Stage & Costume Malfunctions - What To Do During Onstage Mishaps

Guests - Halle Mastroberardino and Donna Michelle Vaughn

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor

In Episode 120 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we discover the many ways things can go wrong at a live dance performance, from costume malfunctions to dropped props and more! Joining us for this discussion today are professional dancers and IDA judges Halle Mastroberardino and Donna Michelle Vaughn to give you some tips and tricks to salvage any mishaps that might happen on stage!

Topics Include:

•  Best practices for a dropped prop
•  The one time you MUST leave stage when something goes wrong
•  How to avoid costume mishaps before they happen

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