This year was my 13th participation in the Solo Showcase Dance in the Grand Dance Party (GDP) of our Dance Club. As always, I challenged myself to a new performance. I was very lucky to invite Cindy, the best dancer in our club, to be my partner and it was the first time we danced together. We selected the dance, “Taiwan 3-Step”, a different kind of dance similar to Jitterbug for our performance. First, we had to compose the routine and the choreography. I went through many “Taiwan 3-Step” showcase dance videos and selected a few sections and added some of our own movements to compose of our routine and it would take many practices to finalize it. GDP was on Saturday, November 12, we started to practice the dance at the end of August and from …show more content…
At Chang’s house, the floor space was too tight for our dance and we did not do it well. At the end, we received quite a few negative comments. Such as, the music and the dance were not right with each other, the dance was lack of bouncing, I was not in the right move. We listened to their comments, but there were less than five days left and it would be very difficult to make any changes. After coming home, I suddenly lost confidence. “Perhaps, I should withdraw the performance,” I murmured to …show more content…
Joyce has always been supportive for my interests in dancing. Now, I must work hard to gain confidence, to practice more. We had scheduled two more practices focusing on adding more bounces, our tacit agreement, straight postures and smiling faces as well as being concise at every movement. I did also receive many encouraging emails from our club members after the Misty Party. “Go with your heart! Don't mind the others.” “Have confidence that you will do great.” “We know you are tough and never a quitter. We all try to make both you shine. Cindy is a wonderful dance partner for you. Cherish it and most importantly, enjoy the dance. “ “At your age, you still try to perform a showcase dance, you definitely are one of the rare species animals. Your smiling faces and the eye connection between you and your partners were great and you have made your partner shine. We want to make you shine too. I was very happy to see so many friends care about
and in front of the whole school during spirit week and international week, without a bit of apprehension. Gaining this confidence was and is the key to victories in dance competitions. Confidence and my familiarity with a variety of dance forms such as hip-hop, jazz, and several Indian classical dances can be credited to my winning first place in a memorable competition, where, for the first time, my two friends and I choreographed the dance piece that we performed. This experience also helped as the same friends and I had 2 weeks to choreograph, perfect, and perform alongside a famous Indian singer as he sang live. These values specifically pushed me advance further into the art form, and were also extremely useful outside of the dance
were only there for fifteen minutes. Dancing is like an exercise because you are putting
I have been in chorus and dance almost my entire life, singing and dancing are my passions and ever since I was young I have loved these activities and participated in events involving this. I've taken dance since I was four years old and still am now. One particular moment that represe...
She knew this was her time to shine—regardless of the music. Faster paced songs made the dancers work harder—and none of them liked that. None except for Patricia, that is. Dancers who give a good stage dance and showed a little muff—always got to do private dances in the back. That is if there was money to be had—and there
My traits have led me to my current path in ways unimaginable. My dancing skills allow me to persevere through difficult challenges, be more flexible, and adapt to change more efficiently, while my quiet confidence allows me to be more humble. With the help of these talents and traits and the lessons I learned from them, I am able to be the most excellent version of myself and make the best out of my life. In the present day, I can assess how these traits help me in school, at home, and in the dance studio. Ultimately, possessing these talents and traits, I have the potential to go far and be successful in the
Dancing is a tremendously difficult task. That is why all dancers must have a mind mentally
We had spent weeks on learning many routines. I was in the team group dance, I had a solo, and I was in another group dance, but with the older kids. I pushed myself so hard. I was determined to not mess up, and do really well. If the routine got messed up, I felt as if it’d be my fault. Especially since I wasn’t as old as the other girls and guys. Soon enough, I had much bigger things to worry about. I was about to go on stage. I had a massive amount of butterflies in my tummy. “Breathe. You can do this Winter-Lee. Just feel the rhythm, and let go.” I got onto the stage and I lost myself into the dance, and became less worried about what people in the audience would think. After my solo dance, I got a standing ovation. I have never felt so out there, from who I thought I was. I cried tears of joy because I conquered my stage freight with an act of bravery and confidence. I was so ecstatic, I couldn’t wait until the group number. When it came to the group number, we did really well. We are were in sync not only with our bodies and minds, but with our soul as well. I am very thankful for my experiences in dance. I am not as shy as I once was. I think dancing changed me, and made a big impact on my life.
I sort of skipped all the rehearsals, and you know the dance already. Plus, unlike any guy born in the last forty years, you actually know how to lead so you can keep me from making an ass of myself." "Couldn't talk little brother into dancing in public, could you?" I ask knowingly.
Wednesday October 26th I had my dance examination. While taking the exam I have noticed the mistakes I have made, and I will write about them in this essay.
The bloody band-aids, rosin stained pointe shoes, sparkling tiaras, worn out nail clippers, pristine tutus, ripped, blood-stained tights, dirty canvas slippers, salty sweat, and tears: these are the coals of my heart and dancing is the flame. Five years ago, this fire had diminished; subsequently, quitting dance at the beginning of seventh grade, only to realize how much influence dancing has on my life. To put it differently, maybe it's an addiction, a necessity even, be that as it may, dancing is my passion. With this in mind, let's go back to the start when a little girl, with a shy and loud personality - both characteristics at constant war, fighting to be the victor with the prize of being shown to the world - always confused. Never sure of how to behave nor express herself in each and every one of the situations life threw at her.
It came to the point that the ferocious energy they were dancing with transferred to me. Dance is about making your body release an energy and transferring that energy into feelings. The energy released depends on the dancer but that what it’s about. Making every last move make either yourself or other people feel different. That’s what I learned from watching this show.it’s about.
The shuffles made me question if I knew what the difference between right and left were. But the handshake incorporated into the dance really took me for a spin. “Side, side, clap, up, middle, down, clap, grab, grab, and pull away!” I heard Cami exclaim with her overly enthusiastic voice. Evidently, Cami could see my struggle. She told me I would get it eventually, but I shook my head in disbelief and smiled at her as she walked away. My partner had grown tired of me messing up the handshake, so he started rolling his eyes and becoming sassy towards me. I noticed that every time I made a mistake he looked up at his friend, who had been gawking at me from a distance. As a response, I considered just quitting and
When the music comes on we all snap our heads up and start the dance. During the first part of the dance I felt so happy. I remembered all of the dance moves and I remembered to smile the whole time.
As a child I always wanted to be in the spotlight. I was always the ham in family pictures, the one who had to excel past my brother, and be in the know of everything. When I was about twelve years old, I realized that entertaining people was what I was all about. Since I wasn’t any good at telling the jokes around the campfire or singing acappella, I thought about trying my dance skills. I liked dancing and I have always enjoyed music videos like Janet Jackson’s “Miss you much”, so I thought why not? What did I have to lose? With the support of my parents, particularly my mom, I went for the gusto.