The funniest thing about rehearsing a burlesque number...
is that you have to keep redressing over and over. That's the most tiring part of practicing a number, not the dancing. Since the many layers of the costume are all-important, it seems I spend more time practicing the timing of when a certain garment's coming off than I do on the actual movement. Seriously, I've taken these panties off a dozen times to music tonight, rehearsing for Friday's live show! And I had an electrical failure in a hand prop, and no time to replace it before the show, so that's out of the number. Oh, well. I'll just muddle through somehow, I guess! I will be dropping clothes right and left, and that's probably what the audience cares about!