March 18 2012

Rehearsal for Romance 2012. Photo by Manny Rotenburg. Dancers: Caitlin Sullivan and Matt Carney. In addition to the opening solo from Sweet Dreams, one of the pas de deux's from the piece was restaged. It was set to a song titled Strange.

Rehearsal for Romance 2012. Photo by Manny Rotenburg. Dancers: Caitlin Sullivan and Matt Carney. The ballet's cast consisted of one soloist and 4 couples. Each couple had a pas de deux interspersed with group dances. All of the girls wore vintage dresses in black and white. The dress Caitlin is wearing was originally worn by the lead. For the highlights show, I wanted the girls to feel comfortable, so I allowed them to wear the costume they liked most.

Rehearsal for Romance 2012. Photo by Manny Rotenburg. Dancers: Caitlin Sullivan and Matt Carney. This particular dress has always been a favorite. Both because it looks great when it spins and because it reminds me of the top of a Hostess Cupcake.

Daily Stuff - More Zoot Suit auditions today. On a meteorological note, we had hail in San Diego today! It only lasted for about a minute, but it was there.