Mane Attraction:  - An Interview with the Ida & Hanna: Choreography
Channel: Howe Public Schools
Date: 2019-04-25

Ida Kalenius is an exchange student this year. She says that being a member of Mane Attraction was not in her original plan at the beginning of the year, but “it’s one of the best things I’ve done.” Ida had never been in a choir or play before she came to the USA. She says, “Being in this family and doing this show together will forever be in my heart.” She plays a Geisha Ancestor and has been a choreography coach for the dance numbers in the production. She adds, “Dancing has been a big hobby for me for many years, and this was a way for me to help out.”

Hanna Wihlborg is the Marie Antoinette Ancestor. She is a foreign exchange student from Sweden. She says she absolutely loves Mane Attraction. She participates in theater at her performing arts school in Sweden, but the music part is new to her, and “it is so much fun.” She and Ida helped teach some of the choreography for the Addams Family because “first of all, we love dancing but also know how much work it is with the production and really wanted to help Dr. and Mrs. Ford.”

Howe HS's CLE Live! & The Paw Print team has been working on a Mini-documentary over the past four months titled "The Making of The Addams Family Musical and a Five Year Celebration of Mane Attraction."  Stay tuned for the next release by subscribing to our YouTube playlist and join our premiere page!: https://youtu.be/AYU-LNY40JQ