Though THE PEARL FISHERS is still running in Denver (with Matt and Nick still performing), rehearsals have started for SHADOW OF MERCY (The Leonard Cohen Project).
The first week is always the hardest. Sore muscles, bruises, scrapes and the o
ccasional bump on the head are common occurrences. Yet considering all that, John has been able to make tremendous choreographic progress during this last week.
IN MY SECRET LIFE, a duet for me and Trystan Loucado, is almost finished and has some very interesting and risky partnering. Lucky for me, Trystan is one strong partner. He must be eating his Wheaties!
Great progress has also been made on EVERYBODY KNOWS as well, a duet for me and Christine Marshall. Though, I must admit, and I think I can speak for Christine as well, it is one exhausting piece. I’m sure our stamina will increase as we run the work, but for right now, this is intense aerobic activity!
John has finished WAITING FOR THE MIRACLE (though it still needs to be cleaned and fine-tuned), a quartet for Bradley Lundberg, Lara Segura, Trystan Loucado and Bernadette Torres. Again, John has devised some provocative partnering and some very interesting choreographic passages.
All in all, a pretty good week! The one thing I really appreciate about Malashock Dance rehearsals is that, even though we work our butts off, we always have time for good guffaw or two…or seven. We laugh a lot!
Things get a little bit more complicated next week when Nick and Matt return from Denver and Heidi flies in from Washington, DC to start rehearsals. Though, it will be nice to have a full company in the studio again. I’m looking forward to that.
Tickets for SHADOW OF MERCY will go on sale this week! Be sure to check out the website for updates at www.malashockdance.org .
You can never have too many pair of dance pants. Having a variety of nice, stretchy, fitting dance pants is essential; and it’s important to find a pair that are fitted enough that you can really move in. There are a huge variety out there to choose from such as pants with a slight flare and capri pants just to name a couple. There are many websites you can find that offer dance pants at a relatively good price. One site we recommend checking out is Discount Dance Supply at www.discountdance.com.
As dancers we know the importance of warming up our bodies before we start practicing some of our rigorous routines.
This week, we’ve been enjoying rehearsing for SHADOW OF MERCY while wearing Harmonie – organic knitwear for dancers.
