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Kenneth Papa 11125381
FWDANCE C43 March 17, 2012
Let Your Sprits Free
There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of
good. ~Edwin Denby
Last Saturday, my block mates and I went to Ninoy Aquino Stadium
to watch a dance competition. The contestants are all over the Philippines
like Luzon, Visayas, Cebu, Metro Manila and more. In addition, I feel that it
is a prestigious competition for dancers as I saw foreigners joining and
judging. Some of the contestants were varying in age and I saw them
practice because I came early as an assistant class representative. When I
went there, I first noticed there extravagant costumes, it is really a nice
scene to look out. I could not feel their burden in dancing in those clothes;
the women wear high heels and I know that it is hard to dance with that.
The legs would be totally stiff and their moves will just make the pain
harder but I really admired their energy. You can feel that they are trying
their best. Their attitude in dancing is truly fantastic, they have passion for
the things that they love and made me think of how I am as a person. I
want to pursue a different career but I always lack the motivation. After
seeing them, I wondered how much they have practiced just to
demonstrate their movements to the multinational judges.
I even saw one of the dancers slipped but she eventually stood up
and came back to her position even though it was embarrassing but she
did it with confidence. It seems that if you did things with trust in one, you
would be able to prove that mistakes of the past can be conquered by just
having the proper mindset. There was another incident that both dancers
almost hit but they have good instincts and they were able to improvise acounter movement to avoid hitting each other. I was truly astonished how
strong their senses are because they showed how much they have
practiced and worked hard for this competition. They even showcased
different types of dances like samba, waltz, cha cha, pasa doble and more.
The only thing that I did not like was that the dance was cut short every
time and it is sad that there is not much audience to watch them perform. It
seems that dancing should be given more importance and the
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misconceptions about dancing should be broken. It is a very good hobby
that exercises the whole body and it is also a great type of art. As I
remember, I usually think that dancing was very lame and nobody should
be interested about it but to my shock, I like dancing. Yes, I even teach my
parents how to dance even if I am not that good also. Even if I am taking a
bath, I sometimes, make the movements that Mr. Bacani teaches us.
I even want to see some of the performers to come into our class and
demonstrate their moves. Their attitude and choreography was
synchronized but I wonder how the judges will be able to judge if they did it
properly. All of them were winners for me. They have exerted tremendous
effort and come from different places just to be declared as a champion. I
wish for their passion because I think that it makes the impossible possible.
As said by Edwin Denby, they are people with mission and perseverance
that will make them hard as people. I now admire dancers because it may
not be very profitable but their heart thirst for it. One day, hopefully, I would
have enough courage to dance well and be able to participate to an activitysimilar to that.
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Kenneth Papa 11125381
FWDANCE C43 March 17, 2012
Beat of Destiny
Today, we learned about Samba. It has simple movements but it is
amazing that out of all the sections that Mr. Bacani, we were chosen to
dance this. It is wonderful that from simple line dance to as something
complex as Samba, we were able to accomplish all. The dances I just saw
on television are now done by yours truly. I am very thankful that even if I
didnt get 4 as a grade in almost any practical test, I managed to mastersome of the dances. I persevered and that is more important than a 4.0
grade in the card.
To be frank, this is only the subject that I look forward to come
because it is the only time I could release the stress that I feel in school.
Every week seems to be so busy but after having a time of dancing. It is
like my therapy from an arduous world.
Our teacher told us about dancing is not just all about simple
movements. It is about controlling the muscles, having self-discipline, and
moving with the rhythm. I also believe in that because after practicing
dancing for almost 3 months. I noticed that it is not very tiring because all
we just need to do is practice what we do every day. It is very similar to that
we need to find an interpretation for us to effectively show what we have
worked hard for. As I said before, it was a really fun experience and I cant
believe that this will be one of my last journals. I am considering dancing as
a hobby. When I was young, my parents used to tell me about how I am
very weak at physical operations like basketball, tennis and more. I was
only good at intellectual things and I started to pursue it and disregard one
aspect of development. Through dancing, I had a deep insight of what isdancing really all about. I could not believe that I once considered this
subject as a no brainer and just a past time. Now, I see the importance of it
in my life. Like dancing, we sway our lives to the beat of destiny. We should
know when to dance our cha cha, samba or any other type of dance with
the music.