CliqueSo I’m sitting in Giulia’s office after class, trying desperately to contain the sweat that is pouring down my face (and silently swearing at the other girls whose hair seem totally unaffected by the workout) when Dario walks in to grab his lunch from the cubbyhole it’s been waiting in. As he bounces in (apparently his energy is as unaffected by the workout as the girls’ hair), he says “hi Jynxy!”. Giulia tells me she thinks it’s cute that the Agency dancers have adopted my h
Inner Ranting of a Dance StudentShit…. We’re really doing a partner number today? I hate partnering…. Too much pressure. I say this of course without any experience in the matter. So I guess I hate the idea of partnering. What if I can’t keep up? What if my partner gets frustrated because I’m not learning fast enough? What if I step on my partners’ toes or accidently smack the poor soul’s face while trying to get the right hit? What if no one wants to partner me at all? Ok Jaime, time to focus. The warm-up’
Dance Like No One is WatchingOne of my most vivid memories from my beginner hip-hop class is the time when Giulia made us practice our dance with the lights off. I got the point – dance is about feeling the music not watching the movements – but frankly I missed the lesson. I was too focused on avoiding hitting the person next to me. I have enough trouble staying in my personal space when the lights are on…. I’m the stereotypical amateur dancer – so concerned about making a fool of myself in the studio t