Doing choreography and running teams isn't as easy as one might think. Its a lot of pressure to reinvent choreography time after time. Its also not easy dealing with a team of many different personalities. Its crazy when the season is over and you have gotten to know these people in a whole new light. You see flaws, you see wonderful qualities and you also see sides of people that you may not want to see all the time. That applies to everyone though. No one is perfect of course, but being a team director is like wearing the hat of a director, a choreographer, a businessman, a therapist and a politician. You have to be in control of a group of different personalities. You have to teach them how to dance and do it well. You have to financially organize the team and make sure everything is running accordingly and paid on time. You have to counsel people that are going through rough times or partners that aren't getting along. You also have to make sure that everyone is happy across the board (which is almost impossible, but you have to try anyway).
Its a lot to take in each season. But on the other hand, its another dynamic when the team is full of energy, there is lots of laughter, hard work and joy in the mix. Friendships are formed, relationships with people are formed (some lasting a lifetime) and respect is also earned from both ends. Its a beautiful thing. Of course, at the end of all of this, you get to see them perform and all that hard work pays off. All the highs and lows are forgotten and all that is left is this wonderful performance that to many is like a great rush of adrenaline. A feeling like no other they say. Anyway, as this week progresses, we will finish up as much as possible and the season will almost be upon us. Until then.....
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