What's Been Happening...

Wow, it's been almost a month since my last entry. Here are a few things that happened during the time lapsed.

(1) A group of us decided, and now confirmed, our participation in Scott Blevins' workshop this September 20-21st in Johor Bahru.

(2) Got back into 'performance level' dance practice again with Bronya and team. I've not touched her style of dance since 2005 so it's a 3-year lapse and shall I say getting back to it is a big OUCH! to the body. I had to rediscover certain movements and re-acquaint myself with particular muscle groups and parts of my body again.

Last week was particularly torturous for me because one of the moves required a quick drop to the floor and then an immediate recovery to standing position again. My left thigh muscle, having had such a good vacation since 2005, went 'dead' and took 4 days to recover. During those 4 days, I walked with a limp, had to literally pull myself up or ease myself down while negotiating stairs and don't even ask how bad it was when I had to visit an 'Asian' toilet (squat style) :-P

This week, different parts of my body are aching. Ha Ha.

(3) I'm happy to note that certain Beginners who started with me a year ago, who couldn't even manage a shuffle can now execute certain complicated steps with confidence. It's truly satisfying to see them progress from nil to this level. Good work! and keep it up.

(4) I've also been extra busy juggling a number of roles: instructor, business operator (if you don't already know, I rent out chocolate fountains to private and corporate events), mother, daughter and wife. But I know I'm not the only one wearing so many hats. So, I tip my many hats off to the women in similar circumstances. Three cheers to women power!

(5) To add to the madness and stress, my little one, Ethan (now 19 months) has been having high fever for a number of days. So it goes without saying that when a little one is sick, the mother is usually sleep deprived :-(

(6) My eldest, Brandon, will be sitting for his UPSR in 3 weeks' time. I'm more stressed out than he is. He's as cool as a cucumber, which freaks me out even more!

(7) My second son, Justin's birthday is coming up next week and I'll have to plan something to celebrate him turning 8. Nothing big, but still special attention must be given. As some of my 'well-informed' friends have put it, better to minimise the 'middle child syndrome'. However, as any parent with 3 or more children will tell you, we love all our children equally. Just differently, sometimes, because of each child's character. Don't you agree?

(8) I'm also in the midst of preparing for my party. October 18 is the date and KGNS is the venue. Time would be from 6pm-midnight. Theme and dancelist to be announced later.

(9) I've taken on a couple of additional classes so I hardly have time to think. Whatever precious snatches of time I have is spent on the children or spent on searching for new dances and learning them to teach later.

(10) I'm also in the midst of fine-tuning a new choreography of mine. It's a Night Club 2 step done to a popular chinese oldie. Very lyrical and smooth. I've tried it out with a group of advance students and their feedback was very encouraging. They loved it so I can't wait to roll it out. Hope you'll like it too :-D

Well.. that, in a nutshell, is what's been happening in the past month and what will be happening in the following weeks.. I don't see any let up in the busy schedule till the end of the year. But I hope it won't take me that long to post my next entry. LOL

Happy Dancin' !