It's been a lean few months, but now that the Christmas period has ended, it seems that people are starting to have some fun again.
Last Saturday, I had a particularly fun class, which made for a good return to form. The girl who booked us came up and had a quiet word before her friends came up. She told me that they had seen signs for a comedy night and were worried that they were going to be made to perform stand-up routines. I like events like that - the kind of class where everybody is kept guessing right up to the last minute.
We had a brief discussion about how best to kick the class off and I suggested that I step outside the room and hide. Shortly after, she collected everybody and led them to the room where Alison (my tutor) was waiting. There were still sketchpads scattered throughout the room providing some clues, but giving no real hint about the nudity that awaited. Alison apologised to the group, claimed that she had been disorganised and forgotten half the props, but had improvised. Perhaps the girls would be happy to draw..?
When she opened the door, I was standing outside, naked and ready for the grand entrance. I stepped in and got the typical mixed response. Some girls had already started to suspect what was going to be revealed, but most of them were stunned. The bride was a little nervous, but still took the whole routine in good humour and enjoyed herself.
The first suggestion was the classic John Travolta pose from Saturday night fever, which I adopted. There was absolutely no way I was going to sustain that one for too long, though and within less than ten minutes, my pointing arm was shaking pretty violently. By that time, however, everybody was fully into the mood and the class went very well after that. We finished with the usual photographs and then everybody moved on to the next event.
All in all, I think it was a good start to the new season.
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