My goodness, how time flies! The fifth Nutcracker Rehearsal has already come and gone. Two hours never seemed so short as they did today! Here are the details:
I arrived at the studio 15 minutes early, as usual. Emma popped out from behind me; I might have jumped…! We hung around with Caroline and Anna, humming Cecchetti music and watching girls put on their pointe shoes until two-thirty. We rushed into Studio 2 (we later transferred to Studio 1) and the rehearsal began.
Of course, missing the fourth rehearsal, I had much to catch up on; however, just as Miss Patty explained, the work was mime. Today was also the first All Party rehearsal which the nutcracker participated in. He is an extremely good dancer (although, most of what he does is “robot”)! It was much easier to practice while the nutcracker danced, rather than pretending he was around.
Basically, we danced with the nutcracker and learned our exits today. I had a great time! Can’t wait for next week (after Cecchetti Exams)…!