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ITK wrote:

Billy Whiz wrote:I had a backstage tour on Tuesday night. Having seen this thread I made a point of asking who was inside the dresses and was told that it is adult male and female members of the ensemble.

Hmm. That must have changed a few months ago then. It was still definitely ballet girls a few months ago.

Billy Whiz is referring to the Broadway production, not the London production, ITK.

Do ballet girls get the chance to stay on or do they have to be asked?

They are on 6 month contracts. In London, at the end of each contract period, most girls will leave, but some do stay and get moved to different teams. Occasionally a ballet girl will return to the show after doing something else for 6 months. No idea how it will work in the US, but I suppose we will find out before too long.

Oooh. Ok. Thought it was odd. haha.

Yes I think we all got our wires a bit crossed

Billy Whiz wrote:Yes I think we all got our wires a bit crossed

I can confirm, ballet girls are inside the dresses!!

balletgirlmum wrote:I can confirm, ballet girls are inside the dresses!!

Does that include the last dress on, i.e., the one that runs across the stage and deliberately falls down?

Pat

In the early days that one (the one that falls down) used to be the same person who is 'The Inspector' in the middle of the police line up. May have changed a bit since then.

patc wrote:

balletgirlmum wrote:I can confirm, ballet girls are inside the dresses!!

Does that include the last dress on, i.e., the one that runs across the stage and deliberately falls down?

Pat

That is one of the adult cast members.

ITK wrote:

patc wrote:

balletgirlmum wrote:I can confirm, ballet girls are inside the dresses!!

Does that include the last dress on, i.e., the one that runs across the stage and deliberately falls down?

Pat

That is one of the adult cast members.

Well, the dancing dresses in the current cast in london are all ballet girls, my daughter finds it very confined, and although loves the tap dance she is pleased when she is out of the dress!!