Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh.
Oh my gosh.
Nobody pinch me.
I do apologize, but today was simply the best day… ever.
First off, truth be told, Miss Bethanny’s choreography class consists of only two students: Elizabeth and myself. And, truth be told, I didn’t mind. Nothing could have made that class more enjoyable.
Today’s lesson was pretty simple. We worked on handwriting. Kind of.
“Choreography ages 13+” has encountered a name-change. It is now entitled, “Student-Led Performance Ministries ages 11+,” making the title pretty self-explanatory. During the fall semester, our group (including students from a few of Miss Bethanny’s other classes who “don’t have a choice”) will be performing the Biblical Christmas story. For the spring semester, we’ll shift gears and tell the tale of Easter through dance— ah! So exciting!
So, our object today was to brainstorm. We started off by writing down everything that we could possibly think of that a [short, dance] performance could need. Afterwards, Bethanny gave us some input on our lists and read to us the story of Christmas from the books of Luke and Matthew. Elizabeth and I took notes, recording our thoughts on certain characters, areas and events. We then shared our lists and ideas with the class. From there, our teacher explained that the only thing that she has planned for our first performance is the opening music piece. Other than that…well.. it’s up to us!
I will give more details on our performance layout later on, but for now, I will tell you this: It’s going to be INCREDIBLE. From our “thesis statement,” to our candle-light service, to our specially choreographed pieces… oh, my. Prepare to be wowed.
If you attend classes at “the studio,” WE NEED YOUR SKILLS. Smiles.
As for assistant teaching with Ms. Tina, things were perfect! <3 The girls are very well-behaved and mature. We worked on barre, center, across-the-floor, worship and “tickets” (the end-of-class reward for this age group)— all in an hour’s time! I felt like Miss Sara as I went around and corrected girls’ turn-out and arms. It was glorious…!