Ain't That A Kick in the Head

Ain't That A Kick in the Head was a dance number choreographed by Tenda to accompany his vocals on the song. The dance is Broadway and "Show Girl" themed with plenty of kicks and formations.

I had less time to rehearse this number as I was busy working on other numbers so I had to work harder during my rehearsals. The timing in this number is crucial as the four backing dancers (including me) had to ensure that we were always in sync with our movements otherwise it would ruin the formations within the choreography.  

 

My target for this performance was working on my technique as I had to enjoy that all my movements were sharp and on point to match the theme of the song and choreography.

Our costume included a hat and character shoes so in our final rehearsals and tech run we began rehearsing with the hat and shoes to get comfortable with the costume. It was especially important that we were comfortable with the hat as the hat was incorporated into the choreography and so we had to be confident when using the hat. 

 

During the tech run I suffered a costume malfunction when my hat fell off during the routine as I had an issue with placing my hat back on my head after a movement. After this particular performance I went away and worked on the choreography and altered my movement slightly to prevent another possible malfunction.

 

I really enjoyed this number because the style was really enjoyable to perform and I found the choreography was able to challenge me to push me further as a dancer.