been struggling with withdrawal symptoms due to the sudden cold turkey from dance training since the end of april. from training 12-15 hours a week, i dropped down to none. it's amazing i haven't turned into a mammoth! but of course i've been doing other physical activities to maintain my physique. i'm vain after all.
still no dance partner till now and am not sure when i can dance competitively again. BUT i have plans on starting a workshop for my sister and her dance colleagues/team on basic latin steps for a couple of dances. and i'm thrilled at the prospect. at least i'll be dancing again. and i'm training dancers no less, so i can be as tough as i imagine i want to be. it's gonna start in a week's time and i've prepared a short choreography that should last them for two lessons or so. and i've devised a set of training routines for their benefit too. ain't i a responsible instructor ;) but hey, dancing's in my blood and i am so very glad i can channel my dancing energy somewhere. i've been so deprived!
but seriously, lola needs a dance partner. i'm 27 and there's not THAT much left of my optimum competitive years. unless i decide to dance senior latin once i hit 35. that is a scary thought. but where to find an eligible dancing guy (who's also preferably gay)? singapore's probably not the place.
yet i'm not really into the whole trend of dancing with some foreign import who's obviously gonna be about 5 times better than i am, then paying through my nose to support his dancing with me. that is unthinkable. and i might only consider that if i were say...50 and still wants to do latin or something. provided i wasn't already a size 20 at that time, as opposed to my current size 2.
again, boyfriend's not helping when i lament about my lack of competitive dancing opportunity. the conversation usually goes like this:
lola: bebe, i need to dance.
bf: so dance la!
lola: i have no partner.
bf: go find (ex-partner's name) la.
lola: cannot what. anyway i also don't want.
bf: don't look at me ah, i won't dance.
lola: ...... *thinks*(that was never in my books) - at least not at the competitive level.
anyway, i can go on and on.
on a positive note, at least i can look forward to a different aspect of dance training, that is to train dancers to execute what i regard as good dancing. and that'll keep me distracted for now.
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