A Week, Briefly (11/15/21)
Honestly . . . it was a pretty good week . . . even though we had a lot of sickness and a lot of activities. We did our book work on 4 days, and we had our one and only show for the semester on Thursday. The whole bad dress rehearsal--good show adage proved true for us, and our show was a joy. The audience was so appreciative and complimentary (that's why it is lovely to perform for the elderly). When the girls came out to dance to Peppermint Twist , and they were all wearing poodle skirts, there was an audible gasp of delight from the women in the audience. One woman leaned over to her friend and said happily, "I used to have a skirt just like that!" A frantic costume change moment before Peppermint Twist Our theme is patriotic this year, and as the kids concluded with singing The Battle Hymn of the Republic , there were many tear-streaked faces. How grateful I am that the nursing home staff not only allowed us ...