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Why a photo of me and Chaz, yesterday? Because we danced on stage together in the Silhouesque Sophistique show. Chaz is 21 months old. Still a baby dog in many ways. Certainly not sufficiently trained to be taking our show on the road. Not really. Not yet. But, heck, we were practicing, we had choreography; I had stockings to match his classic border collie black and white. We discussed. We negotiated. And we leapt.
I sent out an email about our intention. Still filled with trepidation and not really knowing if we should/could do it. In the email I said, “If I sell all 10 of the show tickets that I have in my purse by Friday, Chaz and I will dance.” Well! His doggy daycare, Zoomies, bought all 10 tickets. I had to get more for my human friends and family.
Here’s the result…. Chaz and Caitlyn “Be Italian” . The crowd loved us. Even a standing ovation by one admirer. And, at the very end, Chaz goes visiting because a woman in the audience exclaimed, as we were heading off stage, “What a good dog!” He was sure she meant him and went to say, “Thanks.”
New dance style. Inclusive, fabulous, and I want more! http://silhouesque.ca
We had a launch party-show. I was wonderful. Chaz was more wonderful. Here’s our picture.
Me and Chaz. Vera Yuen took [...]
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