A lot of you have been asking me about getting jackets for ballroom, and I admit I've been putting it off for several reasons:

1. I really hate to ask you for more money for anything.
2. It's just one more thing I have to do.
3. There are SO MANY options and I have no idea what you want
4. You are not required to buy, but the fewer people that buy, the more expensive they are and the less worth my time they are. 

So this post is to ascertain whether I want to spend any more time dealing with it, and if you want to spend any more money paying for it. Here are a couple of points to consider:

• Jackets run from about $35 to $80 bucks.
• T-Shirts are about $10.
• The more customized they are, the more expensive they are.
• Adding your specific name to the jacket shoots up the price TREMENDOUSLY.  

So here are a few options. Let me know what you like.

I think the price for this is reasonable, especially since it would have your name on the back. This is the price if everyone orders--we would pay more the fewer people order.

Here's a nice t-shirt option. I chose maroon but it could be any color. It has your name on the back as well. 

This is from a different site, and they have a bunch of different designs specifically for ballroom. You can't really change them, but it's cheap and they look cool. This is just one of them--we could try others. This is about $9 a piece. There's a couple other designs as well--we can tweak the colors however we want.

These jackets are limited in color options. You cannot add names to them. The logo is small in the front. 

This is the most expensive item, it is the highest quality. The site does not do names on jackets unless you call and order special--it would probably be MUCH more expensive. 

Please comment below about what you think and if you think you would buy. If we decide to do it, I'd like to order them as soon as possible. It could be considered a Christmas gift if we get it in quickly.

Ok, then I just got in a weird mood. Watch the 7th grade show again below--this time with very helpful notes. Sort of. Enjoy!

Today at practice it became clear that one of the formation changes in Foxtrot just ISN'T WORKING. I thought I'd come home and hammer it out, seeing if I can make it more simple. And the solution was surprisingly simple. Can you see what change I made? Comment if you see it!

For those not in the musical, we are doing a four couple routine. It's 2:15 long, and it has a Samba, Rumba, and Cha-Cha. Today we did the Samba section and it went GREAT! We will be working on the Rumba on Wednesday from 3:00 - 4:00 in the cafeteria.

There were multiple requests for lifts, and I will not disappoint! I just finished choreographing the Rumba section, and it has THREE lifts, one right after another. Take a look at the rough cut video--wait for it, since the lifts are all at the END of the rumba.

If you are in the musical, you are still welcome to learn the routine. If enough girls can learn it on the side, I will add couples to it. I can only have four right now because there are only four girls not in the musical. But we have extra boys!