Auditioning is such a rush. Feelings of excitement, anxiousness, and the feeling that you may puke. Believe it or not, I loved it. The process was interesting because while you are dancing your ass off, the choreographer or casting director could be taking a sip of coffee, or they could be writing notes from the dancers that auditioned prior. Meanwhile, missing your audition of a lifetime.
At times this really frustrated me, but it also made it quite challenging. What can I do to stand out? What can I do where they will say..."She's hired." Then, there where times that I knew they would remember me, but for the wrong reasons. Did you ever watch the GONG SHOW? Sometimes I felt I could hear the big GONGGGGGGG ringing in my ears, or waiting to see that big hook pull me out of the audition.
I remember auditioning for a cruise line and after a few cuts, it was time to sing. This was always my favorite part because a lot of dancers never would sing. You would hear them sing a rendition of "Happy Birthday," which by the way is a vocally hard song to sing. My confidence on this part of the audition rocked...until I started to sing the song, "Before the Parade Basses By" a WHOLE OCTAVE HIGHER!!! OMG!!! Then I did something that you are not suppose to do. I asked if I could start over. They did allow this. My heart was pounding and I could taste the humiliation as a huge lump in my throat Then, I sang completely full out while...MARCHING??????? Really?? MARCHING?????...Why couldn't I stop marching? The more I would belt out the song, the more and harder I would march. I felt as though I was having an out of body experience, watching some crazy girl trying to get a job. After the accompaniment stopped, I stood there telling the panel that "I have no idea why I was marching....my feet took over...sorry, I am quite embarrassed" They all laughed with me and at me.
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