Sakura Tree in front of Hall
Our 3rd day in Japan (the 2nd day and main day of Hiro's Line Dance Festival) started bright and early at 6am. Bright?, you say. Yes, in Japan, the sun is already up and shining away at this early hour.
The day's event was scheduled to start at 9:30am and we had to be at the Lobby latest by 9am. So Ivee and I got up early, took our turns in the bathroom, did our girly stuff and put on our 'face'. Having learnt from yesterday's lesson, we went down to breakfast at 8.30am. Yuki and Yuri were already there, so we joined them.
Our breakfast was listed as 'Western' and had an omelette, meat (sometimes sausage, other times bacon or ham), greens and a bowl of Japanese soup on the side. A pair of chopsticks came with the meal tray. Hmmm....eating a western meal with chopsticks, now there's something for you to think about :-) But, of course, one only has to ask and would promptly be provided with a knife and fork.
Slices of different varieties of bread were laid out on a counter, and next to it were two small toasters where you can toast the slices you've selected. The bread (plain white) I had selected tasted heavenly. Now, when I say this it really means something because I'm not a great fan of bread. But the ones I had (toasted) were soft on the inside and crisp all along the surface of it. I really do not know how to describe the bread (for like I said I have not had that much experience with it as I'm not a fan) but suffice to say it tasted grrreat!
Yuki & I
All four of us chit-chatted a while, after which Yuki and Yuri went back up to their rooms to collect some things while we waited in the Lobby. Two taxis pulled up outside the hotel and as usual when everyone was ready, we all got in (Yuki and Judy in one taxi; Yuri, Ivee and I in another) and headed for the dance hall.
For today's programme, we were in a bigger hall than yesterday's; located on the 1st floor of the same building. The programme was going to be a full day of dance workshops, general dancing, dance reviews and dance demos by the 3 invited instructors....Judy, Yuki & I. The timetable Hiro had given me stated the day's activities would conclude at 10pm. That works out to 12 1/2 hours of dancing, music and fun, fun, fun!
Introductions
After introducing the 3 of us, Hiro passed the stage to me as I was to conduct the first workshop of the day with a beginner dance: HIT THE FLOOR by Coral Tucker. Needless to say, I was extremely nervous at first but soon felt right at home. I just had to imagine I was back home instructing my regular classes, the only difference being that I had to stop once in a while to allow the interpreter (Yuri) to translate what I'd just said into Japanese.
Our official translator, Yuri
'Hit The Floor'
'Born To Rock!'
In total, 9 dances were taught and learnt:
(1) HIT THE FLOOR Instructor: Mei Ling
(2) PUMP IT (Raymond Sarlemijn)/Yuki
(3) SWEET SWEET WINE (Judy McDonald)/Judy McDonald
(4) TONIGHT I WANNA CRY (Daniel Trepat)/Michiko
(5) 7 DIGITS (Morgan Ratcliffe)/Yuki
(6) WEEKLY FOOL (Judy McDonald)/Judy
(7) CHERRY POPPIN' (Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris)/Mr Miura
(8) BORN TO ROCK! (Leong Mei Ling)/Mei Ling
(9) MOONLIGHT (Judy McDonald)/Judy
Taking a break between sessions:
We broke for lunch at noon. Most attendees brought their own lunch packs while some joined us downstairs at the cafeteria for a nice hot meal.
Part II: Workshops, performances, party and lots more.
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