Sunday, November 20, 2005
my bones are still creaking away since yesterday's dance practice, which lasted for an unbelievable 5 hours!!! oh mann. so i didn't go for dance at hkhk today. far too weary, and one of leg's injured. sighh.
i'm certain that i worked and strained every possible muscle in my body except for my facial muscles, though i don't know how. every nook and cranny seems to ache - my shoulders, back, tummy, sides, butt, thighs, calves, and even, ribs! i don't think i'll be able to figure out how my ribs can end up hurting. hmmm, unless i strained the internal and external intercostal muscles(ha, secondary bio). but that doesn't make sense!
oh, i just realised that there's one part that doesn't hurt - my arms. guess it's becos we did mainly jumps, so there wasn't much utilization of the biceps and triceps. we also did quite a bit of rolling, so i've bruises on my arm and knee too. bleah. i've spent the entire day lumbering feebly around the house.
frankly, yesterday's dance practice felt rather like a gym session; we were made to do cartwheels, handstands and lots of jumps by our ex-senior, who is at least 3-4 yrs older than us. he - yes, he - is the only male in chi dance in hc's history. i don't think there were any other male dancers. anw, back to the practice. he was a little more demanding and strict on the ji4 qiao3 (the more acrobatic stuff), and he made us learn a set of steps and perform them, alone, in front of everyone(when we haven't really grasped the movements and music yet). it wasn't sth tt we were accustomed to, so initially it was a little frightening. but i guess it's good practice - it forces u to perform each time u practice. quoting him: "what's the difference between performances and rehearsals? they're no different from each other!"
whether i like it or not, i/we chi dancers will have to accept and get used to his teaching style - at least for another 1-2 mths cos after he's done with our cny dance, he won't be teaching us anymore (unless we call him up to choreograph another dance for us).
okayy. my muscles are still tense and throbbing, and it's getting late. guess i should hit the sack soon!
i should be back tmr to make a bday wish list! my bday's next wk! :D
Y11:14 PM
