I'm the type of person who can honestly say that I can't dance to save my life. I never saw myself as a dancer, and I moved in frustration during dance and choreo days of musical theater workshops.
Contrary to that, I can't believe that I've been dancing ballroom for a year now. And a scholar at that.
It's almost been a month now since I've become the newest scholar under Lebran Dance Fitness Experts. Sir Brando and Mommy Val had also put me in the core group along with Myrone and Joemari, as I've already been helping them out with promoting Lebran as much as I can.
So instead of just attending my Tuesday-Thursday morning classes from before, I've been going to the studio everyday, attending as much classes as I can, including Lebran, and sometimes I even learn and dance the gentleman's part if there isn't enough male scholars to be paired off with the female students.
I also got to dance with the scholars for the first time a couple of Saturdays ago. It was just a little show that served as a proposal for the Latin ball. Due to that, I had put in extra hours in the studio to practice for that performance.
I've realized that being here really requires so much commitment and passion, probably even much more that where I was before. I don't really mind, actually. I'm learning to love ballroom dancing much, much more than I had expected, and I love the fact that I'm learning so much from my mentors, and even from my fellow younger scholars.
I've also been told during my first core group meeting that eventually, I really will be handling my own Lebran classes. Oh my.
So what else have I been up to? Last Tuesday evening, a bunch of us (plus Sir Brando and Mommy Val) were invited by the Dutch ambassador's wife to execute a flash mob at their event at the Manila Peninsula Hotel (to celebrate the inauguration for the new king of the Netherlands).
Now we're currently prepping up for the IDance show next month. So far, a group has been practicing a Viennese waltz twice a week, Sir Brando is practicing with a boys for a rumba number every afternoon, while Mommy Val is teaching us girls the hula for another number.
My goodness, the hula. It's actually amusing that we're learning another genre of dance.
Anyway, so I've been spending so much time in the studio with the scholars than with anyone else lately. The younger scholars are all pretty talented, and pretty fun to be with during class as well as outside, but sometimes I feel as if I need to to isolate myself, as I feel saturated being with kids almost all the time. Sometimes their hype and their attitudes can be a little too overbearing. I honestly don't have time for any bull, as I'm too old for that, so I need to isolate myself. Don't get me wrong, I do love every one of them to bits. And other than that, I love being where I am now.
So what about you, dear reader of this blog, how are you? Feel free to comment.
