Crazy 2nd Day!

Hey, everybody!  It's Sydel, your faithful Ariel X.  So sorry I didn't post yesterday!  On Mondays I have to drive to Winston-Salem for an evening choir rehearsal.  Last night was especially terrible, though!  I was caught in a terrible storm (I couldn't even see!) and had to wait it out in a sketch McD's for almost and hour!  Well, that's why I didn't post yesterday, and why I probably won't on future Monday's, either.

So, I'm pretty excited about this next fact:  My 17th b-day is on Thursday!!!  AHHHHH!!! 

Phew!  Ok, now I'm over that excitement.  Anyway, I guess I'll just start ruminating now about all the stuff I want to cement.  Well, yesterday, we learned some interesting things about our senses besides sight - namely, how important it is to use memories of touch, like in the blind circle excercise, and body memory, like in the sculpture excercise.  When I started dance at the age of 14, among older girls who had been dancing most of their lives, the only way I could survive was by remembering how certain things felt when done correctly.

Similarly, body memory is a vital skill in my main art - classical vocalism, which is entirely based on tiny muscles we don't consciencely (sp??) use on a day-to-day basis.  Instead, we are required to explore these tiny muscles, and keep track of how they feel when manipulated.  I'm glad I could make these connections to the excercises we did.

On to today: I cannot begin to express how much fun all the improv excercises were today!!!  It was fun not only to participate, but also to watch!  It was like a free comedy show!  I was so impressed by everyone's ingenuity and quick-thinking.  I think my favorite would have to be the dead baby excercise, but I also had fun with the quick 3-4 line scenes we did where we practiced fitting as much info as we could into the beginning so the drama could move forward.

Also, in the script reading, I was glad to see that we were all very adept at interpreting Shakespeare-speak.  It seems like very soon, we will all get the hang of the contractions, gender switches, indented lines, and pauses at punctuation instead of the end of the line.

I can't wait to add song and dance to this show!!!  I'm so excited to see where this show will go!

Bye!
-Sydel