Trapeze Showcase - October 2009

We have a trapeze showcase in October. The last one was actually July of last year, if you can believe it, and it's kind of neat to look back and see the progress I've made since then.

I remember being so stressed, so anxious about looking like an idiot, missing my music cues, or just messing up. Everyone turned out to be feeling like that. Eventually one of our group gave all of us a wake up call. He reminded us that we're not in Cirque du Soleil so why should we have been feeling like we needed to have these A-list performances? After that, we ended up having fun, and that helped make the second evening go so much better (because the first night didn't go so well as a result of my being anxious). So now we have fun when we perform.

That's what I'm looking forward to next month. It's nice being so confident and not caring as much, and just having fun.

The big news? Steve might actually get up and do short performance during the night. He's new to the trapeze thing and hates any kind of public speaking (much less a performance involving tights) but the owners of the school are working him. We'll see how it goes.

Oh, and there won't be any Kylie Minogue music this year (though we are seeing her this Sunday at the Hollywood Bowl-- praise God). I'm going to perform to Sonny J's "Can't Stop Movin'." I'm thinking of an old fashioned Electric Company or Sesame Street style costume. But how will I show my arms? I'll figure it out, I'm sure...