Baking In Heels

It's pretty incredible that you can spend hours, months, even years creating a product that though you might love, still took a really long time to make. Then, you can also create something in literally, 10 minutes and love it even more.

Credit goes to these ladies for making it happen.

This was the third and final take.

Pink and Gold Pumps = Love

Hump Day Can Be Productive

Cheers to a pretty successful rehearsal tonight. Wednesdays are tough, especially when you start late and end later. BUT, we got through (what felt like) a ton of material, nailed down a decent amount for the video sample shoot on Friday and have the costumes put together for the most part.

YES!

We'll run Section 1, most of Section 2 and the first minute and a half of Section 3 for the video shoot. If we choose (and time permits) we'll shoot an additional 1-2 minutes of foot and hand (heels) work.

These ladies look pretty in high heels, it's true.

Love!

Pretty Kitchen Things

The Most Important Component

Is the movement and seems to be the most difficult. Also the cadence of the piece, editing and creating the world that everyone wants to be a part of in some sense.

Full speed ahead. There's no time to waste and it feels slightly like the scene in The Shining when Jack is sitting at his typewriter losing his fucking mind.

It's Business Time

Sort of.

Meaning I have finally joined the world in owning my very first video camera. It's a Kodak ZI8 Pocket Video Camera. Small, tidy, is not extra fancy and from the demo I saw that prompted me to buy it, should work adequately for the process documentation, memory aid and to create the work sample/s that I've needed a camera for forever.

Considering that it's getting late, I'm at home with dim lighting and no human specimen to record a first sample, I used my Jolly Lolly Oliver (aptly eating leftover Kibbles aka Nibbles aka Dinner) to see some movement and took a few photos and videos of my room.

Costumes

Room


Bed + Oliver

Oliver looks grainy, but the background looks clean. The zoom function moves in chunky and I don't think I like chunky, at least not in this sense. Chunky peanut butter, yes, but zooming, maybe not so much. Will note that I'll need to (possibly) do a close up and full room shot of the studio and set on Friday. No selling, so nothing fancy. Also note that I'm a beginner and if I get anything good at all, will be very pleased indeed.

This sucker also shoots in HD, so we'll see how that works next.

Everyone Could Also Use a Backup

These are also some backup options in case something doesn't fit at all, but we are limited.

The blue striped dress would also need to be shorted by a good six inches to offset the marmishness of the longer lenth (Hello Big Love!). And one of the aprons I bought off of etsy is a bit too bright/busy for my liking now, but it would go great with the original black dress I had for Anne.

Everyone Should Look Great While Baking A Cake

Well, here's to hoping that these costumes will work for my three main cake ladies. Sizing will be tough because these dresses have a little more structure than say, dance pants and a cotton flowy top.

We're working with some jugs!

So I brought a bit o' stuffin to enhance my own set. Too big is not the problem, but too small is. We can always take something in if we need to. So far I have two petticoats for underneath and will need at least one more, if not a whole second set for added fluffage.

There may be some mix and match depending on what fits whom, but I have it picked out as follows:

Maya

Anne

Teresa

All together now!

The (not so) secret part of me kind of hopes that none of it will work and I'll have some fantastic new dresses and aprons.

Today is the day...

Today is the day to pick up the table currently at Maya's house making 2 of 3 acquired. Also on the prowl for 2 more dresses for Maya and Reese and some sort of tulle for added puff. I should also start outlining my applications to NWNW and 12 MM and look at other possibilities in PDX and BC.

Researal 3 Video 1

Rough Skeleton

8 Sections, 6 Pieces of Music

Section 1:
Barebones laid down. Need to manipulate and solidify character.

Section 2:
To be worked on tonight at rehearsal, ideally roughly complete.

Section 3:
I have some (what I hope to be) good ideas for this section. If it can work, it will involve the beginning that I love into table work and three simultaneous solos. Then into a duet and solo that involve high heels and flipping furniture and introduce our beloved Cake Line.

Section 4:
Using similar movement as Section 2, but in more confined space with restrictions of the heels and flipped tables. Eventually we'll put everything back together and straighten up.

Section 5:
...

Section 6:
It's the Cake Line Parade! Cake Line + Trio Transition. Begin finishing preparations.

Section 7:
Continue prepping the goods and send them off.

Section 8:
Outro and End Credits

Trois Cheveux - Ooh La La

Dance hair has been, is and will continue to be a huge pain in my ass.

My hair is a difficult, in between length with a ton of layers and the ever painful bangs. Luckily, A + M + T all have long lustrous, shiny locks.

Though there is not always a lot of time for super complicated, high maintenance hair during performance, the goal is to achieve something very quick, easy and secure.

Read: Hairspray, our dearest friend.

In all seriousness, I am easily distracted by hair and also find free moving hair delightful. Like everything, it all depends.

These two examples lend themselves to an idea of what I would like to achieve in our own right... Because really, who doesn't love a finger-wave?

Aprons Galore!

And so it begins...

Two aprons are on their way, handmade in white and pink and white and red. One full and one half. The half apron is also reversible.

**Note the table FULL of lovely pyrex bowls and casserole dishes - printed and solid - in the picture with the full, polka-dot apron.

In Need of Things

Dancers: A, M, T

Need: 6 Cake Line Dancers

Colors:

Black, Grey, Dark Blue

Pink, Yellow, Lime Green

?

Costumes:

3 Dresses - Upwards of 12 total (4 or 5)

3 Aprons - Upwards of 6 total (3)

Ribbons (0)

Hankies (M or T cleavage?) (0)

Red lips, black eyeliner (YES - Color Check Warm/Cool)

Finger Waves, Chignon - Neat, Tidy (practice)

Tables:

3 Simple Tables about 4.5 x 3 feet (3)
Dishes:

Pink Bowl Set (yes)

Yellow Square Bowl (yes)

White Cake Stand (yes)

Blue Cake Stand (yes)

Green? Cake Stand (no)

Fourth Cake Stand?

Host of other pyrex dishware

Gram's Flower bowls?

3 Serving Plates

Cakes:

3-4 Cakes (Sara?) and G

SkyMall Cupcake Cake Plate

Rehearsal 2 Video 2

Track 3

Pretty girls do pretty things.

Rehearsal 2 Video 1

Track 1
Track 2