Copacabana - The Silver Shoes Diary

...or The Diary of a "Copa" Girl.

One of our lovely "Copa" girls is writing about the trials and tribulations of not only getting to grips with what it takes to be a "Copa" Girl, but also how to cope with adding 4" silver heels to the mix.

This is the first of, what we hope, will be a regular entry until show week!

Over to our mystery "Copa" Girl

Dear Diary

It’s the second week of February & dance rehearsals are well under way.

Trying to remember the steps while not forgetting the words is a normal challenge in any show, but with this one the Showgirls also have to “Copa” with doing it in sky-scraper sparkly silver heels (see pic)!

They make your legs look great on stage, but as I’m 5’7”, I never wear heels this high, so I’ve had to learn to walk in them first!

I’m now a familiar sight tottering around the office as I try to break them in.

If I take the shoes off to give my pins a rest (calf-ache & foot-ache set in after a while) I get asked where they are & I’ve even sold tickets to “Copa” as a result of my efforts!

Next step: succeeding in keeping them on while doing a spin turn. Watch this space... (Editor "Oh, we will!")

Update 11th February 2013

I’m not wearing the shoes today!

Yesterday’s 4 ½ hour dance rehearsal has left me with achy feet, legs & back. Just the thought of wearing them today makes me wince..

Copacabana starts 5 weeks tonight!!!

Harpenden Public Halls, 18-23 March.

Tickets are on sale:

Online:  www.hlos.ticketsource.co.uk
Email:  hlostickets@live.co.uk
Telephone:  07817 331150

Copacabana - Dancing Fools

... or not!

Just before the snow hit our men's chorus had a Sunday afternoon rehearsal to learn, master and conquer the number "Dancing Fools". Here is Ian's version of events -

The men’s chorus gathered on Sunday afternoon, shuffling in to the dance rehearsal room looking at their feet and trying to mentally will the two appendages to work in unison!

The choreographer explained what a great dance number ‘Dancing Fool’ is and how the title is not an instruction. Starting off slow, we began putting a series of steps together, all of us were beginning to feel more confident until the music was played at normal speed and then it was mayhem.

But we persevered, had a cup of tea, persevered some more and slowly the sequences came together and we thought we had cracked it. Then the lyrics were added to our single task brains and the steps went AWOL.

 

The choreographer left for home but the men stayed on determined to master the dancing & singing and eventually hey presto, it clicked, we’re eleven dancing ‘non fools’!

 

We've now got 6 weeks until opening night - tickets are on sale www.hlos.ticketsource.co.uk, via email hlostickets@live.co.uk, or by calling 07817 331150