Life Continues
There is a chunk of my brain working on schemes for finding living situations for next year. Sorry to bore you with that.
Other than that, I am rather annoyed with the rehearsal ethic of the Swing Troupe. We were supposed to have a rehearsal tonight at 10:30. Of 5 couples (I think), 3 people showed. One person had a performance, and another had dress rehearsal. But still- other people pulled the classic "I don't feel like it" excuses: lots of work, etc. Honestly, I didn't volunteer at first because I wasn't sure I had time, and when I did volunteer, I knew that meant rehearsal time, and made room for it in my schedule. That's part of agreeing to be in a performance. People wouldn't bug out on play rehearsals, or for any other dance troupe. So why Swing troupe? I never thought HaMakor rehearsals would be models of productivity, but in comparison, they are. That's frightening.
It just reminds me of all the lectures on dedication that I got in my years upon years of youth orchestra rehearsals, and before that, at summer band camp with Mr. Cross, and more recently of Jorge's dancing on a rather nasty injury, because we were performing. Turns out he severed his achiles tendon, and is having surgery on Friday. But he got through the performance. Similarly, Mr. Cross and Mr. Ventre filled me with stories about people who played concerts sick, with poison ivy on their eyeballs, etc. And the ones about where you can only skip rehearsals at assorted musical precollege programs if you get a sub who's as good as you are or better. Now, this for a low-key college performance group is a bit much to ask, but well- people should at least Try to come to rehearsals. It's a bit disheartening to show up and have it be that sort of waste of time for those of us who do show.
Other than that, I am rather annoyed with the rehearsal ethic of the Swing Troupe. We were supposed to have a rehearsal tonight at 10:30. Of 5 couples (I think), 3 people showed. One person had a performance, and another had dress rehearsal. But still- other people pulled the classic "I don't feel like it" excuses: lots of work, etc. Honestly, I didn't volunteer at first because I wasn't sure I had time, and when I did volunteer, I knew that meant rehearsal time, and made room for it in my schedule. That's part of agreeing to be in a performance. People wouldn't bug out on play rehearsals, or for any other dance troupe. So why Swing troupe? I never thought HaMakor rehearsals would be models of productivity, but in comparison, they are. That's frightening.
It just reminds me of all the lectures on dedication that I got in my years upon years of youth orchestra rehearsals, and before that, at summer band camp with Mr. Cross, and more recently of Jorge's dancing on a rather nasty injury, because we were performing. Turns out he severed his achiles tendon, and is having surgery on Friday. But he got through the performance. Similarly, Mr. Cross and Mr. Ventre filled me with stories about people who played concerts sick, with poison ivy on their eyeballs, etc. And the ones about where you can only skip rehearsals at assorted musical precollege programs if you get a sub who's as good as you are or better. Now, this for a low-key college performance group is a bit much to ask, but well- people should at least Try to come to rehearsals. It's a bit disheartening to show up and have it be that sort of waste of time for those of us who do show.