Posted by Kerri on November 17, 1999 at 20:13:01:
In Reply to: Help. posted by Carmen on November 14, 1999 at 16:55:30:
This is a little drastic, but since the talking thing didn't work, well, you can try it.
Are you the captain or head officer? If you are, you can get away with this. My guard only had eight members, and we had the same problem. In rehearsal one day, they were all doing their own thing, and I screamed at them. Really screamed. Got in their faces and hollered my guts out. I told them (in so many words) if they didn't get their acts together, I was going to...um, well, you get the idea.
The director backed me 100 percent. He waited until I was done, and then said "Yeah ladies, get with it!" Needless to say, we had excellent rehearsals and performances for the rest of the season. I'd hate to hear what they said about me behind my back, though. :-)
Good luck!
Kerri