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Are you a Victim of Fake Confidence?

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When I was a young dancer, about 14 years old, I had the fortunate experience to be chosen to be an I Love Dance Sweetheart. I Love Dance…

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Showgirl Shortcuts: My Favorite Apps or The Reason I am so Productive

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  • ✨ #showgirlhistory 📕 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ No showgirl is complete without her staircase! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The grand staircase at the end of #Jubilee was called the “birthday cake”. We would parade up and down the stairs wearing up to 35 pounds of costume in 3” heels. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Although it never happened in my time, I was told that if you looked down while descending, you would be fined. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ So we had to be taught how to climb and descend safely and gracefully when we were put in the show. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Yes. There is a technique to it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Ironically enough, it actually tones your legs and butt!   ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gazealous #showgirl #showgirlpreneur #travelingshowgirl #milehighshowgirl #showgirlslife #showgirllife #lasvegasshowgirl #legsamilehigh #fabulousflatlay #flatlay #jubileeshowgirl #classicshowgirl #showgirlcostume #fancyflatlay #jubileeephemera #jubileesouvenirprogram #showgirlsouvenir
  • ✨ #showgirlstorytime 📚 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Every late January, I am reminded of my time as a Jubilee! dancer and the odd practice that we had to re-audition for our jobs every six months. Late January and late July, like clockwork. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Donn Arden, the creator of Jubilee!; Hello Hollywood, Hello; Hallelujah Hollywood; Allez Lido and Lido de Paris to name a few, was adamant that every single performer in his shows had to reaudition to keep their spot in the show. Even the principal dancers and singers. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We hated it. We never understood why we had to repeat the audition each and every time because most of us kept our jobs anyway. Rarely did someone get “let go” after audition time. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Having to spend a Saturday afternoon, putting on full makeup, tights, bra and a g string to perform a dance combination then lineup by height in a long line of girls was not our favorite way to start our week. (Saturdays were our Mondays.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But looking back now that I am a producer, I fully understand the intention behind it. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The idea is to compare the hopefuls with the current cast for body type, height and overall blending to create a seamless transition between contracts. By doing this, the show maintained it’s spectacle because each and every time they hired new people, they fit right in with everyone who was already there. The show was the star, after all, and each and every one of the performers helped to create that illusion of symmetry and spectacle. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was amazing to see a herd of the exact same gazelles, but unique in their own way, parading and performing together. There was always variety, but we all truly had a similar facial structure, body type and height requirement that we met. Which, years ago, was minimum 5’10”. (When I arrived, it had been lowered to 5’8”, or less if you had extreme talent.) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gazealous #showgirl #showgirlpreneur #travelingshowgirl #milehighshowgirl #showgirlslife #showgirllife #lasvegasshowgirl #legsamilehigh #fabulousflatlay #flatlay #jubileeshowgirl #classicshowgirl #showgirlcostume #fancyflatlay #jubileeephemera
  • Gentle reminder of the day... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Have more fun! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gazealous #showgirl #showgirlpreneur #milehighshowgirl #showgirlblog #bloglife #showgirlslife #showgirllife #coaching #inspirationalquote #featheryquote #dailysparkle #quoteoftheday #dailyinspiration #universalintelligence #dailyquote #fabulousflatlay #featheryflatlay #liveyourdreams #havemorefun #oneononecoach #confidencecoach #gentlereminderoftheday
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  • 🎉🇱🇷Happy indapendence day and Happy Birthday to me 🎉🇱🇷  ✨ #showgirlstorytime 📚 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “Tiller” was a number in #jubilee that was a tribute to the Tiller Girls from the early 20th century. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The Tiller girls were a group of girls, created by John Tiller that are what are known as Precision Dancers today—like the Rockettes. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Rumor has it that the @radiocityrockettes still use some of the training techniques that he developed so many years ago.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I had a love/hate relationship with this number. It was amazing to watch 40+ girls dancing and kicking in unison, but the rehearsals were grueling. And the costumes, well they were very uncomfortable. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ We usually rehearsed it a few times per contract, just to keep it as polished as possible, even though we performed it every night, twice a night. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ When I was promoted to principal, I posed for a photo of me burning it because I knew I was NEVER going to wear that icky unitard again and matching shoes again. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ The odd thing is, I still remember the choreography like it was yesterday... ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gazealous #showgirl #showgirlpreneur #travelingshowgirl #milehighshowgirl #showgirlslife #showgirllife #lasvegasshowgirl #legsamilehigh #fabulousflatlay #flatlay #jubileeshowgirl #classicshowgirl #showgirlcostume #fancyflatlay #jubileeephemera #tillergirls #tiller #tillernumber 
  • What’s your work of art?⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gazealous #showgirlpreneur #milehighshowgirl #showgirlblog #bloglife #showgirlslife #showgirllife #coaching #inspirationalquote #featheryquote #dailysparkle #quoteoftheday #dailyinspiration #dailyquote #fabulousflatlay #featheryflatlay #liveyourdreams #havemorefun #oneononecoach #confidencecoach #bestself #yourbestself #oxcarwilde #oscarwildeqoute #upliftyourself #upliftothers #fancyfeathers #prettyquote #motivationalquote
  • ✨ #showgirlstorytime 📚⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Receiving an understudy spot in the show was always an honor.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Every time someone got called into the office, we wondered who was the next Delilah or whatever. It actually became a thing in my circle to wonder which spot I would *get* next as I was called in regularly to be asked to understudy a new spot during my time in the chorus.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ There were 14 principal girl spots to learn.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ One day, quite unexpectedly, I received a phone call a couple of hours before I was to sign in before the show. It was requested that I arrive an hour earlier to learn Principal Red Fans with Linda Green and perform it in the show that evening due to a shortage of Principal girls.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ It was THE most coveted role, next to Delilah.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I was blown away.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ But eager to learn it and add it to my roster of understudy roles.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I performed with flying colors and was soon promoted to Principal.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ I miss performing that number. It was the most beautiful number in the entire show.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #gazealous #showgirl #showgirlpreneur #travelingshowgirl #milehighshowgirl #showgirlslife #showgirllife #lasvegasshowgirl #legsamilehigh #fabulousflatlay #flatlay #jubileeshowgirl #classicshowgirl #showgirlcostume #fancyflatlay #jubileeephemera

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