GONNA FLY NOW!

Today before class started Antonio had me try on another option for Argentina- a pink very tight Lycra dress that shows every breath I am breathing – bring on the spanx!!  Maxi is also on hand to give suggestions on my competition look. This dress is definitely beyond my comfort zone, but I see how it would fit for rhythm.  I am completely open to what Antonio and Maxi would think, however as they have had experience competing and know how things should look. I am confident in their vision; I feel like a supermodel getting fitted for a runway show.

Class starts and Antonio Confirms what I have been feeling all along – The Honeymoon is over! That toughness in his demeanor is because I have moved to a different level and he wants to refine every movement. We started warm-up with a fun east coast swing. When we moved to Rumba today I was supposed to convey anger as if I have been hurt by someone I love. I was feeling extra cheerful so I was having a difficult time accessing those emotions. Finally we end the warm –up with the Cha-Cha Antonio kept saying side! Side! Zeroing in on getting my Cha-Cha form clean and accurate. Again he wants me to access darker emotions but I can’t stop being bubbly. This is going to require some serious method acting as in real life I am more of a comedian.

Today I was so nervous during choreography.  We were going over that last part over and over until I could commit it to memory.  We then went through the entire showcase routine to our song and people were clapping- am I really that good? Even Antonio is telling me I am doing well. We started working on poses and working on the first part of the routine and my homework is to just work on the first section.

I’m thinking about Gonna Fly Now, the theme from Rocky. I feel like I am flying and getting better all the time. Like a boxer in the ring I am continuing to break through every obstacle and becoming a winner!!!

By: Kamaria George (04/12/2016)