Hi, guys! Thank you, as always, for all of your questions and comments. (You got me, AL — this must be why I’d never make it as a fact-checker!) Before we dive in to last night’s SYTYCD performances, I thought I’d try to ‘A’ Rebecca’s ‘Q’ about what the days leading up to the show are like, at least from my (and, I assume, most choreographers’) perspective…
Usually, once my partner, Tony Meredith, and I get to L.A. (or Canada, obviously, if we’re working on the Canadian version), it goes something like this:
Day 1: By the time Tony and I meet the dancers, we will have already worked out the choreography that we have in mind for them — which, heaven knows, is a must — and will have already even sent the wardrobe department design ideas! This first day together, we only get 90 minutes (on camera, no less) to show the couple their moves. After that, we head over to the costume designer to look into their wardrobe, and the dancers practice on their own. READ FULL STORY »
