There's always more tweaking to be done -- especially at the beginning of the life of an effect. I performed it again last week for a friendly crowd and it went well, but in watching back the video (you do record your performances, right?) there's just too much blathering. I "made the original better" but by doing a specific thing I needed to give extra instructions to the participants and that just slows things down too much, even though it only takes about 30 seconds.
Now I'm remaking the props so the problem doesn't pop up and will try the routine again after the first of the year. I think it has a spark, I just need to figure what fuel to add so it turns into a bonfire.
Here's another moral of the story...
There's always more tweaking to be done -- especially at the beginning of the life of an effect. I performed it again last week for a friendly crowd and it went well, but in watching back the video (you do record your performances, right?) there's just too much blathering. I "made the original better" but by doing a specific thing I needed to give extra instructions to the participants and that just slows things down too much, even though it only takes about 30 seconds.
Now I'm remaking the props so the problem doesn't pop up and will try the routine again after the first of the year. I think it has a spark, I just need to figure what fuel to add so it turns into a bonfire.