In Continuum.

Dancing Dirt into the Snow

I've never been quite a person you'd expect to show up at a sort of concert that involves predominently,a bunch of people in tights dancing.I mean,the last time i came remotely close to that was when i went to watch Chicago,the musical.And even that,had dialogue and great music to go along with it.Yesterday night was a little out of style for me,as i headed all the way down to NUS to catch a performance,which supposedly had my friend in it,but she pulled out in the last minutes because of a dislocated toe.What are the odds?It felt like going to a Coldplay concert without the band,just the music playing on speakers and stuff.But since the tickets were paid and i hadnt got anything to do that night,i went for the performance anyway.

A little dancing history for me,in case anybody is going to convince me to join dance once again(Corinna did it a million times yesterday night).I am the probably the best prop you can find in a dancing performance.Which means,im probably the best tree,the best rock,the best pole if that is what you need,because i cant dance for nuts.I do abstract mostly,just stand in the middle of the stage and look troubled.Hell,i think the puppets in Being John Malkovich do a better job than me.Seriously,despite the fact that dancing runs in the blood of the relatives on my mother's side,i havent got that part of the genes,at all.

If someone were to judge me,classify me either under the Science Geek category or the Artsy-Fartsy category,i am going to fall into the latter.Im not saying that i am in any way,suitable enough to be called an artsy kind of person,but i suck at science,in every single way.I'd probably blow up a laboratory if given enough time with my stupidity.Anyway,so despite those i have nothing in me that's going to help my future dancing career,if i ever consider it of course.My i have two aunts and uncles who are into dancing,and joined competitions once.You know,the international ones.My mother's younger brother even went on to join the cast of Cats when they went down to Taiwan a dozen of years ago.

And as for myself,i danced to N-Sync videos and thought the Backstreet Boys were the best dancers ever.Come on,everybody has phases,and being the younger brother you are always the influenced,not the inluencing one.Anyway,i did best at imitations,and the thought of dancing for artsy purposes was rather absurb.

Couple dances in school didnt work at all.Im so sorry that i stepped on your shoes that other time RuiShan,but you know how clumsy i am when it comes to dancing.Of course,you must understand that i was dumb and dumb,and dumb back then.You get what i mean.Im the worst dancer around,so if you dont mind,stop asking me to join dance when i am in University.I know as much about dancing as the engine of a 747.

I must say that it was rather exciting,however,to go back to school again.I know i am not officially one yet,and i am never going to be a student at NUS,but cheap thrills man.Im all about it.Stepping off the cab and into the UCC(University Cultural Centre),made my back straight and glasses adjusted,to make myself feel more like a student.It was rather awkward,but i managed anyway.Besides,the place didnt even feel like part of a school compound.I guess i am way behind time when it comes to the University life.

Lynette,who was supposed to be in the performance dropped out of it because she had a dislocated toe during the practise this week.That was a little shock for myself because,you'd only expect such a thing to happen in soapy teenage dramas.I wasnt sure if i should laugh or cry,when i heard about the news from her.I mean,as sorry as i was about her toe i found the situation ridiculously funny.But anyway,when we met her,she had a black sweater on and jeans(Instead of those nice looking,dancing dresses),and her left toe taped up to the toe next to it.It's a bitch man,to have sacrificed so much for the performance and not getting into it.Shit happens i guess,and i think you made a great call when you decided to pull out,instead of the choreographer's suggestion of changing the dance routine.That's very nobel of you,so kudos to that.Besides,i thought you had a great sexy voice when you announced "No video camera and photography allowed".That alone,was worth the money.

Believe it or not,the best dancers were the guys.And though not the best,this fat guy danced really well.I think they have this criteria of sorts,if you want to join dance,especially if you are a guy.You got to be muscular,or at least beefy,to join the club.It doesnt matter if you are the best dancer in the world,but if you are skinny as hell,you are out.Because half the time the guys were half nude(Top half,mind you),and they all had to carry the female dancers around their shoulders and around their waists.I dont think that is even possible for skinny dancers.Besides,it'd look rather unglam to have the audience's attention on your rib cage,dont you think?

Let's face it,i didnt really get the performance.It was called "Destiny",but it was clearly about a love story.Im not too sure why "Destiny" was the name chosen,but i guess that Belgian pianist,who was invited to be the special guest,sort of made everything worth while.Hell,even Deyi Secondary School pulled off quite a good performance.That Belgian dude even did a chinese song,and that was really well done considering the fact that his spoken chinese really kinda sucked.Oh,and i found out that by rolling over the back of your lover,she will fall in love with you all over again.At least that's what happened in the play throughout,and by rubbing your palms together you go forward,while your butts means backwards.

Okay,the last part of that paragraph made me sound rather uncultured,but really that was what happened.I think to appreciate dance,you got to have a wild imagination of sorts.It doesnt depend on what the performancers show you,but really on how you interprete the dance moves.Despite not exactly understanding the whole performance thorough,i thought the vibe around it was great.It couldve been so much better if Lynette actually danced though,but i dont think i care very much about it anymore.And no,i didnt ogle at the female dancers despite the fact that they were wearing tights.Really,i didnt.