CHAPTER 5
"All right, now I'm going to teach you our 'Let me Entertain You' routine, because it's the hardest. The other one is just our can-can, which is isn't very hard.
"What is the green costume for? You said you couldn't remember before..."
"Oh..." Ivette said, looking at the floor. "Well, I do know what it is...I just didn't want to say it in front of the CM...That's your Meet and Greet outfit for tonight."
"Meet and Greet?" Lorelei questioned.
"You know..." said Ivette obviously not wanting to really talk about it. "What you'll wear when you go talk to those men tonight..."
"Oh, I see..." said Lorelei. "Well, why don't you teach me that dance now?"
"Sure," said Ivette and Ivette began to teach her the routine.
As Ivette did all of the complicated movements, Lorelei followed along, and followed along well.
"Wow! I am really impress! You picked up that in practically no time at all! And that was out hardest piece! Do you want to take a break or something, I am kinda hungry?"
"Sure, I'm starving!"
Lorelei and Ivette walked out of the Moulin Rouge and over to a local cafe. They both ordered salad and tea.
"Ivette? Can I ask you something?"
"Sure" said Ivette, through a mouthful of salad.
"Is having to, you know, ...talk with those men horrible?"
Ivette thought for a minute and then answered. "No," she finally answered "it's not. Lot's of the girls at the Moulin Rouge, including myself, just love to flirt! And that's all most of us do...is just flirt a bit, it's harmless really."
"Then why did you seem so embarrassed when I was asking you about the costume earlier?"
"Well, like I said, MOST all of us do is flirt. But, some of the girl, don't JUST flirt...They...well...you know... It gives us all a bad name though, when plenty of us just aren't like that. But it's kinda fun being known as a temptress...you know? Because me and all of my friends know that I'm not!" Ivette laughed. "Come, on. We'd better get back. I've still got to teach you that routine and how to put on your make-up for tonight's show, and your facial expressions, and how you have to talk tonight!"
"Umm...All right..." And with that, they walked back over to the Moulin Rouge.
In just an hour Lorelei knew the can-can front and back.
"Now!" said Ivette, "I've got to teach you how to do your make-up!"
"Okay, I brought mine with me..."
"Here, let me see." Ivette said taking the train case from Lorelei and looking inside.
"Hon, you expected to wear this stuff tonight?" she said, giggling.
"Well, yeah, that what I always wear."
"Not to a Moulin Rouge show! Here, let go to the prop room. Most girls bring their own make-up, but I think that there is some back there."
They walked down the same dark hallway as before, only turning at a different door. Lorelei was again amazed at what she saw. There was all kinda of stuff in there! Mostly glittery type hats, and canes and stuff. Although, there was a bizarre trapeze and cage that she really didn't want to ask about. Over on a bookshelf there was some make-up.
"Here we go!" said Ivette, happily.
Lorelei looked at it, "Ivette, these are all...bright colors. We WEAR this stuff..."
"Well, yeah...Why wouldn't we? Were supposed to be temptresses, remember?" Ivette said, with laughter in her voice. "Grab that blue eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, red lipstick, and foundation." Ordered Ivette, looking over the selection. After they got what they needed, Ivette took Lorelei back to the girls' dressing rooms. Ivette led Lorelei to a door, and to Lorelei's surprise, it had her name on it! "This," said Ivette "is your dressing room. Now, come to the mirror and set the stuff down. I'll tell you what to do with it all!"
After Lorelei and Ivette had covered the make-up lesson, Ivette turned to Lorelei. "Now this," she said "is the un-fun part" said Ivette, a little grim. I am supposed to tell you the things that were told to me when I first started to work here."
"Yes..." Lorelei said, motioning for her to go on.
"When you are up there on that platform, you aren't Lorelei Lee anymore. You are a completely different woman. On that platform, you are the most glamorous and sexy woman alive. Do you catch my drift? Even if you don't feel like you are, you have to make...them, see it that way."
"I think I understand..."Lorelei said.
"I know it's going to be hard,"said Ivette, with honesty in her eyes. "But that's what diamond dogs do. And, there's one other thing, even if you do have a boyfriend or something, you have to always appear single. If your boyfriend comes to the show or something, you have to act like he's just a guy, you can't acknowledge your relationship."
"That won't be too hard...I don't have a boyfriend" Lorelei laughed.
"You will soon enough though..." said Ivette, laughing too. "By the way, I would keep this dressing room of your nice. You never know whether or not you might have an admirer waiting outside your door with flowers, wanting to speak with the beautiful can-can dancer Miss Lorelei Lee!" Ivette said with a wink, "See you at the show! 8:00, don't forget!"
