We Can Breathe!

Guadalajara, Mexico

It may only be a decrease in about 2,000 feet, give or take some, but it is still enough to make a big difference; that along with the fact that the air is so much cleaner here even though it is still the second largest city in Mexico.  Also, driving is still crazy with motorcyclists zipping in between and people trying to sell you things while you are stopped at a light if your window is down, but here, the traffic actually moves and you are not always at a standstill.  

And we have light, another plus for the week!  Yes, our make-up rooms are the typical show-girl-style with lights that line the mirrors in the center of the room and we have a skylight!  So even though things are tight and cramped in every area including the ice, we have light!

Did I mention that the ice is really tiny?! We are actually performing in a theater this week and the stage had to be built onto just for our show to be able to lay the tank ice down.  We are only on seven headers long and five headers wide.  I know some shows have performed on smaller, but this is the first time that D34 has been shrunk to this size. 

It is a totally different experience having the audience basically all downstage instead of also along stage left and right as well all the back to the panels. 

It has been an interesting week, but some things have kept us going. 

We all had a few days off which is always well appreciated and believe it or not, Cirque Du Soleil – Corteo is also in town staying at the very same hotel that we are. 

It’s crazy how we may be different performing groups, but we are all just the same.  Athletes involved in the show business traveling around for a living that appreciate some of the same things.  So, it was very nice getting to watch their show with a special backstage tour and just getting to know a similar group of people that do something like what we do.  Their group even came to see one of our shows as well!

It’s one thing if we are able to link up and see another Disney On Ice performance, but to be able to do so with another show like Cirque is completely different and a nice surprise.  They were always keeping us on toes with things to do and places to go aside from the typical shopping mall across the street and casino down the road. 

Overall, Guadalajara has proved to be a breath of fresh air in more ways than one for many.

One more week in Mexico and then it’s time to head home for a week off.

Let’s finish strong as we head to Monterey, Mexico!