Nicest Kids in Town - Finale

One of our ensemble pieces for the Variety Show was "The Nicest Kids in Town" from the musical "Hairspray". We began by learning the lyrics and harmonies for the song. Once we were comfortable with the vocal element of the song we began to learn the choreography for the song.

Below is a video from our first choreography rehearsal:

I am fortunate in the fact that I am able to pick up choreography quickly and so it doesn't take long for me to commit choreography to memory, allowing me more time to rehearse.

My target for the rehearsal process of this song is to tighten up my timing during the spins and to start rehearsing the choreography while singing before our next rehearsal the following week.

Between the further rehearsals and the dress run I continued to tighten up my choreography and practising singing whilst dancing.

By the time we had reached the shows I was confident in both the vocals and the choreography and was able to put lots of energy into the performance to replicate the high energy from the performance in the film "Hairspray".

The final show