14 August 2009 hasn’t been anywhere near as fan-fuckin-tastically awesome as 14 August 2008.
(It was, in fact, the polar opposite as the workday was insanely busy and sucky and stressful.)
A year later, and it still feels surreal! A lot of things had to go right and I guess the stars do align sometimesK! \o/
THANKSSSS UNIVERSE, I TOTALLY OWE YOU ONE! :D
And the cherry to top it off: my fave photo EVERRRRRRR.
Still 100% my future husband, y’alls.
“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive. It is not for unsteady souls.”
- Merce Cunningham
July 27th 2009: a day I felt very very alive.
My O pen. Studi.o choreography: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3W-ta-r9rM
My first collabo piece, my first commerical class: NERVE-WRECKING!
Winn.ie & I were sorta worried about who would come but it turned out pretty good. We got maybe 20 people? It wasn’t super duper crowded but a decent-sized class. We did a really short warm-up and headed straight to choreography.
I started off with the first half and then Winnie took over about halfway through the chorus. But I think we probably rushed through the 2nd half cos we were pressed for time. BUT WE MANAGED TO TEACH EVERYTHING WE HAD! \o/ Which was about 12 eights, or 1 min of choreography. MUAHAHAHAHA, WE ARE EVILLLLL. It was kinda mad, to throw that much at everyone within the span of about 1hr+.
It was pretty cool (and satisfying) that everyone pretty much got it. It’s a totally different feeling when other people “get” your choreo. Very very awesome. But I was like half-dead by the end, cos we did it a lot “” of times so that everyone would get the musicality correct. And I couldn’t half-ass it so I was like GAAHHHHHHHHH. *ded*
It was an extremely great experience. I’m very touched by friends who came for our class, especially since most of us are working people now and coming for a dance class on Monday night isn’t the easiest thing to do. Words cannot say how much I appreciated their support.
Of course, there were also people I didn’t know and I say a big huge thank you and hope the Universe gets it to them. LOL. I don’t know what made them come but it was gratifying to see people who were interested in whatever it is we (W in nie & I) have to offer.
Have to share an awesome-yet-huhwtf moment. There was this guy in class (American, judging from his accent) and in the middle of when I was teaching, he piped up and said “Do you know S o Re al Cr u?” and basically insinuated that something about the choreo reminded him of them. And I was like, HUHWTF?!?. Cos, yes, I know of them and I was trying to figure out what the similarity was. LOL!!!! But that’s a compliment fo’sure, so on the inside, I was all \o/. Hahahah. /cheap thrill
Oh oh and Yaya (who didn’t want to come for class, heh), dropped by and left some chocs for me. AWWWWWW. <3333 Thanks, bb. Appreciate your moral support!
I feel like this is another landmark moment in my dance journey. I never would’ve thought that I’d come this far in less than a year but I feel really proud of what I’ve accomplished. And a lot of it is rooted in R.S. and the support and encouragement I get from them. Being with them pushes me to be better, y’know? The collabo process was a great learning experience too and I gotta show love & appreciation to Winnie for being an awesome collabo partner. :D
In conclusion: Dance is my life. And I’m rich in my friends. :)
Powered by WordPress