A Week Out

So Creative Conversations is a week out and everything is falling into place. Which is not to say that everything is going according to plan. But it is all settling in to what it is going to be. 

Have had to replace a dancer (my unfortunate Rhino). He just won't be at 100%. So better to let him heal and not take a chance. It wasn't a difficult choice as we all knew what was best. Still, he was doing a very nice job with it, so it's a bit sad not to see him do it. And we also have a dancer who left the company in the middle of the week. Luckily, she wasn't doing that much in this performance and she had barely been placed in the piece she was performing. 

Dancing with a ballet company is a job. Sometimes jobs fit sometimes they don't. When they don't it is the best thing if everyone just accepts it and moves on. More than once I have had a discussion with a dancer where I have to say, "You are a nice dancer, but I don't know if we are the right company for you. I am not sure if you will be happy here in the future." It isn't a failure on anyones part, just reality. I always equate it to fast food. McDonald's. Jack in the Box. Burger King. Wendy's. Carl's Jr.  They all sell you basically the same thing. A hamburger and fries.  But they all taste differently and people have their favorites. Likewise, if you work for those places, they are all different experiences, while you are basically doing the same thing. 

In the case of a ballet company, if the shoe isn't fitting, don't try too hard to squish your foot into it. Go find another shoe.