The First Round: An Index
Number of students who performed sans hairpieces due to too quick of a quick change: 2
Number of times I freaked out about this: 0
Numbers of student who lost hairpieces onstage due to improper pinning: 2
Number of times I freaked out about this: 1, and only because another dancer nearly tripped.
Number of socks worn with tap shoes: 0 (Thank GOD!)
Number of earrings lost in wings: 1
Number of neckties lost in wings: 1
Pairs of black tap shoes required for last night’s performance: 12
Pairs of blacks tap shoes actually present for last night’s performance: 12 (Woohoo! Seems like me “You will NOT go onstage without your tap shoes and YOU can explain to your parents why you weren’t allowed to dance!” lecture actually had somewhat of an impact.)
Numbers of ill-fitting shoes taped to student’s feet: 2
Number of taps taped to student’s shoes: 1
Number of times I got teary-eyed watching my younger girls perform: 2
Number of text messages exchanged between myself and Date #7 during the course of the evening: 17
Fieldwork in Stilettos 
One Response to “The First Round: An Index”
Wow, you multi-tasker you—I (along w/ most of your readers) can’t wait until you are done w/ the madness that comprises a dance teacher’s life in May & June, so you can get back to the business of allowing us to be voyeurs in your social life. 😉
Especially since there is that “coupon” that you have yet to use…yes, this is a “TEASER”, this coupon is very interesting.