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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.
Sex of heels
It’s boring! It’s boring! Come on baby! Where is your sex of heels??
Ahahhahaa……everyone was laughing!!
It’s nothing about sex here. It was just the comment of our Aussie dance teacher gave us in the class tonight. We were doing Bolero Rumba. Everyone was serious lacking of relaxation. It’s hard. Latin dance requires passion, motion and all the sexy body and hip movements. You may look sexy if you moves it well with appropriate actions. Otherwise, you would look ugly. I mean it. lol
I am the worst in Samba and Jive. Jive is the worst for me actually. The whole dance of Samba is rather short on the bronze level, so I still can handle it. I am better doing slow dance such as Bolero Rumba. Cha Cha Cha is fine as it’s easy to remember.
Our teacher said no one failed in the history. If he knew that anyone could have a chance to fail in the exam then he wouldn’t let her to do it. I hope he is not going to kick me out at last, in case one day he says “Joyce is going to fail!”
No commentsThe passionate night
What do you feel from dance? (regardless you are a dancer, a learner or an audience)
Feel loved, joyful, passionate, romantic, affectionate, sensational, sexy and hot……….
Oh dear! What an enjoyable night to see such great performance of Latin and Ballroom dance - The Galaxy of Fame 2008.
The dancers are great. They are professional dancers from Poland, Belgium, Italy, U.S.A., Lithuania, Ukraine, England and Russia. There are six couples. One pair of the couples, who have been dancing together for 20 years. How amazing! They must be great friends and lovers. Dances included Vienna Waltz, Waltz, Jive, Rumba, Samba, Cha Cha Cha, Foxtrot, Quick Step, Paso Doble and Tango. All the dresses are incredibly beautiful. The Latin dresses are so sexy and hot!!
Joyful Jive - The female dance, Joanna Leunis, was so amazing doing spin turn without stopping from the middle of dance floor to the edges of it. Her dress is so beautiful and sexy. I love it. 
Romantic Foxtrot
Elegant Waltz
Wonderful Quick Step and Passionate Paso Doble
I would love to share some songs here. These are all my love. They are great for Latin and Ballroom dance. I mean to share MUSIC ONLY not the IMAGES as the images were horrible. My camera is too bad. I should buy a new one sooner or later. I can’t capture videos clear in too far distance. It’s NOTHING near to CLEAR at all.
WARNING: PREPARE FOR THE GREAT SONGS BUT THE WORST IMAGES!!! ^_^;
Sexy Tango
Joyful Jive
Romantic Vienna Waltz
Passionate Rumba - I love this song very much indeed….It’s so passionate and sensational….
Elegant Foxtrot - It’s so 30s, that’s why I love it…..
Definitely HOT - Paso Doble - a song from Carman
Really can’t get your feet off the dance floor - Quick Step
Definitely sexy - Samba
So bad, just half song but absolutely lovely, and it makes you moved - Foxtrot again
End of the show….
Don’t worry about it!
Don’t worry!
Don’t worry!
Don’t worry about it! You can do it! Okay!
My belly dance teacher was saying it almost 20 times last night in the class. She was acting tired but I am not surprise when one is teaching almost 16 to 18 students each class, and teaching 5 classes a day. I can imagine how tired it is especially when teaching students are totally fresh. She is a very good teacher and always makes everyone laugh. There were male students in the class twice. They were trying hard to follow and ended up laughing; standing at the back looking at all girls in the front dancing. I persumed they were laughing at what they were doing rather than laughing at the female students. It’s just a class in the gym, so everyone can join it.
I have been looking at this belly dance costume site. I am just on internet window shopping as it really caught my eyes. And I like the following costume. ^_-V
Belly fusion
Teacher:
You are going to have fun. We are not doing professional belly dance here, OK!
If you don’t dance good, never mind!
Once she started the music, she certainly forgot what she said. She kept dancing herself and didn’t realise she actually danced too fast. When she realised she did, she immediately said “I am so sorry, as I teach six classes a day, sometimes just can’t help to dance non-stop once I see students in front of me”. She has great sense of humour! She kept saying the same things during the class…. “push your hips out” “Your tummy! Your tummy!”. I found it such great fun. I am sure I am not qualified to do belly dancing as I have no big belly, but tonight I just accompanied my friend. It is fun to do it once a while though. The music is great. It’s type of music do make me dance non-stop. Some steps are similar to Dive. I do Latin dance and yoga regularly, so I don’t find it too difficult to follow. I like the way the hands move, and the shimmy walk…. I do wonder if women always dance like that, how they can have big bellies??
I was incredibly hungry after the class, so can’t help to have a delicious steak burger right after it. I feel particularly good to eat after I did so many exercises. It’s kind of psychological satisfaction. 
Cha Cha Cha!
Basic….one and two, two and two, New York 3 times…..Spot and Turns…..
These steps are still in my mind.
The dance class was good tonight. We did Cha Cha Cha, Rumba and a bit of Jive. We did step practice for Jive. It was fun. I told my teacher I will miss the class next week. He askd me where I am going to. I said I am going to LA. He said “Great! Good on you! You should visit Club Mayan in LA.” He said he has been there many times, where is a great place for Salsa Salsa dance. I think no matter where I said I am going, he would suggest all those Latin and Salsa Salsa dance places anyway. I am not too much into Salsa Salsa, but more into Latin and Ballroom dance. Salsa Salsa has no structure. It’s not too difficult to learn, but Latin and Ballroom require technique, skills, manner as well as presentation. You have to remember the steps very well.
During the class, a NZ woman asked me when I am flying next week, as she is going to New Jersey with her daughter for preparation of her first year in university next Tue. She asked me if I am taking any hand carry. I said yes. I believe some people won’t be bothered to carry any hand luggages, but I am fine with it. I just don’t bring anything that I shouldn’t carry in my hand luggage.
Anyway, it’s no big deal if I am carrying hand luggage or not. It’s also not necessary to bring any sweets or chocolate on plane for this trip as I am already feeling sweet!
