Skid Row is the first song that we had choreographed. It is going to be the first big number in the show. The song starts with the whole cast frozen and we all come to life in two groups. After we come alive we all display a character that we had created for the song.
I decided to create a stereotypical street salesman. I walk around stage right and try to sell people fake watches from my coat. I decided to create this character as he is unique so he stands out but he still blends into the group and doesn't look out of place.
We all the get into a group and move as a pact. I interpret this to represent that even though the characters we have created have reached rock bottom we are still a community of criminals, homeless and poor people.
After we have moved as a group we all get into a circle and rotate clockwise, raising and lowering our arms. We then stop and change the order of the circle and then get into two rows at the back of the stage. Here we once again do a synchronised movement where we turn and lean toward Seymour. I believe this foreshadows how our characters are going to be drawn to Seymour as he rises to fame.
We then split into two groups and form a cross diagonal across the stage then walk off. We then slowly reappear and form a V shape and click our fingers in sync. On the final note we all raise our out side arm and hold it until the note ends where we drop out arms and head down.
This song went really well as it only took us two lessons for everyone to know the dance and to have all the movements in sync. We also worked on the harmonies where we were split into two groups. If every song goes this well and quickly then the show will be finished and perfected a lot faster than we originally thought.
