Alarie Aasen

 Dante’s Limbo ◦ People waiting to see if they go to heaven or hell  Show Choir Limbo ◦ Work hard to prepare ◦ Wait for results… and wait… and wait…

 Dante’s Lust ◦ Sins of weakness, harmful things we do to ourselves  Show Choir ◦ Dividing into sections to work out notes and rhythms ◦ Not practicing enough as a group

 Dante’s Glutton ◦ Overindulgence in food, drink, and addictions  Show Choir ◦ Giving of our time ◦ Splitting time with other activities ◦ Retreats

 Dante’s Greed ◦ Those who hoarded possessions, and squandered them  Show Choir ◦ we constantly work to perfect a better sound  Tall vowels  “The lips, the teeth, the tip of the tongue”  diction

 Dante’s Wrath ◦ Sins of malice, actions toward others  Show Choir ◦ At competitions, we are judged on our show ◦ Then we are given critiques on how to improve the show

 Dante’s Heretics ◦ Violent and malicious sins  Show Choir ◦ Spending all of our Saturdays at competitions ◦ Money for food ◦ Early mornings and late nights ◦ All for 15 minutes on stage

 Dante’s Violence ◦ Against people and property, self, or God  Show Choir ◦ All day retreats ◦ Choreographer MIA ◦ Exhausted and sore ◦ Poor attitudes

 Dante’s Fraudulence ◦ Those guilty of deliberate, knowing evil  Show Choir Fraudulence ◦ Not listening to or respecting directors and section leaders ◦ Not stayed focused on the task at hand

 Dante’s Treachery ◦ Betrayal of a special relationship  Show Choir Treachery ◦ During the time leading up to competitions ◦ Making sure every move and note is perfected ◦ Spending endless rehearsals on cleaning one song