Had a Great Time – Thank You Shutterbugs!

I had a wonderful time dancing for the shutterbugs on Saturday! What a great group! We had a 115 degree weekend, but there was a wonderful breeze blowing Saturday afternoon which kept the park very comfortable. I had the opportunity to dance WITH my teacher, too, instead of just ‘at the same time’ or ‘while following’, which was a great experience. The shutterbugs all had their cameras out, too, so hopefully there will be some good pictures – I’m excited to see their work! Thank you so much, Shutterbugs, for having us out and letting us perform for you!

We did have one problem with a no-show from one of our dancers, so my teacher and I danced to her music and even got another classmate up to dance with us for a little while during the no-show’s music and I think it went over pretty good. Everyone seemed to have a good time, like our performances, and it was a casual enough atmosphere that I really do think it went over just fine. But I’m curious how other people handle these kinds of situations? You have the music already recorded (in our case, on tape) and you’ve given it to the DJ – but one of your dancers doesn’t show up. Not only does she not show, but she has a solo she was supposed to perform. How would you guys handle it?