After Macbeth ended at 2pm, I went over to the Marriott Center to see how DanceSport was going. I heard from my co-workers that the women working yesterday were commenting on how much I had been working. How sweet!
The first event I watched was the Elementary Ballroom Team Match. Wow! I had never even heard of this event. It was so cute. It began with all the elementary teams march onto the stage, each having their own color and the girls having a huge flower in their hair of that color. They then split the floor into two sections and had a couple from each school compete on a dance. The teams would cheer each other on and count out the steps (T-A-N-G-O = 1-2-3-and-4) (1-2-Cha-Cha-Cha = 1-2-3-and-4). I think that has been my favorite part of DanceSport. Cheering really makes the event! They even had "surprise" dances where they would draw from a hat what the couples would dance. How cute!
I finally went home at 4pm to relax before strike at 11:30. Stephen and I showed up at 10:30pm to watch Cabaret, then relaxed in the judges lounge until strike could begin. I was working until 2am driving the truck between the Marriott and Shed #90. Wow, yep, good ol' Marriott strikes!
From September 2009 to March 2011, I will be posting to my other blog. For those who want to follow my mission experiences in Florida Fort Lauderdale, please go to:
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Monday, March 16, 2009
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Stagehands have astonishing learning curves. It's not unusual for stage crews to have trucks full of unknown scenery arrive at a theatre on Monday, which we need to assemble and understand to open a show we've never seen before... on Tuesday night.
Most people, if confronted with such a task, would flatly say it was impossible.
Stagehands find ways to make it possible. We learn quickly, we draw upon years of experience, skills and training, and (all too often) we drink lots of coffee and work all night.
I've had one longstanding handicap in my career as a stagehand. I don't drink coffee.
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