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Piourettes and Arabesques.

October 10, 2009

My life is a roller coaster. Precisely, it looks something like this:

Sorry, that was my lame attempt to make a joke. But apart from all that (which includes SAT, SAT2’s, AP’s, homework, tests, volleyball, cheer), I make a bit of time for writing (of course) and dancing.

Right now, it’s impossible for me to sum up what dance means to me in one word (another reason why blogging > twitter). Dance is my passion, my love, something I’m strong in, and just…a hobby that makes me happy and smile all the time. The ecstatic feeling when you can get on the stage, the nervous rush you get when before you get on, the hardcore practices, the little details you have to focus on–the whole package comes altogether as my favorite hobby and sport. Dance can bring out an endless range of emotions without saying one single word. It’s my passion, and thus, I want to pursue something out of it. Maybe after college, I can actually go up on stage again and show people to follow their dreams.

So, let me show you a bit about the world of dance:

When I was in 1st grade, I did ballet and tap (forced by my mother). We did about something similar to the videos below:

ballet tap

And then in 2nd grade, I entered the world of gymnastics. Tumbling mostly, stretches, walking and tumbling on bars above the ground, tricks on the bars using your hands, etc. We had to wear leotards, but it was an awesome experience (mostly because I had school friends there). Here’s me:

amazing tumbling

HAH. No, but I did do back handsprings, something I long to do currently. It’s actually my next goal for cheer, after I master my front handspring once again.

And then in 6th grade, I started my actual jazz/hip-hop dancing in Korea. I learned a mixture of songs, but through the songs, I obtained knowledge about the field of dance. I learned that it’s not just technique and skill, it’s the small things that count. The wink of an eye, a little nudge in the shoulder, the placement of one’s fingers–every little action makes a difference.

Currently, I am perfecting my pirouettes and arabesques. An arabesque looks like this:

At first glance, it may look easy, but it’s about perfecting posture, balance, the toes, the hands, the fingers, and mostly, incorporating it into routines.

Pirouettes are a bit more complicated. To explain it in non-dance terms, it’s simply turning once quickly. But right now, I’m trying to perfect my pirouettes to try a triple pirouette later.

Anyway, hopefully I can master both and soon enough, show you guys a video with me doing them! Hoping that will be soon, but I’m guessing with all the school work in junior year…it’s probably going to come during November or so.

Entry Filed under: Hobbies&Art (music, art, dance, literature, etc.). .