That's horrible Brea!
I came to think of a christmas matiné performance I had that wasn't too succesful. Luckily it was for my teachers students only and a bit informal, but still quite a few people.
I was doing a drum solo choreo. Got up on the stage and gave my cd to my teacher then "striked the pose"...and the music just wouldn't start. The cd-player would play nr 1-8 on the cd but 9 and 10 didn't work. My song was of course nr 10!
My teacher went and got a smaller cd player and checked that it could play the cd. She moved the player closer to the audience and somehow stretched the powercord so it broke. All while I'm on the stage, feeling more and more alone, out there on the floor.
At last I decided to dance another choreo from the cd, because I was not comfortable with improv at that time. The dance was a Mahmoud Reda- nubian dance so I had to tell the audience that I did not have the appropriate costuming for such.
That nubian dance could actually play so I started, but got a blackout in the middle and kept repeating the same stuff, while my costume were having serious issues with staying on me.
It was the LONGEST 5 minutes I have ever experienced, with just thinking: what's next? When is it over?, and pulling my bra in place.
I performed an oriental which went perfect, later that evening so I at least could walk home with my back straight,.
I learnt
to check your cd's on many players
to have backup plans
get to know your costumes quirky ideas.
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