would have eliminated the need for two bags. (I’m beginning to think
I imagined ever owning it, as it has spent most of its time over the years in
hiding.)
An undocumented amount of time was spent on makeup and hair.
There were comical moments. To keep my bangs from doing weird things, I pinned
them under in a roll while doing makeup, then forgot about it. When I took them
out, they were tightly rolled in some horrible scene reminiscent of what Mummu
did to my bangs when I was a kid and she had me looking like I was 50.
The little eye liner bottle fell from the counter and splattered
eyeliner all over the floor. Waterproof eyeline, as in harder to clean up. Makeup
remover towelettes worked. While putting on shoes and socks for departure I
noticed there was spilled eyeliner still on my foot. Oops. It would not come
off. The eyelash glue squirted out with more enthusiasm than needed, leaving
splotches on the counter, the tweezers, and my fingers. There was swearing.
Another makeup remover towelette saved the day.
With two hours until carpool pickup time, I wondered what to
do next. Read? Recheck the bags for the 10th time? Possibly jinx
things by practicing the dances again? There were bits of all of those things
with mixed results. I practiced a veil sequence from the duet but with a
different veil because I didn’t want to unpack the one for the dance. It was a
different size veil and a heavier weight and it didn’t go well.
Overall, the show was great. It was a surprise a few days ago when my duet partner and I learned we were opening the show. Our dance was to “Habibi Metal”, a fun take on some classical instrumental music. We embraced the “metal” and danced in jeans and metal tee shirts (AC/DC and Headbangers Ball) with zills and veils. We even had a headbanging move in it we named “the Beavis and Butthead” and it was so much fun.
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| Act One performers |
Now, it’s time to start plotting the next choreography. So
much music, so many ideas.
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