tomorrow is the semifinals for the conl@y l@tin d@nce competition. last tuesday was the heats, and i got thru. not like it's an achievement of sorts. ok, it's bitching time, hehehhehe. anyways, why is it not an achievement of sorts? errm.. well, when i heard the mc announcing, "here's the winners, in no particular order.."
then he announced the first couple's names.
then he announced the second couple's names. when i heard who they were, i was telling my partner, "ok, we're in".
not because the second couple is us. it's because one, the second couple did a merengue and two, the guy in the couple is very notorious of .. errm.. to be politically correct, let's just say he's quite spatially challenged, a hazard on the dance floor.
no offence to him. this fact has been made known to him a number of times, and he's probably realized that by now. he says he's working on it, but i don't exactly see any changes. basically now i still have go at length to avoid him while dancing on the dance floor. and just last saturday an instructor told him to "take it easy" on the girl. he was doing all these difficult moves on a beginner girl, and the girl looked so... kesian.
aih.
anyways, even with my low low low low low extra low 'milo kau' low self confidence, i still have the guts to say i'd probably fare better than him in dancing. not in showmanship though. my showmanship sucks, big time. i can't perform, i can't act. BOO HOO
just before last tuesday's heats, i saw my last year's competition video and my confidence just broke. it didn't even crack the way things slowly crack first as a warning and then break. no sir, it didn't even crack. it just broke like that. was so depressed that i kind of asked my partner to promise me not to look at it until after the competition. she said she promised that her confidence in me won't change after seeing it (basically, she wants to see lah. dammit..). then i said, u watch the video and if u still feel like u want to join the competition with that clown then u tell me.
i cringed the whole duration of her watching my performance.
anyways x2, certain helpful pointers given by people for the competition tomorrow:
i) DON'T LOOK DOWN. there's nothing at the floor to look at.
ii) no slouching
iii) don't bend the knees too much
iv) connect with the judges, and smile! don't overdo the smile though.
v) don't drink too much until you can't remember the choreo. a glass or two of wine should be fine.
AIH. all these is so damn tough. but like i told somebody the other day, "tough times don't last. tough people do."
and so i shall.
woot! wish me luck, ppl.
p.s. please pray for me that the social d@nce part is s@lsa and not ch@ ch@ or rumb@. it is, after all, a l@tin d@nce competition, not a s@lsa competition. i'm going to be oh-so-dead if it's not s@lsa.
