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Sunday, March 10, 2013 9:07 AM

I don't know where to start so I will let my immediate thoughts all be written.

On our last practice with Bryan (our dance instructor) he basically told us...
With this standard .. Y'all won't get in.
Enjoy your last performance together.

Not that I blame him!
Our last performance to him in school was horrid LOL
We made mistakes !!!!!
Obvious mistakes !
And everytime we practiced we made more mistakes. Either that or our accent and strength dropped
And we had like this fatal flaw..
Our energy level for the last part is so much lower than the first. More messy too.
Not that you can blame us really LOL
We spent 2 months cleaning up the first 45seconds.. 2 weeks learning the last 1minute and 30seconds
So we all hope that this one month we can clean up more..!

But I agree ..! Our efforts should be more on block test!!
We all stayed up stayed up slept in class cause we were either sewing. Or practicing ! And each practice was soo long..
2 reasons really
1. A lot to clean up
2. We were all tired from sleepless nights so our pace of actions were slower and minds were less sharp.

It's still funny that for one week all of us slept in class LOL
Okay I practically slept for every tutorial and lecture I had
Whoops
Behind in econs chemistry
Lucky lucky physics and maths I'm still.... Coping !
Probably cause it's more of concepts and applying similar things !

And my class wondered why I kept eating
LOL DUDES IF I DONT EAT I SLEEP

Slept blatantly in econs
LOL that's the worst
I would just lie on the table for 20minutes and sleep.
For 2 tutorials alr
Hehehehehehe
But I will try to learn when I'm awake lor!!

Anyway NYSD is a society where we friendzone each other LOL
One girl thinks that she's super super sexy
One girl keeps keeps burping
One girl is intellectually more stupid LOL
One girl is kinda really loud
One guy is TOTAL BURDEN LOL

We haven't named anymore
But soon k hahaha
I still want NYSD to be closer !!!! heheheheh closer closer closer !!!

Okay I forgot to talk about my experience at danceworks

So during the rehearsal .. Eunike didn't do well. She was center front but forgot her steps.. I dont blame or dislike her for it..
But it made me very very scared!!!
And then they say the energy wasn't there and stuffs .

But we overheard this dude saying "wa jc students can dance so well meh?"
LOL
And another dude random performer said "I like your item"
Which are kinda like the real sort of praises.
Not from friends who are obliged to gloss over our mistakes.

Even so .. On Wednesday I felt very very discouraged. But me and yungwui and the girls talked
And we decided that we WANT TO WIN
Or at least not win la LOL
We want to get through.
So we totally put Bryan comments to the back of our head.
Even if we thought of it .. It spurred us to prove him wrong.
For Thursday we practiced until really late!! The SS stayed even later for their book! Then on Friday we had a perfect run.
Not entirely perfect tho.
But no one made mistakes !!! From some sort of distance la hahaha
Of course when you know the exact steps you can tell the exact mistake.
But It was definitely less obvious!

So we ended early
And went home !!!

Right before our main performance at bugis
We were backstage
And kept repeating
"LEAVE NO REGRETS"
"Go through your steps and concentrate"
"Accent"
"Strength"
"Projection"
"Concentrate focused"
"FIERCE"

And somehow we weren't that nervous.
It's like the want to beat people up feeling.
We wanted to own the stage.

During the judges comments..
We received A LOT of criticism.
It's crazy
From the drug theme.
To our clothes.
To our bare feet.
To a smile.
To a drama-ness
To our energy level and a wrong message we were putting across.

It was ... Bad
But I didn't disagree with them... !
It's like "the truth hurts"

After the performance we went to eat.
Couldn't even stay to watch the other teams perform cause we felt demoralized.
Of course some of us cried.
For me I just felt lousier and lousier when I saw the other groups receiving more and more praises.

many of the other competitors were poly students.
and even from their presence.. you can TELL that they have been training hip hop for years.
very very good too .
our group was the youngest.
cause catergory 3 was the hardest. 19 groups competed.
for under 25 years old !!
BRYAN WHY PUT US IN THE HARDEST CATEGORY WITH ONLY ONE YEAR OF STREET EXPERIENCE LOL
plus its a fact that Malays are generally better dancers/singers than chinese.
there were A LOT of malays there. in their strong united group. (not being racist or anyth)
so you can kinda tell our feelings then.

when 5 teams were announced to enter the finals and one last team was left.
We all kinda gave up to fate
Nobody really talked much when they have back the results
Except for "duman high confirm get in"
Cause their performance was really really good!!!!

Even now
All of us are in a state of shock
We can't believe it at all!!!!

When our names were called we just occupied a small corner at the end of the stage
And cried
And cried
And cried
And cried

The SS got best props award too!!!

After that I wondered randomly....
Since we invited the whole school to join us.. And if both teams didnt get acknowledgement ...
That would just be ... Painful
Very very painful!
So I really really wouldn't know what to do then.

