Gabee Thomas choreographed and directed a Christmas show over several months involving show choir students. She completed intricate choreography pieces first before focusing on vocals and blocking. Costumes were selected to be cost effective. After dress rehearsals, a successful performance was held and the show choir was invited to perform at a children's hospital. Their TV appearance on 11 Alive News was over two minutes, highlighting a very successful year for the show choir under Gabee's leadership.

1. Product Work Log
Name: Gabee Thomas Date:
Product: “A Christmas Show”
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/Suggestions:
September- Choreography, Vocals, Blocking “I listened to a song
November 2011 Featured in Concerts on the radio, „Party
Three days a Week Rock Anthem‟ and I
Two mornings one immediately
afternoon. thought of Gabee
7:15-8:15 and the Show Choir.
3:45-4:30 Gabee‟s
Commentary:
Christmas Show- During these few months I choreography is
November choreographed, learned music, and very upbeat and
Children‟s blocked songs that are in the hard hitting and this
Healthcare of Christmas Show. In the middle of song would be
Atlanta rehearsal one day in early perfect for the style
Performance- September, Ms. Wallace finds a of dance she has
December song that she wants me to put been gravitating
choreography to and have the Show towards. I told her it
Choir perform it in the Fall concert. would require hard
I was thrilled that she wanted the work and more
group to be featured. This was good rehearsal time
for the group and for me because I because the Fall
would get to advertise the group so Concert is in two
people would want to join in the and a half weeks.
future and it would be good for the
students so they can practice I told Gabee that she
performing on stage. I had two- should work on all
three weeks to put this piece of the pieces that
together and find costumes for the have lots of dancing
students to wear. first and then I could
help her with the
I picked up right where I left off in vocals and blocking
constructing my Christmas Show. for the rest of the

2. This Christmas Show has to be pieces. It is smarter
completed by the end of November. to get the more
So I started by finishing up all of difficult pieces done
the pieces that have intricate first so you can
choreography first and worry about make sure that all
the easier stuff later. problems are solved
early on.
It is now the beginning of
November and all of my Gabee brought in
choreography is done. Now I need these prom dresses
to focus on blocking and vocals for for her girls to wear
the rest of the show. I have three for some of the
pieces with blocking and I have dances but I
three pieces with vocals. I also just explained to her that
decided on what the students are the girls would not
going to wear for the show. I be able to dance the
decided that tacky sweaters and movement well if
leggings for the girls would be very they are wearing
cost efficient and appropriate for dresses. I was not
the show. The boys decided on a worried about the
dress shirt and pants which was boys because they
also cost friendly and appropriate. are easy to find
costumes for. I also
It was the week of the performance broke the group up
and I scheduled some time for the into sections so I
students to work with me and or could focus on their
Ms. Wallace to fix any vocal vocal part
problems, choreography problems, individually to make
or costume problems. I went sure they are nice
through the show with them fro m and clean and crisp
beginning to end with Ms. Wallace sounding.
and staged them in the theater. I
then decided to do a sound run I had dress rehearsal
through to decide whether or not with Gabee and we
everyone would need a mic. It did sound, lights
turned out that everyone in the and staging. This
group needed to have a head mic show was going to

3. for vocal blending purposes. I also be fantastic. I am so
had a tech guy work on lighting for proud of Gabee and
me. If the lighting is not dead on all of the hard work
accurate some students will end up she put into the
in the dark, some will have a group and her
shadow on their face and I wanted project.
every student to shine on that stage
when they performed. The Christmas Show
was fantastic and we
The Christmas Show was a Success! got to perform it
I got a phone call from Children‟s again for the
Healthcare of Atlanta and they hospital. Show
asked me if I would bring the Show Choir has done
Choir into the hospital to perform more this year than
for the patients, who unfortunately, the last four years
have to stay there for the holidays. that Gabee has been
On top of being asked to perform attending school
but we were asked to be filmed on here. I am so
11 Alive News! We got more time enthused that she
on TV than the average celebrity, a lead the show choir
total of two minutes and nine into a successful
seconds. I had such a good time year and between
with the show choir this year! the two of us we got
the job done.