"All right, now I'm going to teach you our 'Let me Entertain You' routine, because it's the hardest. The other one is just our can-can, which is isn't very hard.
"What is the green costume for? You said you couldn't remember before..."
"Oh..." Ivette said, looking at the floor. "Well, I do know what it is...I just didn't want to say it in front of the CM...That's your Meet and Greet outfit for tonight."
"Meet and Greet?" Lorelei questioned.
"You know..." said Ivette obviously not wanting to really talk about it. "What you'll wear when you go talk to those men tonight..."
"Oh, I see..." said Lorelei. "Well, why don't you teach me that dance now?"
"Sure," said Ivette and Ivette began to teach her the routine.
As Ivette did all of the complicated movements, Lorelei followed along, and followed along well.
"Wow! I am really impress! You picked up that in practically no time at all! And that was out hardest piece! Do you want to take a break or something, I am kinda hungry?"
"Sure, I'm starving!"
Lorelei and Ivette walked out of the Moulin Rouge and over to a local cafe. They both ordered salad and tea.
"Ivette? Can I ask you something?"
"Sure" said Ivette, through a mouthful of salad.
"Is having to, you know, ...talk with those men horrible?"
Ivette thought for a minute and then answered. "No," she finally answered "it's not. Lot's of the girls at the Moulin Rouge, including myself, just love to flirt! And that's all most of us do...is just flirt a bit, it's harmless really."
"Then why did you seem so embarrassed when I was asking you about the costume earlier?"
"Well, like I said, MOST all of us do is flirt. But, some of the girl, don't JUST flirt...They...well...you know... It gives us all a bad name though, when plenty of us just aren't like that. But it's kinda fun being known as a temptress...you know? Because me and all of my friends know that I'm not!" Ivette laughed. "Come, on. We'd better get back. I've still got to teach you that routine and how to put on your make-up for tonight's show, and your facial expressions, and how you have to talk tonight!"
"Umm...All right..." And with that, they walked back over to the Moulin Rouge.
In just an hour Lorelei knew the can-can front and back.
"Now!" said Ivette, "I've got to teach you how to do your make-up!"
"Okay, I brought mine with me..."
"Here, let me see." Ivette said taking the train case from Lorelei and looking inside.
"Hon, you expected to wear this stuff tonight?" she said, giggling.
"Well, yeah, that what I always wear."
"Not to a Moulin Rouge show! Here, let go to the prop room. Most girls bring their own make-up, but I think that there is some back there."
They walked down the same dark hallway as before, only turning at a different door. Lorelei was again amazed at what she saw. There was all kinda of stuff in there! Mostly glittery type hats, and canes and stuff. Although, there was a bizarre trapeze and cage that she really didn't want to ask about. Over on a bookshelf there was some make-up.
"Here we go!" said Ivette, happily.
Lorelei looked at it, "Ivette, these are all...bright colors. We WEAR this stuff..."
"Well, yeah...Why wouldn't we? Were supposed to be temptresses, remember?" Ivette said, with laughter in her voice. "Grab that blue eye shadow, eyeliner, mascara, red lipstick, and foundation." Ordered Ivette, looking over the selection. After they got what they needed, Ivette took Lorelei back to the girls' dressing rooms. Ivette led Lorelei to a door, and to Lorelei's surprise, it had her name on it! "This," said Ivette "is your dressing room. Now, come to the mirror and set the stuff down. I'll tell you what to do with it all!"
After Lorelei and Ivette had covered the make-up lesson, Ivette turned to Lorelei. "Now this," she said "is the un-fun part" said Ivette, a little grim. I am supposed to tell you the things that were told to me when I first started to work here."
"Yes..." Lorelei said, motioning for her to go on.
"When you are up there on that platform, you aren't Lorelei Lee anymore. You are a completely different woman. On that platform, you are the most glamorous and sexy woman alive. Do you catch my drift? Even if you don't feel like you are, you have to make...them, see it that way."
"I think I understand..."Lorelei said.
"I know it's going to be hard,"said Ivette, with honesty in her eyes. "But that's what diamond dogs do. And, there's one other thing, even if you do have a boyfriend or something, you have to always appear single. If your boyfriend comes to the show or something, you have to act like he's just a guy, you can't acknowledge your relationship."
"That won't be too hard...I don't have a boyfriend" Lorelei laughed.
"You will soon enough though..." said Ivette, laughing too. "By the way, I would keep this dressing room of your nice. You never know whether or not you might have an admirer waiting outside your door with flowers, wanting to speak with the beautiful can-can dancer Miss Lorelei Lee!" Ivette said with a wink, "See you at the show! 8:00, don't forget!"
