DanceWorks ‘08

After a month of preparation, hard work, commitment, scarification….finally it has come to the end! Phew!

Hmm let me try to recall the bittersweet memories…wait. Can i? Hmm after a month of consuming ginkgo pills, my brain works slightly faster. Ok, perhaps still under the category of  ‘Pentium 2′.

Anyway, i remembered how i spent on this competition. Perhaps $100 plus? The Velcro itself is around $20, so is the cloth tape. Total should reach $300 because all the materials we bought was more expensive than we thought. Commitment wise i shouldn’t touch on since i’ve submitted 2 entries that’s related with it. I can still recall the images of us quarrelling and at the same time, the smile from everyone laughter when something too random happened.

3 days before the competition, we were all so terrible i wished i could just back out from the team. Seriously. It was that bad. I wished i could turn back the time and choose my members more wisely. Today’s performance was an exception. I’m proud of every member of our team though a few mistakes can be seen here and there [not wearing mask... didn't strip on time... slow count step...etc.etc.too tired to keep saying the same thing]. However, i believe people do make mistakes so i just have to accept it and take as a learning process for me to keep getting better.

Around 4pm sharp was our performance time. It was my first time dancing and not feeling nervous at all. Perhaps, the doll character does help to cool myself down. When i entered the stage, we were all in our character already. It’s kinda gimmick to do a little acting before performing since we’re given a 3 mins limit. When we performed, there were a few screams that help me to boost my dancing. We kept dancing full out and i myself was pretty impressed that we managed to dance as a team. The last song was the downfall. Maybe everyone was tired because the counts were not together. In any case, I don’t care if we didn’t win because the competitors are very strong.

While i was watching all the competitors for group B, i was amazed because group A wasn’t strong at all. They compete the day before and it was pretty bad. The winner for best costume for group A was a team from MI and they wore simple clothing with a ballet skirt! Gross. Back to the teams competing under group B, they were all so strong and all i could think of is gimmick. My team has a lot of gimmick to ensure that our performance isn’t flat.

Slightly before the whole competition started, nicholas’ costumes were wet…and i had a splinter in my finger which has not been removed yet. All i could do was to pray and really hope that all the plans goes smoothly. So, we were called to perform, and i did hear a few screamings from the supporters [Yan, Rachel, Nic, Stef, Daph, Zee, Dee...lol]. Wait…am i repeating the story? lol.

In the end… we didn’t win anything. I was expecting the best costume award but it doesn’t happen. After watching all the great competitors, i have a lot of thoughts in my mind. Like what should i done earlier? Who should i really choose for the best of my team? So many things jammed…but i could do was to watch the other teams and share the happiness of the winning teams. I was not extremely disappointed although i wished some things could have done earlier. After all, i put in alot of effort for the team… concept [dance, costume and make-up], choreography, budget, sewing pants, carrying home the heavy block, sms almost everyday causing my phone bills to be really expensive. So, all i want now is to be appreciated. I was so happy when one of my team mates [Le Xiang] send me an appreciation message. Really. It keeps me going and stop me from feeling disappointed. That message did make my day.

Overall, i gain good experience. And i hope to achieve better results when competing in future competitions.