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Gabrielle Revlock, one of the dancers in Susan Rethorst's Philadelphia premiere of Behold Bold Sam Dog, practices a section of the dance at a party in Brooklyn.
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Behold Bold Sam Dog Stats
By Gabrielle Revlock,
February 12, 2013
Number of rehearsals with all dancers present: 1
Initial guiding question for the dance: If I start a dance with a big END of a piece of music, what would fall into the quiet left by that?
Length of dance: 49 minutes
Length of time it took to make the dance: 4-5 days/week, 3-ish hours a day from mid-October to the 3rd week of January, with breaks and time off for Christmas.
Premiere: 2002
Number of people to-date who have seen the dance live: 800-1,000
Age range of dancers: 31-49
Percentage of dancers who are Caucasian: 83.33
Height of dancers: 5'4" - 5' 8"
Dancer replacing Vicky Shick: Heather Olsen
Person Susan could never imagine performing in the dance: Her mom
Length of time it took Eun Jung to learn the dance from video: 3 hours
Length of time it took Meg and Gabi to learn the dance from video: 9 hours
First feedback from Susan: "Do it like you're marking."
Are there jokes in the piece? Yes
Are the jokes delivered verbally? No
Verbal explanation for a section of movement performed by Bronwen, Meg, and Heather: Shoulder, shoulder, shoulders, hmm, shoulders, hmm.
New addition to costumes: Pockets
Most surprising moment: Bronwen's cartwheel
Number of dancers who were gymnasts in their early years : At least 2
One word summary of the dance: guh
Initial guiding question for the dance: If I start a dance with a big END of a piece of music, what would fall into the quiet left by that?
Length of dance: 49 minutes
Length of time it took to make the dance: 4-5 days/week, 3-ish hours a day from mid-October to the 3rd week of January, with breaks and time off for Christmas.
Premiere: 2002
Number of people to-date who have seen the dance live: 800-1,000
Age range of dancers: 31-49
Percentage of dancers who are Caucasian: 83.33
Height of dancers: 5'4" - 5' 8"
Dancer replacing Vicky Shick: Heather Olsen
Person Susan could never imagine performing in the dance: Her mom
Length of time it took Eun Jung to learn the dance from video: 3 hours
Length of time it took Meg and Gabi to learn the dance from video: 9 hours
First feedback from Susan: "Do it like you're marking."
Are there jokes in the piece? Yes
Are the jokes delivered verbally? No
Verbal explanation for a section of movement performed by Bronwen, Meg, and Heather: Shoulder, shoulder, shoulders, hmm, shoulders, hmm.
New addition to costumes: Pockets
Most surprising moment: Bronwen's cartwheel
Number of dancers who were gymnasts in their early years : At least 2
One word summary of the dance: guh