Singing with the Dapper Dans

wdwannabe · Post by **wdwannabe** » Feb Tue 17, 2009 12:17 pm

Jacca5660 wrote:The only things that would happen if I sang would be:

Children crying

People running and screaming out of the park

Amnesty International investigating possible mass torture charges

Disney banning me for life

Did I mention that I really can't sing very good.

Jacca5660--too funny!!!!!!!

Ya, had me going!!!!!

emnbensdad · Post by **emnbensdad** » Feb Tue 17, 2009 2:00 pm

I hope this works. Here I am singing with the Dans - l. to r. Kevin, Jarrod, Chad and myself.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35468460@N05/3287662093/

theBIGyowski · Post by **theBIGyowski** » Feb Tue 17, 2009 4:14 pm

That is really cool! I started learning barbershop quartet music several years ago when I wanted to start a group with some old friends of mine. We never got far enough to perform but I will try to dig up that old music and learn it for the next time I am at WDW! What part(s) do you sing?

emnbensdad · Post by **emnbensdad** » Feb Tue 17, 2009 8:02 pm

I can sing anything but Tenor. I competed at our (BHS) International competition twice placing as high as 22nd in the world singing tenor. But, 5 years ago I had a double-bypass heart operation that was more of an emergency situation. I didn't think to tell the docs that I was a singer and I have some damage to my vocal chords. I lost my upper range. But I'm still alive!!

Now, I usually sing the melody line (lead) when I sing with the 'Dans. I'm a bit of a ham . . . . . my DW says I'm the whole hog not just a ham.

This year, I'm learning the spots to "Cruella Deville" and will hopefully sing that with them.

Here is a link of the one I hope to do. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuOrV95eFY0

purple figment · Post by **purple figment** » Mar Wed 04, 2009 11:05 pm

Wow!!! That sounds amazing. I wish I could do something like that!!!

I always wondered what it would be like to entertain at Disney. Now THAT would be a cool job.

ronatie · Post by **ronatie** » Mar Thu 05, 2009 1:05 am

What if you're not a member of the society but you can sing and know some barbershop songs like from "The Music Man"?

emnbensdad · Post by **emnbensdad** » Mar Thu 05, 2009 9:29 am

ronatie wrote:What if you're not a member of the society but you can sing and know some barbershop songs like from "The Music Man"?

Then all you have to do is just ask them and they can probably accommodate you. Songs like "Lida Rose", "Goodnight Ladies", or "Sincere" would be great choices and I'm sure they would know those songs.

I have my ears on an arrangement of "Cruella" that I'm hoping to sing with them next month.