Take a Bow

The Geisha. Half bow from the waist and looking up at the audience.
The French Waiter. One arm horizontal across the waist.
The Drinking Bird. Arms tight by the side, bobbing up and down.
OK – I don’t have a PC name for this. Hands clasped in front of your lower abdomen like you’ve just been kicked there.
The right way:
• Bend slowly from the waist, head down, arms hanging freely from the shoulder and with fingers curled naturally. Say to yourself “look at my shoes, 2, 3, 4, and up.”
• “Swing the gate slowly” to gesture to the ensemble.
• Speak slowly, control your adrenaline, glide.
• Smile!
Do everything at half the speed you think it should be.
Practice the curtain calls, bows, etc. with the ensemble.

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