Suggestions please ..... ?

[dancin_feet]

We had our first rehearsal for our Rocky Horror group routine this weekend and we have all been allocated our characters. They assigned me Janet!! :shock:

Now while I take this as a compliment that they think highly enough of me to give me one of the lead parts (though no one person has more time on the floor that anyone else), I'm not sure where they got the idea that I would be good as an innocent who gets corrupted! Going to have to pull out my acting skill big time for this one!! :lol: So far we have choreographed some foxtrot, swing, mambo, tango and AT. It's going to be great!

They have put into the collage of music, the "Touch me I want to be dirty" song, which is fair enough because it is one of the major parts of the movie. The problem is that the guy they have assigned to play Rocky is someone who makes my skin crawl. To do any partner dancing with him at all is bad enough, but to that song - eeeewwwwww!!!! :x

So I have decided to talk to the two instructors choregraphing the routine and tell them that I am not prepared to do that part of the routine with him. The thing is I never like to just refuse to do something, but offer up something else in it's place. I guess I'm looking for ideas as to what to offer to replace Janet and Rocky's scene. I thought maybe Janet could share herself around Frank-n-furter, Riff Raff, Eddie (not sure if he will be killed off in our version), Rocky (very very very briefly) and some of the party freaks. I think it's only about a 45 second cut of the music, so there's a little to play with.

Any other suggestions I could give so that they are more likely to let me change this part of the routine?

8)

[dsprtn87]

if it isnt for long......then probably just suck it up, plus not all of it has to be hand-in-hand partner dance

[twodance]

I thought you were going to pull out your 'acting skills'. What a better time.

[dancin_feet]

if it isnt for long......then probably just suck it up, plus not all of it has to be hand-in-hand partner dance

You don't understand. This guy is creepy. I mean reeeaaallly creepy. He follows us around and just sits and stares. I don't want to give any encouragement to him at all. Maybe in his warped mind this will not be play acting and he'll start focusing on me after this. I don't know and I don't want to even remotely put myself in the position to have to find out.

If I have to, yes I suppose I'll have to do it, but it won't look good and will be really obvious that I don't feel comfortable with him. The studio has always been supportive in the past when there are creepy guys around, so I'm hoping they'll understand and accommodate me. I'm not the only one doing the group routine who can't stand him. We had all hoped that he wouldn't sign up, but unfortunately he did. :evil:

[dsprtn87]

so do any of you know him and stillt hink he's creep, or does he just completley shout that vibe off. Maybe trying ot get to know him will actually help.......if the fearisn't too much. But yea, being uncomfortable canbe obvious, its just your job to hide it.

[dancin_feet]

He shouts his creepiness out to all and sundry in his body language and just the way he acts. Even his instructor feels very uncomfortable around him at times, and she would probably know him better than anybody else at the studio. She is actually one of the choreographers of the routine, so I'm hoping she'll understand and keep contact to a minimum.

[Chris Stratton]

He follows us around and just sits and stares. I don't want to give any encouragement to him at all.

Just curious, but what else is he supposed to do if everyone is discouraging him from actually interacting with anyone else? Go home and not come back?

[dsprtn87]

Just curious, but what else is he supposed to do if everyone is discouraging him from actually interacting with anyone else? Go home and not come back?


thats what i was getting at. For all everyone know he could be horribly shy, and have alot of personayl problems or somethin that makes him just not put himself out there. Maybe makje a effort with other to get him to open up a lil more....and talk rather than stare that way he isnt staring. hes included. You dont have too its just something you can do to make everyone more comfrotable with him[/quote]

[dancin_feet]

He follows us around and just sits and stares. I don't want to give any encouragement to him at all.

Just curious, but what else is he supposed to do if everyone is discouraging him from actually interacting with anyone else? Go home and not come back?

He doesn't interact. He just creeps all the girls out by staring at us and just shows up at our little get togethers and stares. I know it's hard to get the idea from words on the web, but this guy is creepy. A lot of us would be really happy if he didn't come back. I know that doesn't sound fair, but we would all feel much more comfortable if he wasn't there.

