Hey yall... am really sorry i haven't been posting lately.. been really busy with summer school and all... Really regret not having gone to the LOTR exhibit with you guys.. But anyway.. really wanna blabber my past week's experience but you guys will probably sleep.. i mean, its not like it'll interest you guys or anything right?? But to those who really wanna know... well... See..On mon the 31st May, i had this full dress rehearsal for the GEP conference on thurs... SO we took london cabs to and fro, and believe it or not, at the courtesy of Makky!!! She paid like... $70 for the two taxi rides and she was kind enough to drop me on Tanglin CC on the way back. I guess she was in a good mood that day... SO anyway.. she dropped me off just in time for the ballet class to start. Phew...
We had 31 people all crammed into a room around the size of our classroom!!! Normally it won't seem such a bad thing, but jumping around the room, plus the piano at the side, it really makes one cramped studio. Ballet teacher for the week is Mr David Prudham. He's alright, quite funny and comedic.. i mean duh! He's like the teacher of miming techniques and acting.. but he's quite fierce when agitated.. so we were kinda weary of him... Then after an EXCRUCIATING ballet class, and i mean EXCRUCIATING.. imagine doing 48 kicks and 64 jumps, all proper ballet technique...
Anyway, we had russian after dat.. RUssian was quite boring lar... we spent the whole week learning a russian dance that counted 5mins long... 5 mins may seem short to the audience, but to the dancer... another marathon...
ANyway, after the BORING russian class.. we had JAZZ!!!!! Ok.. i think mel already knows how much i love the jazz class, not just because its fun, but because its relaxing and i can finally get to let go of my ballet technique, not entirely, but its a relief anyway.. ANd we get to do stuff to pop music! Its also excruciating because we spend 45mins stretching, jumping, kicking and warming up. The next day all your leg muscles will be aching.. after the torture, we started on our performance item. Not the real formations, but the routine, and basic stuff. Loved it!
SO anyway... dancing 4.5 hours everyday... plus dance in the morning... ever heard of marathon dancing?? Maybe i should go and take part... Let's see... 4.5 x 5 =.... 22.5 hours!!! That's almost a day.. but plus the dance stuff.. more than a day le... ANd all these hours of hard work.. just amounts to 6 mins on the stage. My teacher once told me, one minute on stage is ten years of hard work. Not literally ten yrs, but you kinda get the idea. she also said that ten rounds of practice backstage can't even amount to one round of performance on stage.
I know that i owe some people quotes, but it doesn't matter how many quotes i give to you guys a week. Its just like my quote (honestly, its mine): WHat matters is not the truth, but whether or not you believe in it. For what use is the truth if you do not believe in it? in this case, its not how many i give u, its whether or not it really sets you thinking, whether your remember it. Its no use if i supply u zillions of quotes every week but they all just get read once and forgotten. My excuse for not giving yall quotes is because, well, i've been really busy for the past few weeks. You really have to forgive me if i'm geting temperamental.. This concert thing is driving me nuts.... This post must be really long.. I apologise ah.. I'm in one of my inspirational and very "zen" moods...
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