Post Show Reflection

This past show was a brand new feeling for me. It felt a lot more professional, from the choreography to backstage behavior. Instead of there being many different pieces, not related to each other at all, there was one long piece. Like other times, there were no parents backstage during the show. Ms. Mack sewed our costumes herself instead of ordering them from a catalog.
One of the hardest things for me was the new style that was put on us. It had a more modern feel than I've ever performed before. Ms. Mack always told us up to the show that we danced "ugly" because of the habits we have. I had to forget a lot of the bad habits I picked up at my former studio, such as kicking into leaps, not brushing, and other bad habits. Hopefully I did a good job of fixing them for the show.
In the Friday show, I learned a very important lesson that I already knew...When you mess up, keep going. No one would know if you don't show it. I started running before everyone else and just stopped with a "holy crap what did I just do?" look on my face. Everybody told me that they didn't notice. Despite that though, I most definately learned my lesson cause I don't want to be embarrassed like that again.
When it came time for the show to end, I was sad to see it because we did all of that work just for 2 shows. I felt that all of the work did pay off though. Even though the rehearsals got a little intense sometimes, an improvement was seen in every dancer. I can't wait until the spring show!