Tuesday Teal was a beauty school student : Taylor Andrews Hair Show 2012

Last week was the 10th anniversary of the Taylor Andrews Next-Dimension Hair and Fashion Show. This was a show to showcase the work of the TA students. For most of the students this was their first time making a wig. I was impressed with the work that the students produced this year. There were 17 groups this year and the theme was Broadway Musicals. Each group was assigned the task of producing their own segment, which meant; choosing a editing music, making props for the stage, finding models, and making a wig. Each student was given a budget of about $20. Anything else they needed either had to be donated or bought with their own money.

I was part of Phantom of the Opera. I had only two tasks the day of the show. I had to take as many photos as possible of the groups working backstage. My second task was to do make-up for one of the models in my group. I arrived at the school around 9 am to start shooting. I walked around the school taking photos and video of the students and staff working. The students knew exactly what they needed to work on before the 1st run through at the Expo Center.

At the Expo center groups were working very hard to prefect their wigs as well as their choreography. It was their 1st time on the actual stage so they had to figure out what worked and what didn't. They were all very professional, working together to make the show perfect. Each group was given 15 minutes on stage, if something didn't work it was up to the group to formulate a new idea and practice it until it was perfect. All the groups were under a lot of pressure to make everything look awesome.

I sat in the front row with my teachers watching as the students conducted their models. I took as many photos as my SD card would allow. (I learned that you should always have more than one SD card on hand when you are taking photos and video.) I had to run home during lunch to clean the card of and re-charge my camera, because I wasn't allowed to plug anything in. This did work out okay because it gave me time to get food and prep for doing the models make-up.

I met back at the expo center to continue shooting. The entire school and their models/dancers where in the prep room preparing for the show. In the room next to the students NAHA winner Jake Thompson and NAHA nominee Chad Seale where prepping their models for their segment in the show. They were going to be closing the show that night.

I made a video of all the work going on back stage. I think it's important for people who aren't part of the show to see all the work that goes into making the hair show perfect. Here is the video that I made:

Through out all the chaos, crying that happened back stage the show was a huge success. There were a little over 1,200 people in audience. A portion of each ticket sale was donated to the Battered Woman's Shelter here in Utah. The school raised over $1,500 for the shelter. I'm very proud of my school and all the students who participated in the show. GOOD JOB TA!!!

Here are some photos from the show!!!!