Back here in the present, I still write on my blogs, dance articles, and money in this economy. I have noticed very few dancers have actually prepared for a life beyond dance. As this book is being told, I am pleased to know that while these young women were planning to leave my employment, they did not think about securing their financial future. Immediately, they were accepted into various companies and/or side jobs/studios.
SIDENOTE: being a dancer means working more than one job in order to pay the rent, utilities, food, and gas {to get to work}.
So, in retrospect, these young ladies acted in a way unbecoming to them and in the process ruined their future {financially}.
I am not going to go on record, and announce my achievements in order to “look superior”. No one is superior….if you think in that fashion, you are setting yourself up for disappointment.
In the present, two of the young women continue to write things to compete with me; while the third has achieved maturity with a marriage and a child. I suppose one sleeping dog does know how lie still. Having a husband and child is a lot of time. And, men don’t want to hear pettiness.
Shanon wrote a posting in regards to the series of quips {Tidbits} in which she spoke of fat people, dancers who irritate her, and also dancers who aren’t professional. Below is her posting:
Alright...I have to do this post. As a dancer I am(as we ALL are) overly critical, judgmental and full of myself. I want to write about some types of dancers that drive me effing crazy. It's probably offensive but who cares..a lot of people feel this way. They just won't admit it publicly.
Mouth Breathers
There is nothing worse than watching a show and maybe you love the music, maybe you love the choreography, maybe you love the lights, set, costumes, ect. But none of that matters because all you can focus on is the "Huh, huh, huh" coming from somewhere over on stage right. This drives me INSANE. You are a DANCER if you wanted to make noise you should have joined the other pot-heads in theater. I think this is the single most unattractive thing a dancer can do, even above not pointing your toes. This goes for "breath cues" and "vocals" as well. Breathe cues are lazy..learn to count.
Fat Dancers
So, as a dancer this is a touchy subject. I would NEVER advocate or encourage eating disorders, but there is still a way to be healthy and thin. What is up with the 150+ lbs dancers?! Our body is our art, it is our tool. It should be respected and taken care of not stuffed full of carbs and saturated fat. When you are fat it takes a toll on your dancing, there is too much weight to pull off any kind of dance move. Not to mention it just looks bad. Understandably some people have bad genetics or medical problems..but I'm sick of being nice about it. If you look at audition forms for "big name" dance companies there are actually weight requirements, as there should be. Seriously, put down the hamburger and eat a salad.
Overly-Dramatic Dancers
There is a place for drama; at the ballet, in "epic-style" dance shows and on The Hills. Other than that, save it for when you see your duet partner practicing lifts with some other hussie. I have been in my fair-share of pieces that required high drama and I have been in pieces where I was told to look slack-jawed. Learn the difference... you shouldn't be making "faces" when everyone else looks comatose.
Flexed-Foot Dances
POINT YOUR DAMN TOES. That's all that needs to be said.
