cast away....

Mike got a call from our latin studio yesterday asking if we were interested to audition for a tv advert! Haha! My first reaction when I heard abt it was “Wha..?” Hehe. They were apparently looking for a few ballroom couples. So for the fun of it, Mike and I went for the casting session. According to Mike, he was supposed to wear a suit while I was required to wear a two-piece with a ballroom-type skirt. We were told to be at the studio at 5pm.

So not knowing what to expect, I don on a black skirt and red top and went to pick Mike up who was dressed in a white shirt and black trousers. A nagging feeling told me that I should take along a sweater and thank God I did! Cos when we got to the studio, we realized that we were so over-dressed. *gasp* Everybody else was so dressed down. *Yikes* It seems that we were not required to dress up yet till 8pm when the casting crew turn up. How utterly embarrassing. *blush*

So anyway, we were taught a short routine of quick rhythm. It was actually quite fun. The routine consisted of a basic rhythm step, followed by a promenade position, then two turns and three pivots, and back to basic. Certainly brought back some fond memories of all those standard ballroom lessons we had. *grin*

There were 6 couples altogether. We were required to dance in a circle around the studio doing the same routine. One couple kept fumbling as the guy could not catch up with his steps. Anyway, came 8.30pm, the ‘casting crew’ turned up and that comprise ONE young chap with a camcorder and a digital camera. Hmm….certainly not what I’d expected. And so it started. We did a few routines as the chap took clips from various angles. Then he required photos of each couple plus mugshots of each person! Ugh! How I hate close-up pictures!! Oh well….

I have a feeling that it would be highly unlikely that we’d be called back for the actual shooting although Mike is quite positive abt it for some reason. Hehe. I felt that all the couples were so unsynchronized during the dance. And it didn’t help that the guy who could not get his steps right stopped twice during the routines. Overall I thot that the casting was conducted in such a casual fashion that it seemed rather unprofessional. Perhaps that’s how it’s done over here? Oh well….since it’s my first, I really have no comparison. Hehe. We shall see if we get any calls…heh! Not that it pays much - pittance I was told actually. But it would be a fun experience. Hehe.