A few pertinent numbers

• 1 Day until Mosaic, the belly dance fusion show in which I’ll be performing with my belly dance troupe!
• 3 group numbers I’ll be dancing in with the gorgeous ladies of Invoketress;
• 9 guest performers/groups gracing us with their presence tomorrow;
• 3:24 minutes of solo I’ve choreographed to a well-known pop song (hint: I’ll be wearing a skirt that’s short and a jacket that’s long);
• 4 costumes I assembled today (with more accessories than I bothered to count);
• 10 pretend candles I will be sticking to my shamadan (candelabra) to wear on my head (fire code prohibits actual candles in the theatre);
• 14 months we’ve been preparing for the show (if you count back to the beginning of the first piece we learned);
• 2 family members who will be backstage with me (1 daughter to feed between numbers, 1 Auntie Em to be her caretaker the rest of the time);
• 7 (at least!) different dance styles fused with bellydance to be performed, including tribal, modern, ballet, jazz, Irish, Tunisian, and burlesque;
• 65 (approximately) tickets left!

It’s gonna be FUN, people!