[Cassandra]

Okay, ummm...... a little late (sorry for any guys who missed the auditions). I'm just excited that the tour will continue next year! So what's with the "Last Chance" marketing?

CATS - National Tour
Non-Equity Open Dance Call - MEN
Friday, January 27th, 2006
Chelsea Studios
151 West 26th St., NY, NY – 6th Floor
10:00am – Male Dancers

Produced by: Troika Entertainment
Directed/Choreographed by: Richard Stafford
Musical Supervision: Kristen Blodgette
Casting by: Dave Clemmons Casting

Troika Entertainment will hold an open call for immediate and future replacements for the current National Tour of CATS. The tour is scheduled to continue into the 2006-2007 season.

Seeking immediate replacements for the following role:
Pouncival – male under 5'10"; must have excellent ballet skills and be able to do turns in second.

Seeking future replacements and cast members for the 06-07 season for the following roles:

Munkustrap - Male, 5'11" and up, must sing to a legit G and move very well
Rum Tum Tugger - Male, Rock and Roll (ala Mick Jagger or Elvis) Must move well
Mistoffelees - Male, Excellent Dancer proficient in Ballet and Jazz. Must have turns in Second.
Macavity/Plato – Male; excellent dancer; tumbling a plus; tall and commanding
Skimbleshanks – Male; must sing well and have strong dance skills
Mungojerrie – Male; young; strong singer and dancer; tumbling skills a plus

Ensemble/Swings - Wide Range of height, but must have an athletic build. Must be proficient in Jazz, Ballet and Tap and able to sing well. Strong tumbling skills a plus (Tumblebrutus, Plato, Mungojerrie).

Auditions will be held on Friday, January 27th at Chelsea Studios 151 W. 26th St. 6th Floor 10:00am for male dancers. Please come prepared to dance, and bring music in case you are asked to sing.

All Paid Positions. (Salary + Per Diem + Housing + Health insurance).

[Lady Jemima]

[Drumdraper]

*claps hands* Praise be and I have another year to plan around Cats and a purpose to making costumes!

Maybe Last Chance is just an advertising gimmick used to get people to come. I think it applies to the idea that people who want to see Cats and they say that someday they will, but when they see "Last Chance" then they say, "I'd better see it now."

Also I think it applies to "Now and Forever," because both sound lie phrases used to capture a moment in time. Forgive the cliche.

[wonderjoe]

what exactly does "Must do turns in second" mean?

[Nemi]

Do turns from Second position?

Perhaps.

[abbeycat]

i assume by 'turns in second' it is referring to the conjouring turn?

see here:
http://www.paballet.org/video/turnsinsecond.wmv

[Drumdraper]

*eyes goggle* Exactly how much stamina and practice does that take to do?

[CostumeMavenWV]

especially if they are doubled.
here's a step by step how to from Pointe Mag.
originally yea, they started from second postion, but here's a good description . . . .

Turns In Second
Expert advice on the fine points of turning in second
By Virginia Johnson

The turning position, as demonstrated by American Ballet Theatre corps de ballet member Danny Tidwell
Grandes pirouettes à la seconde are a bravura step for the male dancer. Wilhelm Burmann, who danced with New York City Ballet and Frankfurt Ballet, among others, coaches such luminaries as Alessandra Ferri, Wendy Whelan, Damian Woetzel and Julio Bocca, and teaches at Steps on Broadway in New York, talks about what makes turns in second work. The following are tips for turning on the left leg to the right in second position.

• While many variations require the man to begin from second position, Burmann prefers to teach turns starting in fourth. “It’s really important that you have the opposition on the right side of your body,” he says. “Take all of your energy from your left side.”

• ”Start the movement with energy and then let it go,“ Burmann continues, explaining that to start the turn, you must send the energy from the center of the body down all the way to your toes. “You actually push yourself onto the leg,“ says Burmann. “Instead of doing a battement to the side, do a jeté to écarté so that all of the energy goes into your toes, not into lifting the leg.“

• Simultaneously take your left hand over to meet the right. “In ballet, the fingers make the port de bras, not the arms,“ says Burmann. When he teaches, he encourages his students to think of coordinating the hands and fingers with the movement rather than the arms.

• The head moves into the turn right away. “Don’t leave your head behind,“ he warns.

• Avoid “popping“ into your relevé. The energy from the plié should move smoothly into the relevé. “The more you turn, the more you have to be connected to the floor.“

• “If you want to do two pirouettes [in second], you have to aim for three. You make two and replace the third one with a balance,“ he says.

• When the leg is in second position, even at a 90-degree angle, Burmann cautions that the chest has a tendency to sink, so it’s important to place the chest well in the turn and to lift the chest as the body comes around to the audience. “This way you can finish with control.“

[Jemima57]

[abbeycat]

As long as you master the 'whip' of a fouette turn, and build your stamina up you can do it...(i can just about do three,eek!)Ah well, im never going to be Misto so Hakunah Matata!

[darkmage]

[Drumdraper]

I don't think I'm ever going to get enough stamina to do something like that.

I hate false advertising, especially when they cause me to have nightmares about losing Cats. *sigh*

[Misto]

http://youtube.com/w/billy-elliot-the-musical?v=J4Xw886jOCY&search=billy%20elliot

The boy in this is 13. He does them in the middle and at the end.



Misto

[Drumdraper]

Wow! Looks like he might be a future Misto if he wants to be.

[Misto]

It's from Billy Elliot The Musical.


Misto