[musictlk] dancing in big musical numbers!

[Robert j]

Sorry to say I can not give you any real life practicle feed back or advice.
I was in a small play once in college but it was more like an extended 4 or
5 sceene skit.
Just wanted to congradulate you on getting to take part in the production.
Hope you have a lot of fun both rehersing and performing.
Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
Behalf Of Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen
Sent: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 4:22 PM
To: musictlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [musictlk] dancing in big musical numbers!


Hi, everyone,

As happiness would have it, I  have a small part in our local
production of the Wizard of Oz.  My actual part is to be the farm
hand who happens to be sitting handily nearby on a stump with a
guitar when Dorothy needs to sing Over the Rainbow.  I'm very excited
about this.  I've played in many situations, but never in a musical
and never with a real orchestra.

I'm also in the chorus: just one more alto.  Originally, the chorus
was not going to dance, but now, it turns out we *are* dancing.  so,
my question:

Has anyone out there  done this?  I'm not a dancer: I can step and
kick and box step and I've done a little square dancing, that sort of
thing, but dancing in a mass of folks is a new adventure for me.  I
looked up all those terms dancers give their footwork and learned how
they go, and I know a person or two in the chorus who will go over
things with me.  I've discovered I'm perfectly OK with the big mass
number so far (more or less as ok as the other nondancers), but there
are smaller groups who apparently are going to zip on and off the
stage, and the whole business is, of course, very loud!

I have a few thoughts about how to accomplish all this, but I'd love
to exchange notes with anyone who has a musical under his or her belt.
I'd also like to be able to tell the director: "sure, no worries: I
know six other blind people who have done this already."

Yours from the Emerald City,
Sheri







Dr. Sheri Wells-Jensen


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