Did billy bunja with NYSD and Bryan in iluma LOL

Dinner was really really nice too ^^

Super long post eh

Now all of us are wondering block test how.
Must really get serious and balance both.
But we confirm will have less practices now !! :) :)

For myself...
I feel like
I really grown as a leader.
Have to see everything or anything.
Our mass messages were ....... Very long LOL
Decided to copy paste some here
Sneak peek!
remember these are through SMS LOL

"Read through
15 MORE DAYS TO PERFORMANCE
We are gonna have practice on Tuesday and Thursday. 445-700
Thursday there's maths test so we at least can study on Wednesday k :)
We trying to get mpr to share with judo if possible.!
If cant then have to use LT or atrium !
I need all of us to PRACTICE AT HOME AND FAMILIARIZE YOURSELVES WITH THE NEW STEPS.
So that on Tuesday and Thursday we can spend the time PERFECTING the steps rather than TEACHING the steps again.
So please tonight and Monday night spend 20mins each at least going through the COUNTS and STEPS
this is a team and we can't leave anyone behind. So I really hope we all will individually work hard together so that our team can progress TOGETHER and do well for the performance in 2 weeks time.
I understand that we all need to study too but it's just two more weeks k :) :) lets give it our ALL.
As for those who haven't run 2.4 or need to run cause late
Me and Yung Wui decided that it's better to do BLACK AND GOLD
So the number of round X2 = the minutes of black and gold
If you have 10 minutes then replay the song until it reaches 10 minutes k :)
Please work hard to train our arms and text me when you cleared the minutes you need.
Lets work hard together !!! :) :) practice at home!"

And .... Panicking about costume too!!
"Okay Forzaaaa !!
Just an update ! Read through!
Stockings Joanne will buy tomorrow.
Pants still not settled >< PLEASE HELP!
Monday me yungwui will go after school to buy the cloth and halter.
Cause cloth shop not open !
Tuesday morning we will all meet EARLY to sew the halter top and our new black band. eunike will sew everyone else long band so we must help her sew her halter and neck band k?
Cd yungwui and jiawen will coordinate
Board Samantha shihui do. Announcement me yungwui do.
Bryan is coming on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY
(Timing not sure..)
Since Monday me and yungwui can't conduct training.. EVERYONE PLEASE PLEASE PRACTICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Spend AT LEAST ONE HOUR ON MONDAY AND SUNDAY PLS!!!
Reply to acknowledge."

And our last last final message to everyone LOL
"Hi guys :) your last mass message from me so its extra extra long !!!

Everyone please CHECK NOW that you have brought:

1) halter top
2) harem pants
3)stockings
4) elastic band
5) a shirt to wear over
6) wear shoes that are easy to slip in and out! Don't wear socks if you don't want! Less troublesome.
7) foundation
8) concealer
9) crayon black eyeliner
10) mascara, colourless lip gloss, brush
11) cotton bud or cotton stuffs (in case mistake)
12) hair spray
13) tight tight dark coloured rubber bands
14) comb to back comb
(Makeup remover we brought enough for everyone)

Everyone report school by 7.30am!!! Please don't be late!
Tonight everyone sleep latest 10.45pm :)
We need our rest!

Schedule tomorrow is as follow :

730am students assemble in atrium
800am bus arrives
830am arrive at bugis +
900am registration by team leaders
930am stage rehearsals (5mins per team)
1000am brunch and makeup
1130am Rest
1230pm Showtime!
400pm show ends
430pm board bus back to college

A few random things to take note
Samantha burn song
Tomorrow stage work please please focus cause we only have 5 minutes and if we play or slack Bryan will burst into anger
Please focus tomorrow
Don't turn your eyes to look for position. Just use like sense the position.
Bring water.
Projection look above audience don't look at yourself.
If you hear your friends shouting your name, please don't smile because we're supposed to be fierce.
If you make mistakes PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DONT STOP OR BE STUNNED OR SAY AIYAH OR SHIT. Just continue, show the judges and audience that you're professional
Joanne remember the counts and strength!
Jie Xin last part be steady!
Eunike all the things that yungwui say !

Today our practice was awesome and I'm very proud and happy and I know you guys too!!!!
We must WIN TOMORROW !!
DO OUR BEST.
Leave no regrets!!!!
Use all the efforts we have put in for tomorrow.
ACCENT IMPORTANT.
Strength.
Counts.
Sharpness of head

When we perform each step we must be aware of it.
I believe we can do it and we have each other no matter what!!!
And tomorrow there's a celebratory dinner :)
Confidence and projection !!!

Goodnight guys. Rest well :)"


So long right !!!!!
Hahaha some messages is yungwui do one. Some I do!!
Last one we composed together !

Heh
Now that I think of everything I'm like waaaa too.
Being a leader .. Sometimes You have to do things you really don't like.
Have to continue practicing hard. Dragging practices for hours just to clean up steps.
Cause if you don't put in the extra hard work you might influence them to slack too!!!!

After danceworks and Ogl
I really realised the power of influence.
It's really a lot!!!


Gonna post some photos next!!!
Thanks to everyone who supported NYSD !!
And supported me !!! :D
Andris Junwen Yongxiang Alvin Vernice Jon? And the other contemp dancers too!!!!!!
Hahaha muacks !!!!