Here’s how I memorize ballet:

• The Mark: Okay. Okay. Oh, crap! Wait, what? Okay. Maybe this? Okay. And okay!
• The First Run:Okay. Okay. Okay. Wait, what? Okay. Maybe this? Okay. And okay!
• The Second Run: Okay. Okay. Okay. Wait, what? Okay. Okay. Okay. And okay! 
• The Third Run: Like a Boss, Like a Boss, Like a Boss, Like a Boss, etc. 
• Next Rehearsal:Like a Boss, Like a Boss, Like a Boss, Like a Boss, etc. 

Here’s how I memorize modern*:

• The Mark: WTF, even how, but what, can I just-, where do I, how do I, what do I, WTF
• The First Run: okay, even how, but what, can I just-, where do I, okay, what do I, WTF
• The Second Run: WTF, okay, but what, can I just-, okay, how do I, what do I, okay
• The Third Run: okay, okay, can I just-, where do I, okay, what do I, okay
• The Next Rehearsal: okay, okay, okay, where do I, okay, what do I, okay
• The Rehearsal After That: “Are we sure we learned this dance already?” 

Modern: the struggle is real. 

(Also: Autocorrect: the struggle Isreal.)

“And then she was like, ‘No, it’s up, flick down, swirly, and contract!’ and I was like, ‘I can’t even remember my own name right now.'”