The brutal rules for being a model in Kanye West's fashion show

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Max Knoblauch
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Be thankful you are not currently a model in Kanye West's fashion event in Madison Square Garden right now.

An image uploaded to Snapchat (where it was then downloaded by users) shows what appears to be a list of very strict rules for being a model in the event.

Rules. pic.twitter.com/EVgUNfJFj6— Complex (@ComplexMag) February 11, 2016

The sheet reads:

PERFORMANCE RULES:

QUIET PLEASE

NO WHISPER

NO SMILE

NO DANCING

NO SING, UNLESS INSTRUCTED

NO EYE CONTACT

NO ACTING

NO FAST MOVEMENTS

NO SHARP MOVES

NATURAL MOVEMENT

SHOW PRIDE

HOLD YOUR POSITION

STAY IN CHARACTER

ALTERNATE BETWEEN ATTENTION AND EASE

NO SITTING DOWN ALL AT THE SAME TIME

DO NOT MAKE THE SAME MOVEMENTS AT THE SAME TIME

IF YOU WANT TO MOVE, YOU CAN SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT

IF YOU ARE TIRED, SIT DOWN OR LYE DOWN

CONCENTRATE, FOCUS

DO NOT LOOK AT CAMERA

HOLD POSITIONS UNTIL THE END OF THE SHOW

DO NOT TAKE OFF YOUR CLOTHES OR SHOES

LOOSEN UP NO STIFFNESS

DO NOT BE CASUAL

STAND STRAIGHT

NO SEXY POSING

DO NOT ACT COOL

YOU ARE A PICTURE

BE CALM, BE STRONG, BE NETURAL

BEHAVE AS IF NO ONE WAS IN THE ROOM

DO NOT BREAK THE RULES

KNOW THAT YOUR ACTIONS REFLECT WITHIN THE GROUP

YOUR BEHAVIOR AFFECTS THE CONDUCT OF OTHERS

BE AWARE OF OTHERS AND BE PERCAUTIOS

BEFORE THE END OF THE PERFORMANCE GET UP STAND UP STRAIGHT AT AT[TENTION]

KEEP YOUR ASSIGNED POSITION ON THE FLOOR

DO NOT EVER LOOK AT THE JUMBOTRON

Oddly enough, the list also works as a pretty decent guide for succeeding in the Hunger Games.

Between seemingly contradicting rules like "stay in character" and "no acting," or "loosen up" and "do not be casual" we could understand if everyone in the room trying to follow all rules at once simply exploded.

Good luck and god speed, models.

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