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The first-season was so much fun... but it cannot compare to Season 2! When I found out the show had been picked up for another season I was super excited! I was wondering what the show would be like now: its format, the singers, the stage, the costumes, was I getting fired, etc. We, the Honey Bees, were called into one of the producer’s office so he could talk to us about the show and all the new expectations. He told us how they changed the show’s format a bit, that we would have guest artists performing almost every episode, and that the staff had changed a bit…including our choreographer. He also added “all eyes are on you guys, the Honey Bees”so expectations were high.

For some reason that didn’t make us nervous; it actually made us excited and eager to start rehearsing. Well, let me tell you that they put us to work! AND my motivation to just keep going? THE VILLAGE PEOPLE!!! I could NOT wait to meet them and work with them! The rehearsals for that episode were a blast! YMCA and Macho Man - could you ask for anything better? To me, these are the world’s greatest songs and they make me happy, warm and fuzzy inside!

So Dean, our new choreographer, starts choreographing to the first verse “Young man...” I politely raised my hand, fell on my knees, and asked if we could please do the famous “Point-and-move-your-hips-Village-People-Step”! Dean said “Yes” and I said “Hit it”. I love that step, so much that Dean told me to “minimize” on the hip action. I am Brazilian, what do you expect? However, I had to hold back, but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t LIVING IT! Boy that was one of the happiest moments I’ve ever shared on stage!

And to my satisfaction, The Village People are amazing guys! They are extremely nice, humble, and up-beat! Every person on set got a feather from “Indian guy”! I sleep next to it! But anyways, we closed the show with Macho Man; Lisa and I got to act like dudes, side-by-side. To end the show next to Lisa, acting like goofballs, having the time of our lives…I don’t know what could be better than that!

Although that was my FAVORITE episode, be sure to check out our Halloween Episode. When I had to decide which one was my favorite, these two were fighting for first place! The Village People Episode was just fun, up-beat, relaxed and entertaining! The Halloween Episode had great choreography, we got to wear KEDS, and Joey looked ____________!!!

“HIT IT!” :)