Dancing, it’s one of the best opportunities I’ve ever had, and I’m still a part of that world. Dance season is on, so I will take that, and talk about my experience with the commonly used I can’t…I have rehearsal.
The truth is…I could, but I don’t want to miss my rehearsal. That’s it. But why I don’t want to miss it?
Well, because probably I’ll lose my spot at the front of the formation, the one I’ve fought for and I’ve earn with hard work, sweat and continuous effort. Because that day I miss, the team will be incomplete and the rehearsal won’t be the same. It is harder to work like that. –Trust me- if one person is missing, it is not the same. And this could be applied at any other field, at sports, arts, or even at an office, that’s why it’s called teamwork, not let’s work with the ones that came today.
I know you won’t believe this and my sound odd, but the day someone chooses not to go to the rehearsal, the crew did finished the whole choreo, or they did the 85% of it, or they changed the whole thing that day. Oh! And they also went to Narnia and came back in time to drink some tea with Harry Potter. Yesss… all this happens the day someone missed the rehearsal and decided to go to that party with some friends.
Dance it’s all about teamwork, and there is this phrase we use to say “Reach and feel another body” it is not physical, it does not involve any touching, it is more about the essence. To really get this done, you need to do more than just knowing your partner’s name. You try to reach and feel further than what your body allows you to. It is complex for someone that has never danced or heard some of the dance expressions, but I’m not trying to make anyone understand this, because that is one of the reasons of saying I can’t…I have rehearsal. It is way more than making someone understand. It’s a matter of choice, and I choose to dance.
I must admit that people react in so many different ways. However, with the help of my closer friends and my dance team, we made this conclusion and picked the most commons:
- Have you noticed your life is all about dance?!
–Ok, I appreciate your opinion.
- You’re just dancing, why do you need to be there all day long?
–Oh, you’re right, there is no hard intense killing training or working on a physical condition. Yeah…sure,just dancing.
- How old are you…Don’t you get tired? It’s just a phase you need to get over, right?
–Dance is not a phase, it is a lifestyle; but I’ll just keep walking slowly away from you…
- It’s not the end, just miss the rehearsal, only for one time!
–So cute, you and your innocence about the dance world.
- What is it that you do? I don’t get why you can’t miss one rehearsal…
–Let me tell you what we do, but do you have time? This will take a while
- Its extreme, is like you’re in the army or something…you need to stop!
–Yeah… I’ll take that in mind while I get my things ready for the rehearsal.
- “You’re a dancer? Oh! make a move, dance”
–… …
This are and will be my answers, and I will continue as long as I can, because this is what I do, I dance. It is my lifestyle, it is what I love to do, the stage, the fatigue the hardwork, the rehearsals, …From the beginning to the end, that’s what I do.
And all those people, those are the ones sitting on the first row, standing and clapping in the audience. Thank you for that, I appreciate it, because you’re the ones in my life, listening and still with me, even with so many rehearsals.
I’m not expecting you to understand, I know you already do, but today, I can’t…I have reahearsal but when I get the dates for the presentations, I’ll let you know.