That night at acro, we really tightened up our act. We got to perform it in front of the other acro groups and get some feedback. I, unfortunately, have issues with one of the acro groups and was not very open to their feedback, nor did I feel comfortable giving them feedback. Alas, we'll hopefully work it out before the end of the show.
After training, Randi and I went to pick some chinese food, which we scarfed and then we got ready to go out to the Rouge Cat (because it was the night before Pride). Randi and I got all purdied up and looked fabulous. I bought our first drinks and then RJ bought my second one. We danced outside and downstairs. We noticed their new stripper pole and tried out our fabric skills on it. We talked to a bunch of Randi's friends and danced with some of them too. Just after midnight, I finally got up some courage and decided to dance with a beautiful woman on the dance floor. I was cautious at first and didn't want to make her uncomfortable, but when I put my arm around her waist and asked if it was ok, she said of course and pulled me closer. We danced to a few songs, but her friends were leaving and she had to go. Soon after that we were ready to go as well. We headed back and decided the hot tub would be a nice way to end the evening. It was nice, but a little dehydrating...
The next day I got up with just barely enough time to bike to the Pride Parade, take a few pictures and get to Wise Fool for rehearsal. In the 15 minutes I was actually at Pride though, I got a picture of Randi's friend who had just been crowned Miss Gay Pride Santa Fe. He was lovely.
Rehearsal was pretty good. We started with the finale because we still hadn't choreographed it. That process was a little rough and tedious. One of the acro people that I have issues with kept suggesting things for the whole group to do directly to the director instead of asking the group if we were into it. I was a little annoyed, but we powered through it and we ended up doing a little acro bit that called for two 2-highs (one person standing on another's shoulders), so I told Randi I wanted to try it. We got it on our first try and did it a few times and it felt good, so now we're doing a 2-high in the show! Hooray! I also found out that my sister might be coming to the show during rehearsal, so I got very excited. We didn't make it all the way through the show because we used the first half of the time working on the finale, but we got through all my acts and I felt good about them. After rehearsal, I met up with Nancy who was going to be doing the Lamy Train Station Gig with me the next day. We picked out some costumes and puppets and agreed to carpool out together.
After that, I had to rush home to shower and change so that we could go to Peñasco to volunteer - and thereby see a show for free. It was fun and not too hard. The show was interesting. I got to see a new, cool, creative aerial apparatus (a long pipe held in the middle by a sling), which was awesome, but it was one of those shows with a lot of tension and discomfort in it, so I'm kind of glad I didn't have to pay to see it. We stayed after to help clean up a bit and ended up taking Laura (a member of Ricochet - my favorite circus duo!) home. It was nice to chat with her for the drive back. When we got back to the house, we pretty much all passed out.
I got up fairly early this morning to get ready for the Lamy Train Station Gig. I did an awesome job with my make-up (Sarah would be proud), but probably could have done more since it was a circus gig and all. Nancy picked me up and we got there with plenty of time to get ready. I got up on stilts - I forgot to have a picture taken though :( - Nancy got in a puppet, and Jasmine did poi in an awesome costume. We had fun talking to the kids and walking around, but I felt a little inadequate next the Clan Tynker, an actual circus family with awesome old-time circus costumes. In any case, it went well and I got paid, so I'm stoked.
Tonight may hold a fabric class with Amy C at Wise Fool, but I also might take the night off to recuperate. Monday is training, and then starts the week of run-throughs and then the show this weekend! AH!!! It's almost here already!!
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