TAKE MORE CHANCES, DANCE MORE DANCES

me and raffy, after the 1st performance

with the trainers and co-dancers

ever supportive parents :D

Just like the other year, me and Raffy represent the BA department in dancesports - standard category. We got a good trainer. Yes, he’s good but we always end up midnight and got a lot of backpains and neck pains every practice. The training was tough. We are always scolded; we sometimes got mad at him when he pushes to continue our practice very late.

That time we are in the second place. Though our trainer aimed that we get the 1^st place, but 2^nd place is not bad at all. I really did not expect to be part again of top five because other participants are good. Well, that was a remarkable experience for my last Holycross intramural.

JUST DANCE

BSBA dancesports representative
from right: me, raffy, weng, and jordan

Pose! (before the performance)

It was 2013 when I started to participate in intramurals ( As in to represent our department). I decided to be part of the dancesport as they lack one lady for the standard category. A month before the presentation, we practice and practice. We are in pressure, since we need to be part of the top 5 winners as the former dancers did.

Since I don’t have a background in social dancing, I need to learn the basics. My partner Raffy, a former dancer (of dancesport) taught me some. They say partners should always communicate both verbally and nonverbally to have a good dance. Well, practicing is stressful one because we also have studies to attend to. Raffy and I always fought during practice, (strong na kaayo me) that sometimes we shouted each other because we can’t perfect the steps. But at the end of the day, we fixed things out in order to have a good presentation.

We are very happy that we got the 3rd place of standard category. Not bad for first timer like me. All the body pains, stress, and pressure are worth it. That made my intramural 2013 in Holycross a great one 