First week at Bootcamp
First week at Bootcamp
It has been an amazing at Bootcamp so far. There is so much
to remember, and such a lot to do in such a short space of time!
However everyone seems to be coping extremely well and we are on
all on schedule for the Delhi 2010 Flag Handover Ceremony.
The only problem has been the totally unpredictable Scottish
weather! There’s a surprise! The weather is making the
sculpture cast job a bit tricky, this is the part of the cast who
are handling the giant props that are the centrepiece. However they
have all coped admirably with the wind, the rain and the odd late
evening rehearsal.
The early mornings are proving to be really hard for me as i need
to go to work before i go to boot camp and this means a 6 o'clock
start at work in the morning.
Everyone has been fab at motivating each other and the crew have
given us really fun warm up's in the morning to get us all in the
right frame of mind. The conditioning pogramme is quite simple but
very effective.
The hardest part of boot camp is trying to remember everyone's
names. We have now started calling each other by bib number! I have
gotten to know all the people in my team relly well and so far the
banter is amazing we have truly become one big large family.
The physical damands are not too bad. However I did manage to
sustain a hamstring injury which is basically a pain in the wotsit
however everyone has been very understanding, sympathetic and very
supportive
Sometimes we are required to sit by the side lines whilst other
groups push on but this is only because the sculpture cast work
really well together and have moved on so quickly.
Team managment, choreography, Steve Boyd, the head choreographer
and cast coordinators are so organised that everything just seems
to fall into place. It is great working with such an amazing
world class team.
I don't think that anyone truly knew what was expected of them and
some people may have thought that this would be an easy ride and a
holday to India … this is definitely is not the case as Steve
would say "we tell ya it to you once, and the rest is up to you".
This is soo true! You need to keep yourself up to date with
everything that is going on and really stay focussed.
I am committing a lot of time to this project and have had to make
a making a lot of sacrifices in terms of juggling work and family
commitments.
But the real truth of th e matter is, to be representing Scotland,
and Glasgow in particular is such an amazing honour and i am
so glad that i made the decision to apply to be a cast member. I am
forming lots of friendships and i know that this experience will
quite literally sculpt a new chapter in my life. I know that this
experience will stay with me for a long time to come.
Gina Beck
Very proud Cast Member