Moving Tides.

Through the summer I have been working on a procession called Moving Tides that took place in Weymouth. It was originally going to take place when the Olympic Torch arrived in Weymouth, but was unfortunately cancelled due to bad weather. I was so pleased when they decided to re-schedule it for the 9th of Sepecember. My role on the project was to act as a motivator for the procession and also as wardrobe supervisor and stylist for the motivators and any other adults that required costumes (dance leaders etc). I learnt a lot throughout this project and it was interesting to actually be a part of the finished project; the actual procession. It gave me even more of an idea of how important it is to be able to move in a costume. Other key points I took from this project are how important it is to think of the whole picture when dressing and fitting large groups of people and also how essential it is when supervising to be organised and prepared. I really enjoyed the experience of having lots of people requiring costumes that fit and were comfortable but secondly that they wanted and enjoyed wearing as this aspect was quite challenging. Below is a picture of one of the motivators I styled and dressed.

This is a link to the BBC News website page with information and a short video on the Moving Tides procession: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-19518472