Nutcracker Prelim Run Through today. The preliminary run through is a sort of subdued tech-- no sets or lights, but all 203 kids on the ice together for the first time, running all groups and solos. I should have carried a little tape recorder or notepad around with me to just make little notes about some of the more amusing moments.
Rounded up my little boys for the toy soldiers number. All there except one, they go on the ice, and the missing one's Grandma comes up to ask what's going on. We said, get him on the ice right now, but he never shows up, although everyone says they've seen him. An hour later he's there for the finale practice and says to me, quite aggreived (you have to imagine a perfectly adorable ants-in-his-pants 5-year old in a too-big skating helmet here) "what a waste of time, we didn't even get to practice the number." Hey, kid, WE practiced it, where were you?
I brought my camera to get a shot of the beautifully executed end-pose of the Delta-Pre Freestyle girls. Except for the part where I completely forgot to watch them skating.
Lined up for finale. Beta-Gamma girls standing in front of Alpha group. Tiniest Beta, maybe 3 feet tall about as big as a flea, turns to the tiniest Alphas, all of whom are taller than she, and says, "are you the tots?"
Tot girl takes off straight into the soloist, who is doing a camel spin. Iron Lotus, tot version.
I'll update as I remember stuff.
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I'm sitting at my PC executing mind numbing boring tasks that ensure smooth life-function,(AKA paying bills) when the idea hits me that yesterday's prelim run through meant some wonderfully witty XanBoni commentary - and I was not dissapointed! Iron Lotus, tot version has me still laughing 20 minutes later. Can't thank you enough for the humor.
ReplyDeleteIt's the stuff I can't say that would really have you rolling on the floor. Also get me fired.
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