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A few months ago, my neice had a play at her school and I was fortunate enough to attend. The play was based off of the Broadway show "Guys and Dolls." My neice played the main church goer if you will and she was hilarious. She also has the voice of an angel. Now I don’t know if you’ve ever seen this show before, but there is an immense amount of dancing within it. I couldn’t believe how accurate this middle school adaptation was. What truly impressed me was the dancewear worn by the actors. Although it was very reminiscent of regular everyday clothing, the fitting gave way for a lot of movement, which allowed the actors to really put their heart and souls into the dance moves. I was watching an interview about a current broadway show and it talked about how much work the wardrobe people have to endure every single day. Although the same outfits are used for the dance routines, everyday there is a rip, or a tear, that needs to be repaired. For example, one of the peformers who was new to the production constantly kept ripping a certain area of his wardrobe because of a particular dance move that needed to be done. Eventually the actor figured out how to stop this from happening, but until that point the wardrobe people had to fix the problem every single night. So it’s clear to see that if you are performing in a middle school production or a professional broadway play, the proper material and fitting of dancewear is crucial to the success of a production.