Christmas Around the World

This weekend is the famous Christmas Around the World (CAW) performance. I am one of the lucky 200 that gets to be in it. Because its the 50th anniversary there are a bunch of alumni that are doing the opener with us and they are all really fun people, but because there are extras it means that there are a lot more people than is comfortable backstage.

I wasn't too happy about a lot of things with CAW, but by this morning, I was OK with it all. I had gotten over that I was annoyed that they wanted us to wear pantyhose and not dance tights, which goes against everything I have learned ever. They have shared makeup which is rather silly and learning the opener and closer with everyone just felt like a giant group project where there were a lot of leaders and a lot of useless people. One of those projects where you have 10 people but really only need 1 or 2. But I have gotten over that and I am being a rebel and wearing dance tights anyway because I feel more comfortable that way.

Anyway, I was getting annoyed with the people, but we finished all the learning and it is a really cool performance. This morning we did a modified show for the elementry school kids and it was awsome. They are just so enthuastic about everything. While they were arriving, we had a pre-show going on and people did tricks and the kids sang. It was just about the sweetest thing I've ever seen.

The show as a whole is really amazing. I love all the dances so much and the set looks awsome. I am impressed with what they have been able to pull off.

My parents are coming here late tonight to catch the matinee tomorrow and I am very excited to see them!

Only four days of classes then some finals and HOME!!!