This is what you do when you hire great dancers with fantastic bodies, but their faces aren't so great. I'm not saying it's right. I'm not saying it's the best situation. All I'm saying is that it's an effective plan. Can we at least agree on that? Introducing the Gas Mask Gals! *SMOKE BOMB* Then the Gas Mask Gals emerge out of the smoke, breathing perfectly fine while the audience chokes on the smoke. If that doesn't sound like one hell of a show to you, then I don't know what to tell you. I respect any performer who can do a full dance routine while their breathing is restricted.
Who really knows what kind of event this was for. The whole thing seems bizarre and perverse to me, but who am I to talk? Julio Childress, writer of this article, that's who!