Confessions of a City Slicker

So I finally came clean with my girlfriends about this little indescretion I had committed.  It felt good to finally get it off my chest.  Although I had been sworn to secrecy, I still hate keeping secrets from them.  But I can be sure that whatever I tell them will stay within our circle.

I am reminded of this story I read some time back.  A girl can have all the best things in the world - career, marriage, kids, love, family - but if there is one thing she should always have is girlfriends.

My girlfriends are the most wonderful people in the world.  We may not agree on a lot of things but they allow me to make my mistakes and then help me pick up the pieces.  I wouldn’t be the woman I am today or done half the crazy things I did during my carpe diem moments without them cheering me on.

Best of all, they laugh with me during my more stupid moments so I don’t feel so much of an idiot.

Therefore I will always, ALWAYS put my girlfriends above everything else.

Two weeks after CF’s hafla comes another dance party to attend, this time at Zero, only this time there is the opportunity to check out other dance genres.

The night started out with a warm up routine.  The difference with CF’s hafla is here we were given the choreography first instead of following the instructors cold turkey.

The rest of the night pretty much followed a pattern.  Each instructor from different genres performed a routine with a few choice students and this is followed by a short choreography with audience participation.

Here’s my conclusion of the different dance genres:

Hip Hop - really fast footwork but what really sets hip hop apart are facial expression and a laid back attitude.  We were banging into each other because we couldn’t catch up or were turning the wrong way.  They did teach us this really cool move where we stretched out our left hand and slightly pushed our weight to the right ala Rain in the shampoo commercial.

Latin Fusion - more of my thing with lots of gelek-geleks involved.  I would love to take up Latin dances in the future, maybe after Conny declares that I have graduated from Belly Dance.

Breakdance - I will never make it as a Breakie.  The youngest Breakie there is only 8 years old.  Again, this is something that requires a laidback attitude to give it an identity.  I had to sit out of the floor work (headstand, etc).  There is only so much one can do when one goes commando

Belly Dance - well, I am a student, so of course I’m in my element here

There was a games session where students from the different genres were required to do an impromptu number from a different genre.  Guess what the Breakies get - Belly Dance!  This announcement was met with loud cheers from us belly dancers

Unfortunately I am not allowed to post that video on YouTube

Party time started after that but after about half an hour into that a lot of people were seen leaving.  It was about 11.30 pm when I left for Round 2 in Momo.