Well helllooooooo dear readers...are there any of you left?!!!
I am not going to moan and do my usual the-dog-ate-my-homework-so-I-couldn't-blog excuses, cause I know you get it :) In fact, I was extremely touched by the comments on my last miserable post and want to give you all a big virtual hug for being such sweethearts! Your kind words really did help and I am trying out a few of the suggestions (especially the one from Susie about eating lots of yummy food heeeheee!) Slowly I am beginning to feel more positive and I am sure things will pull together in the end, like they always do.
Just in case you have forgotten I do actually dance inbetween all this whinging, I have finally managed to get the video of my performance I did at the BellyRing haffla for you all to take a peek at if you are bored. For once, I am kind of happy with this performance (well as much as I ever am with a video of myself) despite a few obvious mishaps, including a near stumble at the beginning when I do my drop, and of course, the obligatory in-performance earring loss (one would think by now I would have learnt my lesson and not wear that confounded pair?!)
The choreography is not my own (thank you Ruby from Cheeky Girls) but I love performing this- it is such a fun, happy piece of music. I adapted it slightly- I cut the original piece of music down because at 6 minutes I thought it went on a bit...and I chucked the Turkish drop shimmy, which, I am very sorry to say, looks like a dog in heat- and replaced it with the classier Egyptian shimmy...not 100% authentic I realise but much more to my taste.
Anyway, would of course love to hear your feedback on any areas of improvement and I promise to take it on the chin!
Mwah xxx
And a big thank you to this week's gorgeous Birthday Girl Alex, for filming!
^Wild applause^ Yay! You got your mojo back! That is a lovely costume and I have taken notes - might have to steal some moves off you for my upcoming performance assessment. Marvellous (didn't even see your earring come off!) x
ReplyDeleteWooooooooo!!!! Gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful costume! Fabulous dancing! And plenty of mojo!!
ReplyDeleteI love your energy and enthusiasm - very infectious :-) To my eyes it seemed like you were really enjoying your hip work (that's a gorgeous clean shimmy you have - envy!) and that little step/skirt flick thingy was a fantastic fun accent, but were perhaps a little less comfortable with your upper body work (nothing bad - just came across to this one reader who doesn't know you as a bit more more technical than lived). I really enjoyed your performance - wish I could've seen it live!