Can burping be harmful for singers?
Can burping be harmful for singers?
Born2cthelightsofbway
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/30/04
#0Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 5:13pmI know, its a wierd question but I was curious if anyone knew. Thanks in advance.
#1re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 5:18pm
Well, if it happens in the middle of a song...could be devastating... 
Sorry, I couldn't resist... this question just hit my funny bone.
#2re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 5:20pmYou know that's a recurring nightmare I have? Sad, but true...
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#3re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 6:03pmIt can be harmful to singers, but not as harmful as farting is to dancers.
#4re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 6:24pm
#5re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 8:19pm
LOL
i think its more harmful if one tries to supress ones bodily functions
Gothampc ~ big LOL
touchmeinthemorning
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/3/04
#6re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 9:45pmsome of us have done it on stage before.
#7re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 9:46pmI got the hiccups in the middle of a show once...wasn't fun.
StateOfJade
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/6/03
#8re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 11:23pmLoose Bowels must be a challenge as well.
CJR
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/03
#9re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 11:29pm
Honestly, it's a normal bodily function... I can't imagine it would be harmful.
Now if you're forcing yourself to get out wall-rattling burps for sh!ts and giggles... well that's another story lol
If in Heaven you don't excel, you can always party down in hell...
insomniak
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/7/04
#10re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/20/04 at 11:30pmThis thread made me laugh really hard for some reason.
momtobwwannabee
Understudy Joined: 9/10/04
#11re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/21/04 at 12:15amWhat about a singer with really bad reflux???? Watch out if you are in the front row!
Amneris
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#12re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/21/04 at 12:46am
if burping causes damage towards singing, im screwed =)
ohhhhh dancers and farting..Palease..go to Broadway Dance Center during crunches you will hear true music then with some people.
JoAnne1
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/20/04
#13re: Can burping be harmful for singers?
Posted: 11/21/04 at 12:59am
as a singer, I can tell you that burping alone is not harmful - it's that acid that will hurt you - this is why so many singers have to be careful about what they eat before shows....
burping during performance is not uncommon (nor is farting) they are natural bodily functions that cannot be avoided - especially on 2 show days with a short turn-around between shows) so you learn to eat things that digest quickly and don't leave to much acidic residue
but - every now and then - there will be an ensemble member or a dancer that just can't resist that mexican dish!! Whoo - Hoo ... fun onstage 
fwb
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