The hustle, the grind, the day-in-day-out…whatever you call it, we sure have been in the thick of it! We are constantly gearing up for our next thing. We have ONE more big performance before the holiday season arrives and for those out-of-town friends and supporters, we may be nearing you!

Come Monday, November 7, SCDT is on the road and touring to Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan! As a full group, we are not only excited to be back on stage again, but to also be touring as a full company! Traveling together, rooming together, and being around each other 24/7 is bound to make our already close-knit family even closer…and maybe drive Kia and Jessica up a wall with all of our inside jokes and excessive laughter.

So, what have rehearsals been looking like in preparation, you may ask. Well, for us dancers who were around for the Harris Theatre debut last May, it feels like a deja vu of the month of May. This last half of October has brought us to full-out run-throughs of the show with 5 minute breaks between pieces. We do this so that we can feel exactly how long we would have to catch our breath during a quick-change. Many of us dancers are in three of the four pieces we are presenting at GVSU, which means that rehearsals have been quite and endurance workout for us the past few weeks.

Regardless, it is preparing us for the show and making us feel ready to grace the stage yet again. After all of these performances in the past month, I sure will miss the stage lights for awhile. Surely going to soak it up while we have it!!