Dino dancing

Natalie came over tonight to be my dinosaur just in case I got some Saturday night trick-or-treaters. We didn't get any kids, but it was a good time to practice some dino moves and kind of do a dry run for what it was going to be like for Monday.  And we learned quite a few things.

• Wear slip on shoes, as trying to get into dino costume in shoes is terrible and filled with anguish. And trying to put on non-slip on shoes once IN a dinosaur costume is also terrible...if hilarious. 
• Have a light sweater as it can get cold once the dino suit is taken off--mostly warm inside it, but we want options. 
• Exaggerated movements look really good. Big head bobs, waving of arms, throwing out the feet. Hunching over like a hunchback, or gollum, works as it lowers the head and makes you look predatory. 
• For posing/pictures, make sure to show your profile, as otherwise all the camera sees is a large open mouth or a mesh piece. 
• Running IS possible (if not recommended) if you use short steps, like a wee toddler.  

So it was definitely worth the dry run.  And I got some hilarious video of a dino dancing as well as some shots with everything set up.