Maybe I'm reacting from my past where I have been stalked before, it's not a nice feeling. This guy gives me the same feeling. I certainly don't want to give encouragement to any guy that I do not feel comfortable with and that includes dancing in a provocative way. Let me say that there are 5 other guys doing the routine, and I would be happy to dance with any of them any time.

[Chris Stratton]

I'm not sure that diving into this role is the necessarily the right answer. But if someone's kind of outside of society, they will probably stay there unless offered some kind of chance to be more a part of things. If offered a chance to get involved which comes with clear rules and they break them - well, that's one thing. But if benched by the group and then criticized for doing nothing but watching from the bench, well, that's another. And sometimes someone really is doing something wrong, not seriously enough to get them officially kicked out, but persistent because no one has managed to explain to them what they would need to do differently.

[dancin_feet]

I'm more than willing to invite shy people into the fold. I used to be one so I know what it's like. I have made some good friends of people who I was told initially were not worth associating with. I don't necessarily listen to what others say and adopt their opinions is what I guess I am trying to say.

My opinion of this guy is however shared by most of the women at the studio. Actually I don't know one that likes him. And we are a pretty friendly group. New people come all the time and they are welcomed. Even the guys are stand offish with him.

It is not a case of being left on the outer. He has been welcomed as has everyone else at the studio. But he chooses to sit back and "be creepy". Having been shy myself, I know that the main thing you want is to be accepted and welcomed. We have done that and he is no different. I can only assume that it is not only a shyness factor.

Yes, I guess it's also a fear thing on my part. Whatever his problems are, I don't want to put myself in the situation to try to solve them, when all I could be doing is making things worse. There are certain things that should just be left for professionals.

[Sabor]

They have put into the collage of music, the "Touch me I want to be dirty" song, which is fair enough because it is one of the major parts of the movie. The problem is that the guy they have assigned to play Rocky is someone who makes my skin crawl. To do any partner dancing with him at all is bad enough, but to that song - eeeewwwwww!!!! :x

:lol: :lol: .. sorry, but that was funny .. getting a mental image of how it could be here :lol: .. goodluck to u girl

[mamboqueen]

Just make sure you get your cootie shot first :)

[ShyDancer]

I feel for you d_f.

I think just about every studio has a 'creepy' . Id have a talk with that teacher and ask if they can work the choreo so it can be danced in open hold or side by side, at least that way the most contact you would have is hands only.

[dancin_feet]

I feel for you d_f.

I think just about every studio has a 'creepy' . Id have a talk with that teacher and ask if they can work the choreo so it can be danced in open hold or side by side, at least that way the most contact you would have is hands only.

Thanks for that SD. Was beginning to think that I was going crazy. I'm planning on talking to the instructor at the next rehearsal this weekend. I certainly don't want to dread rehearsals because I have to be "up close" with this guy every week. The thought of it makes me cringe.

I have thought more about whether I would just be able to "suck it up" and do it. But no, this guy just freaks me out too much. I have spoken to a friend of mine who has encouraged me to talk to the instructors (even said she would go with me to back me up). She would do the same if she were in my shoes because he freaks her out too. She drives out of her way to the second studio to go to class so she doesn't have to take class with him. :shock:

[DancePoet]

D_f, if the is as you describe, how did he get the part?

[dancin_feet]

He put his name on the list that he was interested in doing it. When they went to collect the money, quite a few people pulled out so they were struggling to get the numbers for it to go ahead. They couldn't really pick and choose. Plus I don't think they would actually refuse someone wanting to pay them money to do something. Unless he was actually threatening someone which he doesn't, he's just creepy. Again I know it doesn't sound like much but it's hard to put it into words. You would have to see him to understand.

I think they gave him that role because it is probably the most "by yourself" role in the movie. Rocky doesn't really associate with one person, just bits and pieces here and there. In the choreography so far (he has been teamed with the girl playing Frank-n-furter) he is pretty much doing no partner stuff because Frank is busy prancing around (as Frank does! :D ) I think the studio knows the general consensus, but they can't really be seen to be isolating him from activities he wants to be involved in.