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Picnic in the Park Demo at Discovery Bay

I attended a dance performance at Discovery Bay tonight called Picnic in the Park. It was a local fair with live dance and singing performances. They invited our dance school to do a 15 mins demonstration on the stage. We did the group bus stop line disco dance, Cha Cha Cha and Jive. It was a good time to promote our dance school. Our teacher asked us to grab some opposite sex audiences (it means male audiences, because most of us are girls lol) to get to the stage and do some Rumba Salsa in the end of the performance, however, we found almost no teenager/adult male audiences. The only audiences were kids. The kids were dancing like crazy. They enjoyed the show rather than anyone else in the park. Our teacher told us to distribute some flyers after the show, but not many people we could give to as many were kids. This event was like a western style activity in the public park, which we don’t usually have it in Hong Kong. I guess it only happens in Discovery Bay as most of residents are westerners in this place.

It was my first time to do a public performance, needless to say I screwed up almost all the dance patterns when I was doing solo. hahaa!! It wasn’t easy when you had thousands of people watching you. It was fun though, nothing serious and formal. My parents were watching me. They did have a good laugh of what I did. It was a mess anyway because the stage was too small for ten of us.

The major performers were assistants of our teacher. They won the international competition a month ago. They were doing great, of course!! Oh well, good dance technique requires lots of efforts and time as well as personal passion. You couldn’t do it good if you miss one of those elements. Talent is also one of the critical skills that lead you to be a good dance learner. My talent is limited but I enjoy it for fun and leisure. ^_^

We had barbecue buffet dinner by the pool in Marina Club after the show. The food was great. I ate a lot. I was starving after all the exercises. Everyone asked me how come I could eat so much. I am so thin in their eyes so they can’t imagine how come I could have so much food without weight gained. Oh well, I only know that I am natural born thin and all healthy. We danced non stop after the dinner in the open space. Some did Jive. Some did Rumba Salsa, Waltz and Cha Cha Cha. We did group dance too. We became the performers again of the night in the club. It was so enjoyable and fun. I love it!

I did more practice these two weeks due to the show, so I did have certain improvement, but still long way to go until the exam. BTW, the exam wil be held in May next year now. For some reasons, it had been delayed, but is good as I don’t think I am ready for it.

The buffet dinner by the pool….

 

Our group dance after dinner…

Our dance teacher was dancing in the dinning place. His assistants were performing in the show.

 

2 Comments so far

  1. Kayin 2008 November 11th 6:47 pm

    What is the exam for?

    No video of you dancing?

    But you look lovely, dear.

  2. Joyce 2008 November 11th 8:36 pm

    Hi Kayin,

    How are you lately?

    It’s the international exam for bronze medal of Latin dance. I have been learning it for 2 years and few months. hahaha I can’t say I am good. :P It is fun though. I might start to do ballroom dance next year.

    Well, the show was very short actually. It only took 15 mins for all of us. The major performers were assistants of our teacher who you can see in the photos. I did solo with other girls, but unfortunately the person who took photos, didn’t really take photos and videos of each individual. Therefore, you can’t see me. Our solo part was very short anyway. It was just a fun show, nothing formal. :P

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