The 9 Circles of Show Choir Hell

Alarie Aasen

Dante’s Limbo◦ People waiting to see if they go to heaven or hell

Show Choir Limbo◦ Work hard to prepare◦ Wait for results… and wait… and wait…

1. Auditions

Dante’s Lust◦ Sins of weakness,

harmful things we do to ourselves

Show Choir◦ Dividing into sections to

work out notes and rhythms

◦ Not practicing enough as a group

2. Sectionals

Dante’s Glutton◦ Overindulgence in food, drink, and addictions

Show Choir◦ Giving of our time◦ Splitting time with other activities◦ Retreats

3.Time

Dante’s Greed◦ Those who hoarded

possessions, and squandered them

Show Choir◦ we constantly work to

perfect a better sound Tall vowels “The lips, the teeth, the

tip of the tongue” diction

4. Sound

Dante’s Wrath◦ Sins of malice, actions

toward others Show Choir

◦ At competitions, we are judged on our show

◦ Then we are given critiques on how to improve the show

5. Judging

Dante’s Heretics◦ Violent and malicious sins

Show Choir◦ Spending all of our Saturdays at competitions◦ Money for food◦ Early mornings and late nights◦ All for 15 minutes on stage

6. Competitions

Dante’s Violence◦ Against people and property, self, or God

Show Choir◦ All day retreats◦ Choreographer MIA◦ Exhausted and sore◦ Poor attitudes

7. Choreography

Dante’s Fraudulence◦ Those guilty of deliberate, knowing evil

Show Choir Fraudulence ◦ Not listening to or respecting directors and

section leaders◦ Not stayed focused on the task at hand

8. Focus (or lack thereof)

Dante’s Treachery◦ Betrayal of a special relationship

Show Choir Treachery◦ During the time leading up to competitions◦ Making sure every move and note is perfected◦ Spending endless rehearsals on cleaning one

song

9. Cleaning