This is what happens when rehearsal isn’t going well. When the parts of the routine I’m loving and the parts I’m having issues with are completely opposite from my partner. When I’d rather stand first and she’d rather sit and we can’t seem to get the tricks figured out. When the transitions are sloppy and the timing is all off. When all that happens…it’s time for THE FISH.
The Fish is when we climb into our hammocks, stretch out, spin, flail, and wiggle around until we are almost in tears from laughing so hard. Complete and utter sillyness. We swing back and forth trying to grab hands and then spin in circles, hanging half out of the hammock, trying to catch our breath.
There is no other possible cure for a rehearsal that is going to crap.
The moral of the story…when what you’re working on isn’t working at all, take a break and laugh your ass off for a bit.
I love this dress from Tart. I spotted it on RueLaLa and even though I have a ton of striped dressed I reasoned it’s more of a chevron and I don’t have anything this exact shade, so I needed it, right?
Dress: Tart
Tights: F21
Boots: Olsenboye
Bracelets: Candies
Friday, after a full day of circus work and play I ran home for a quick nap, changed clothes and headed back downtown to meet Mandy for The Detroit Burlesque Company Presents “Teased to Meet You.” Irina was parked in front of the stage the whole night and took all these fantastic photos.
Michael Dallas stole the show with his nerdy, sexy striptease. The crowd lost their minds as he loosened his tie and slinked out of his suspenders. There was also a crazy cat lady skit and a sing-a-long to ‘Sweet Transvestite.’ It’s inspiring to watch such talented performers and I’m always thrilled to be part of this big, crazy circus community.
Giveaway time! One of my lovely sponsors for this month, Marissa, sells handmade hats, headbands, scarves and hand warmers in her shop Sugar + Bean. She’s offering a $15 gift certificate to one lucky winner!
THIS CONTEST IS NOW CLOSED
Friday we performed at the Detroit Auto Show. After our set we spent the day running around, posing next to cars and checking out the exhibits. I’d never been before and was really amazed by the huge displays and video screens…the cars were cool too, I guess :)
Us with the fantastically talented magician/juggler/illusionist and all around super sweet dude, Joshua Wilde.
We created quite a spectacle posing in front of screens – this one was next to a car on some sort of stationary track going really, really fast and roaring with power.
After the show we took the People Mover back to Greektown for dinner, parking ourselves in the last car, which was full of people.
Right as the train pulled away from the station we stripped off our coats, sweaters and boots and did this. There were lots of surprised faces on the other side of the car and a few phones popped out to take photos of our antics. At every stop we’d sit down and act natural and then as the train started moving, flip upside down again.
It was such a fun day with the girls, Josh and Flec. After all the work we’put into rehearsals it was nice to just relax, hang out and be silly. Photos and video from the show coming soon!
