Many faces :) :(

As a dancer it's amazing how many different attitudes or faces we have to put on. Going from happy to sad to angry to flirty. My latest role was a statue in Romeo & Juliet, standing in the background with an expressionless face showing neither the joy of Romeo meeting Juliet or the sorrow of them killing themselves. Now, I have another face to put on...that of a slutty gypsy. We are learning an exert from Don Juan, which will be performed next season, to perform at the auction in 2 weeks and we all play gypsies. Don Juan has just been kicked out of his home for misbehaving and all the gypsy girls are ecstatic. It is a challenge sometimes to make that dramatic character change in a week but it is fun to see what you're capable of portraying and capable of pulling off. What's nice about either dancing or acting is it's all pretend, a job, it's what we do. So if I make it look real or any part for that matter I've succeeded. Whether I'm a sad willy from Giselle or a gypsy from Don Juan, I'll make the part look as real as I can...that's my job! :)