Being pushed out of my comfort zone is not something I relish often. I’ll throw myself into a challenge like silks, pole dancing or surfboat rowing because ultimately I know, somewhere deep down, that I’m capable of it at least up to a point.
This term at silks has seen me hitting one of those points. Normally, each term in the last class of the term, we do a routine or performance for each other. This term our teacher is very focussed on our “performance” skills, ie the presentation, character and narrative if we have one. I’ve never done drama or performance so it’s really quite confronting to let go of your hangups about embarrassing yourself and just let loose. Tonight is half way though the term and we did a work-in-progress routine. Last week, talking through my reservations etc with my teacher she looked at my routine, which was trick trick trick trick trick and not performance or character, and she told me you are allowed one trick and the rest has to be performance.
I nearly shit my pants. My piece of music is 4:45 minutes long and I had to basically improvise. Apparently I did quite well, the class was enthusiastic and complimentary so I’m feeling like there’s been a breakthrough of sorts. Now to put a more simple routine together with some performance for week 9.
you and your tricks…how are you going to manage to just turn one?
whoa who is that hottie 2nd from the left in the picture? do you have any more photos of him?