I have never considered myself to be a great dancer. I'm not a "Triple Threat," but I've always considered myself an Actor who could sing and who can dance well enough not to make a fool of myself on stage. Today, at the dance audition for Garland Summer Musicals, I think I failed that third point. I didn't do too terribly on the jazz combination that was being viewed for consideration for both shows, Singin' in the Rain and Kiss Me, Kate. I wasn't anywhere near the best guy there, but I wasn't anywhere near the worst, either.
When the Tap portion of the audition rolled around, I actually felt better going into it than I had starting the Jazz part. BIG MISTAKE! I knew I was in trouble when the Choreographer said he had kept it simple for us, and then I couldn't even get the very first step in the combination right. Now, keep in mind that my tap shoes have been in a bag since the closing performance of Annie over a year ago. I believe that tap dancing is a lot about muscle memory, and my muscles weren't remembering anything. Given a few weeks of rehearsal, I'm pretty sure I could do a passable job with the tap combination, but there was no way I was going to get there after learning it in about 30 minutes.
On the upside, I got a pretty decent work-out from the 3 hours or so of dancing.
My singing audition isn't until this coming Saturday. I am certainly hopeful that it will go better than the dancing portion did.
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