payung.

Stage fright. I think it's something everyone gets. 

And till today it's not something I've gotten rid of. I wouldn't say I'm a seasoned performer, but I have had my fair share of having to perform in front of large crowds. From my annual ballet concerts to performing in KDU or even cheering, till this very day I get this horrible feeling of wanting to throw up about an hour before my performance.

Even going in for piano exams or competing in ballroom competitions. Basically anything which requires me to do something in front of people who are going to judge me. 

But no one judges a performance you say? Wrong. The moment you step onto that stage you're up for review. How you compare to other dancers on the stage. How you compare to past performances that the audience has seen before. 

I've even had instances where for those 5 minutes just before going on stage I feel as if my mind is blank. Like I can't even remember what the first move of the dance is. Thankfully, once the music comes on my body can sort of sort itself out. 

This Saturday night I will once again have to get through this stage fright thing. Can't even remember the last time I actually performed on stage. Probably some time in secondary school. That being 4 years ago(woah am I old), hopefully everything goes well for Mnight(Malaysian Night). I do miss being part of a big performance. 

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queen.

Black Swan starring Natalie Portman.

This movie combined the two things I love watching.

Dance? Check.

Psychological twists? Check.

Definitely recommend watching it.

Though after watching it, you'd wonder how much is perfection worth?

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finale.

Hopefully one day,

I will be able to do half of this.

If you're lazy to watch, it's basically this couple in a salsa club. They are sooooooooooo good. Can you imagine? You go to a club and everyone there can dance. With no set routine, anything goes. =D Sounds funs no?

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merchant.

For those who love poetry and tutting.

Yes. At the same time =).

It's Phillip! From So You Think You Can Dance Season 5.

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ice.

Pah. This is annoying me to no end.

Who is she?

Like seriously, I know I've seen her before in a dance show but I can't seem to remember anything else. So anyone can help me here?

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gravity.

Of all the different competitions out there, I feel that dance competitions are the toughest.

In my opinion, dance is definitely tougher than singing. Singing may require practicing but it's usually those who were born with the 'voice' that do well. Dancing however, even if you weren't born with brilliant technique, as long as you have the passion it's possible to excel in it.

So You Think You Can Dance(US) is one of my favourite shows to watch now. You can just see the amount of hard work and determination needed for a dancer to do well. Not only that, as most dances are paired, you'd also have to learn to work well with your partner.

Two of my favourite dances.

Kayla & Kupono. 

Kayla is just so awesome right??

Jason & Jeanine.

So much chemistry there!!

Gah. Too bad Kupono and Jason aren't in any longer.

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turn it up.

A couple of moths ago I blogged about how Centre Stage 2 was coming out in November and how I thought the storyline sounded pretty cliched.

Well I just watched the movie last night and I must say I liked it very much.

Instead of the usual storyline where the girl is a ballerina who falls in love with a hip hop dancer, this movie has the guy being the ballet dancer and the girl who doesn't get into ABA(American Ballet Academy). Pretty good movie with some awesome dance scenes.

I liked the chemistry between the two leads. Rachele Brooke Smith and Kenny Wormald.

Rachele Brooke Smith.
(She's WAY talented dancing wise. She can do Ballet, Disco, Hip Hop, Tap, Line, Tango, Modern, Salsa, Break, Ballroom, Club/Freestyle, Swing AND she has green eyes.)

Kenny Wormald.
(He's actually a hip hop dancer so you gotta give him props for acting as a ballet dancer here.)

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A B C of growing up.

If there is ever a type of dance I'd LOVE to learn is ballroom dancing. Especially the tango. It's like in a lot of romantic dance movies, the main couple has a dance together where you can feel their passion and love, and it's always the tango. But I highly doubt I'll learn it seeing as you'd have to have a partner and I think it'd be quite hard to find one.

Anyway, here are a few tango videos that I like.

Another Cinderella Story. *I love her footwork!!*



Dirty Dancing. *Classic.*



SYTYCD. *My favourite couple Ivan/Allison.*

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