Article: FOOTLESS; A pregnant Tamara Kangas Erickson choreographed rigorous dance routines for Chanhassen's production of "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.".(VARIETY)

Byline: GRAYDON ROYCE; STAFF WRITER

To choreograph a show as physical as "Seven Brides for Seven Brothers" is a challenge under the best conditions. Try it when you're nine months pregnant.

Tamara Kangas Erickson largely worked out her vision on paper with Chanhassen dance captain Mark King. The two have worked together so often that they had instant understanding.

"We did very little work on our feet," King said during a recent interview. "Occasionally, though, Tam would get up and say, `I'm going to do just this one thing. And then she'd stop and say `Ow, that hurt.' "

"7B7B," as it's called in the biz, doesn't have as much dance as ...

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