Forgot something? Just ask!
We’ve talked about a lot of bad dressing room behavior,
but the vast majority of dancers in my experience are
happy to help out with bobby pins, eyelash glue or any
other little thing that got left behind at home. It’s good
dressing room karma. I got to share my glitter lotion with
one of my bellydance heroines once.... it felt grrrreat! :-)
Keep your music to yourself.
If you like to listen to your show music over and over
before a performance, do it with headphones. You are the
only one that needs to hear it. This is a biggie - right up
there with our next one.
It’s a DRESSING room - not a studio.
The dressing area is not the place to run through your
choreography. There is rarely if ever space and even if
there were, it’s just not polite. As a matter of fact, it can
make you look as if you’re cramming in a last-minute
rehearsal and not prepared. If you must do a run through,
find another area of the building or even go outside,
weather permitting.
Leave it clean.
Check your space after you pack up. Throw away your
water bottle, tissues and other trash. Wipe up any glittery
messes. Imagine how pleased the tired host would be at
the end of the night if everyone did that. Now imagine
if no one did.
It really comes down to having “Golden Rule” behavior
backstage. The dressing room can be a wonderful place full
of anticipation, excitement and sisterly good times. That is
part of the fun of a show night. Dancing should be fun - on
stage and backstage. We’re in it together, let’s act like it!
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