Good things keep coming this summer!! :D Ever since I started street dance, I've always wanted to be a backup dancer. Then for certain reasons, you can refer to my first few posts to see my reasoning, I stopped thinking about it and decided to just focus on my own dancing. It was something that I would've liked to do still, but it wouldn't have mattered if it didn't happen. EXCEPT IT DID.
I got asked by one of my teachers to be a dancer for a singer called Rime Salmi. I never expected this., but she basically made one of my dreams come true! (Thank you so much Axelle <3) Here are some pictures from the show!
I'll be honest, I was very nervous for this because I didn't want to disappoint my dance teacher and I didn't want to mess it up! Rehearsals were hard because two of the girls already knew most of the choreography for the songs so the other girl and I had to catch up! But I think we pulled it off in the end and everyone was very happy with how everything turned out. :) I've gained not only experience through this, but I met new people and learnt more about the industry and myself. Haha this just came to my mind, "Always a student, never a master", it's a very accurate saying. Hopefully, I can get some more gigs in the future cause they were a hell lotta fun!
BAM this year was special for me because I got to do a showcase on stage!! Never have I thought that I'd have an opportunity to do that, but it happened. We did a showcase for hustle with Bboyizm and it was so much fun!! Here's some pictures and footage of it.
I also battled at BAM, but didn't make it past prelims again. This time I wanted to focus on my musicality so didn't really put on an outfit or a certain character, but it didn't turn out how I wanted it to be again, especially after watching my round. There was some improvement, but not enough in my opinion. However, after taking Tyrone's workshop again, I think I know what he is looking for now (not saying that I have to waack the way he wants it to be done, but he has some ideas that I could use for my own improvement) and I also know what I need to work on myself this summer. So got some work to do!!
Just wanted to do an update since my last post. I've been training hard in my dancing especially waacking while trying to cope with and finish school. Going to session, taking lots of classes and workshops, doing battles, etc. I think has helped me grow. A LOT. Here's some footage of my last two battles:
1) Hot Mess 5 which is exactly one year since my first battle
As I mentioned on Facebook, I think this is probably one of the best I've done even though I didn't make it past prelims. But now looking back at it, even though I killed my character, my musicality was way off and I could have actually done a lot more. So NEXT YEAR imma bring it!
2) Heir to the Throne 2 vs 2 all-styles Master and Apprentice, MSSD's first jam, where I got to pair up with Bboy Toonz. First one was prelims and second one is top 16.
Just saying even though I was waacking all-styles battles are hard because of the music. DJ was mad dope though so he gave us, dancers, some crazy music and energy. Plus, my partner was giving me a lot of energy too! Definitely felt his support behind me and he killed his rounds as well! I am actually so proud of every one of the members in MSSD cause I have seen everyone grow, including myself. Going back to my round, I think my top 16 round was pretty weak cause I was trying to incorporate some house into my waacking, but that was hard... Probably gonna take some house classes over summer.
However, with all that said, we are always the harshest judges on ourselves. I am actually very happy with my progress, comparing those with this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zgf72o6VVE), but I've got lot of work to do! :D
Speaking of house classes, I had the opportunity to go to New York City during reading week and got to get down with my peeps at Central Park then went to a super awesome hustle class and jammed with some OG huslters which was SUPER cool! Then lastly took a house class with Sekou. This is guy is so in tune with his body it's crazy, I learnt a lot from him and can't wait to start taking house classes here in Montreal!
By now, with the amount of dancing that I do, I can say that dancing for me is definitely a passion and a lifestyle. It's a way of life for me to express myself, to create and to escape the harsh reality, break the boundaries and values that our society puts on us since we were young. I absolutely love the culture I'm in and the people around me sharing it.
To end this post, here's a video of Lily (my friend) and I waacking in Brooklyn while we were hunting for graffiti art :D
Finally, after two months of filming. It's out!! Super excited to share with you all a dance short featuring my boyfriend and I :D This guy is just amazing. Credits goes to him for doing all the editing. We worked hard on this! Enjoy!!
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Note: This video does not have extras. For some reason I can't upload the version with extras.
