Maybe a bit creepy!

[WhistlingBadger]

Ah, but do they beat show choir makeup?? (this was the result when my director said she wanted the judges to be able to see them from space )
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As the Good Book says, "Whatever your hand finds to do, do with all your might." I guess that applies to eye makeup too.

Also: Wow, you really don't look anything like your PFP.

 

[gilltyascharged]

I love every single thing about this photo. Even the look on your face is like "Go BIG with the eyeliner, or go home!"

You're rocking it pretty hard though, kudos to you for that! Now to find out what a show choir is... is it show tunes?? Because that sounds like a blast!

Thank you! Not necessarily--pretty much, you dance on risers whilst singing in costumes, creating a 15-20 minute show. Some shows tell a story (this year my director is doing a spin on Little Red Riding Hood), others revolve around a theme (an emotion, an idea, etc.), and there are some (while not as common anymore) that simply combine good choreo and vocals to produce a nice-looking production.
I think it's mainly a U.S. Midwest thing--however, here are some examples from my school's past shows.

 

[CaptainBarnicles]

Thank you! Not necessarily--pretty much, you dance on risers whilst singing in costumes, creating a 15-20 minute show. Some shows tell a story (this year my director is doing a spin on Little Red Riding Hood), others revolve around a theme (an emotion, an idea, etc.), and there are some (while not as common anymore) that simply combine good choreo and vocals to produce a nice-looking production.
I think it's mainly a U.S. Midwest thing--however, here are some examples from my school's past shows.

Me too, I wanna go!

 

[gilltyascharged]

Me too, I wanna go!

If a 22-23 hour day (you generally wake up between 3-4am, get to the school at 4-5am, and then drive to the school hosting the competition) sounds appealing, auditions for next year should be coming up soon!

It's definitely exhausting: rehearsals leave you sweating and tired (full cardio plus singing? It doesn't sound that hard, but throw in facials, vocal dynamics, and specific movement, and you'll see what I'm talking about), illnesses spread rampant (there are around 120 total kids between the three show choirs at my school, all of them being worn down and constantly exposed to each other and crowds...not to mention that singing is basically an advanced method of spreading spit particles), it's stupidly expensive (because the school board doesn't feel like backing it, you have to either fundraise and volunteer to earn money or flat out pay for the costs of travel, costumes, choreography, licensed sheet music, and competition fees), and there's that whole "performance + intense physical activity" thing---"fake-it-till-you-make-it" is a huge component. As long as you can move and fluids aren't coming out (those puking or having a nosebleed quickly get off stage), you're performing to the best of your ability. We've had a soloist who went offstage during a transition, puked, sang his solo, and then was offstage puking for the rest of the show. At a more recent comp we went to, we had a guy dislocate his shoulder after the first show, have it put back into place, and then perform the second time for finals (mind you, he lifts/drops several girls throughout the show); earlier in the day, a good friend of mine dislocated 5-8 of her ribs, and didn't realize until after she was done performing.

 

[sharkweek178]

This is a picture of a so-called intelligent human after an estimated 300,000 cigarettes and 20kg of caffeine (that’s caffeine, not coffee).

Taken a week after reducing my caffeine intake from 20+ cups a day to 3, and two days after reducing the cigarettes from 20+ to 3. I feel healthier already.

As you can plainly see, these excesses have had zero effect and I’m still as easy on the eye as JuiceBox.

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Good for you. Giving up tobacco is the best thing you can do to improve your health, your finances, and your quality of life in general.

I used to be a heavy smoker. I did the dumbest smoking cessation plan. I switched to chewing tobacco. My logic was that would be easier to quit than cigarettes. Not quite. Years later I went to a dentist. As soon as he went into my mouth, he said, "You chew tobacco, don't you." I knew immediately that if he could tell just by looking in my mouth, that wasn't good. Turns out that it was causing my gums to recede. The threat of possibly losing my front teeth was all I needed. I got on the patch and after a couple weeks of that, I've been tobacco free ever since.