TWSB Nutcracker Rehearsal Schedule

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Anonymous wrote:My 4A said their group was huge this year, and she is now convinced she will not be able to get a role because there were so many girls at auditions.

Spin- off question: Does anyone know how many dancers are in 4A this year? It seems like a huge class.

So huge! I wonder if it's from Kirov closing?

Yes the head of the upper division told us that was a part of the reason why the classes are huge.

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Anonymous wrote:Waiting is the hardest part!
My poor DD gets it stuck in her head that she only gets the "bad parts for kids who can't dance"
It's always a blow for her to find out she is not a coveted party girl, but always has fun none the less

It was the same with my DD, she's level 4 now and finally gave up hope for Party Girl role. I don't think it's a particularly skilled role, it's shared with a lot of young kids... I think it's because the role casts the same girls year after year it gives off the optics that they're too good for the other roles. I still don't understand why they couldn't switch it up every year with other talented dancers. But not my show. Not my morale problem anymore now that my DD has finally let that role go. Now she's dying to be a clown. That one I think she has a fair shot at! Whew!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 4A said their group was huge this year, and she is now convinced she will not be able to get a role because there were so many girls at auditions.

Spin- off question: Does anyone know how many dancers are in 4A this year? It seems like a huge class.

So huge! I wonder if it's from Kirov closing?

Yes the head of the upper division told us that was a part of the reason why the classes are huge.

I'm a little surprised they didn't cap the class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waiting is the hardest part!
My poor DD gets it stuck in her head that she only gets the "bad parts for kids who can't dance"
It's always a blow for her to find out she is not a coveted party girl, but always has fun none the less

It was the same with my DD, she's level 4 now and finally gave up hope for Party Girl role. I don't think it's a particularly skilled role, it's shared with a lot of young kids... I think it's because the role casts the same girls year after year it gives off the optics that they're too good for the other roles. I still don't understand why they couldn't switch it up every year with other talented dancers. But not my show. Not my morale problem anymore now that my DD has finally let that role go. Now she's dying to be a clown. That one I think she has a fair shot at! Whew!

It always cracks me up, because MOST of the roles for the younger kids - party girls included - are not really difficult roles to dance. But for whatever reason - I assume its the pretty little dresses, they all want to be party girls.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Waiting is the hardest part!
My poor DD gets it stuck in her head that she only gets the "bad parts for kids who can't dance"
It's always a blow for her to find out she is not a coveted party girl, but always has fun none the less

It was the same with my DD, she's level 4 now and finally gave up hope for Party Girl role. I don't think it's a particularly skilled role, it's shared with a lot of young kids... I think it's because the role casts the same girls year after year it gives off the optics that they're too good for the other roles. I still don't understand why they couldn't switch it up every year with other talented dancers. But not my show. Not my morale problem anymore now that my DD has finally let that role go. Now she's dying to be a clown. That one I think she has a fair shot at! Whew!

It always cracks me up, because MOST of the roles for the younger kids - party girls included - are not really difficult roles to dance. But for whatever reason - I assume its the pretty little dresses, they all want to be party girls.

It's a lot of stage time. My DD would have taken a Party Boy role and wore a wig in a heartbeat! She didn't care about the dress, she just wanted to be in that massively long scene.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 4A said their group was huge this year, and she is now convinced she will not be able to get a role because there were so many girls at auditions.

Spin- off question: Does anyone know how many dancers are in 4A this year? It seems like a huge class.

So huge! I wonder if it's from Kirov closing?

Yes the head of the upper division told us that was a part of the reason why the classes are huge.

I'm a little surprised they didn't cap the class.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Waiting is the hardest part!
My poor DD gets it stuck in her head that she only gets the "bad parts for kids who can't dance"
It's always a blow for her to find out she is not a coveted party girl, but always has fun none the less

Can we petition for a Monday update this year?

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Does anyone know about how many PB3 students are cast? Is that a hard age to be offered a role?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know about how many PB3 students are cast? Is that a hard age to be offered a role?

Plenty! It's been a long time since my child was PB3, is it a big group this year?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know about how many PB3 students are cast? Is that a hard age to be offered a role?

Tons, and they will likely only be in 1 cast, so there is plenty of room. If they cam take direction, they will get cast.

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Anyone know what's up with the doll role? My daughter said she didn't audition for it but I know it's from her level. Seems like a good role.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know what's up with the doll role? My daughter said she didn't audition for it but I know it's from her level. Seems like a good role.

I think it doesn't get a separate audition because the dance doesn't need a special skill - leaps or gymnastics etc.

It's a cute fun role. They get to be on stage during the battle scene and get to do a little bit of acting with Clara.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone know what's up with the doll role? My daughter said she didn't audition for it but I know it's from her level. Seems like a good role.

I think it doesn't get a separate audition because the dance doesn't need a special skill - leaps or gymnastics etc.

It's a cute fun role. They get to be on stage during the battle scene and get to do a little bit of acting with Clara.

Ohhh okay! I thought maybe they selected certain dancers to audition for it. Good to know that there are roles available outside of what they do during the audition!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone know what's up with the doll role? My daughter said she didn't audition for it but I know it's from her level. Seems like a good role.

I think it doesn't get a separate audition because the dance doesn't need a special skill - leaps or gymnastics etc.

It's a cute fun role. They get to be on stage during the battle scene and get to do a little bit of acting with Clara.

Ohhh okay! I thought maybe they selected certain dancers to audition for it. Good to know that there are roles available outside of what they do during the audition!

I think they audition as much as they can get through with time.
I have a 4A who said they lumped Clown and Frontier girl into one audition because there was not time to do Frontier girl separately

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know about how many PB3 students are cast? Is that a hard age to be offered a role?

Plenty! It's been a long time since my child was PB3, is it a big group this year?

Not the PP, but also have a PB3 DD and was wondering the same because it looked like there was a big group of kids at the audition. I’ve no idea how the group size compares to prior years, but it seemed like a lot of dancers to me. My DD said there were a lot of people in the room. Are PB3 dancers ever cast outside of the mushroom and bee roles? Seems like the odds of being cast are lower for their level if they are only eligible for those two?