Awww Rachel :( I hope your back will settle back down soon, pulling a muscle is painful > __ < I think you did the right thing not to risk making it worse, tbh
And aaahhh, i guess when you are out in the public, there will occasionally be some feedbacks that are hard to take. I hope the group wont crumble since you seem all to be having fun, but maybe a check from time to time to convey where everyone's at would be good.... Though if you are feeling as if your decisions are made for you, that is difficult :( Hopefully, you can communicate these feelings to all the members and director of the group. Ideally, changes should not be pulled just because there is a single bad feedback, cuz it seems.... well, drastic.
I feel much better already, thank you, @veryspider! <3
It does feel drastic! And while many changes that are to be implemented are necessary, such as all of us performers taking classes periodically, and practicing consent within performance, I still think we all need to be there to agree to it, even just to mentally be on board with the responsibilities that means. I think Dave (the director) will be met with much more resistance than necessary this way, rather than discussing it as a group first.
As for feedback, we'll never be free of it! Nor should we! You can't really grow too much if you live in a bubble. ;)