Week 11 (Musical Weekend)

 

I went to Plainfield East High School and always did the musicals. During my junior year, my choir director asked me to do some choreography for the musical that year. So, I choreographed and taught a couple of dances that year. My senior year we did Cinderella, and I play the Evil Stepmother. My choir director once again asked me to do choreography. I ended up creating almost all of the dances for that show. It was such a fun experience and everyone loved it. My peer had a lot of fun learning dances from me.

This year, they did Shrek the Musical. My choir director asked me to come back and some more choreography. They had an actual choreographer come and do most of the dances this year, but she still wanted me to come back and do a couple of dances. I was absolutely thriller to get the chance to come back and work with old friends and peers. I created one big dance and three smaller dances. I came to the school twice to teach the dances and work with the kids. I had such a wonderful time being there. Everyone loved it when I came back, including my sister, who is a freshman, who was probably even more excited than I was. 

This past weekend was when the production ran. I was able to attend the Friday and Saturday performances. The cast did absolutely fantastic and I was impressed. The show in general is a lot of fun and the kids really showed that aspect of it. I am so proud of the work they put in and the performance they gave. I got to talk to a lot of the cast after the shows and all of them thanked me for coming and doing choreography. They were all so sweet and made me very happy. Plus, at the end of the Saturday performance, they called me up onto the stage, thanked me, and gave me a bouquet of flowers. It was an awesome experience.