Distraction numero dos :)

So we had our official first snowfall yesterday evening in the heart of Montréal and watching the snow made me slightly depressed. This being because I was currently studying for a midterm that I did not feel at all prepared for despite the amount of studying I did the past week, and it made me realize how much I miss snowboarding.

I haven't gone boarding since February (so looooong ago) and to tell you the truth, the only reason why I'd be alright with snow 24/7 is for this exact sport and hobby of mine. I'll admit that I only started boarding a little over two years ago, but I wish I had tried it out sooner. When I'm sitting on the ski lift and getting ready to get off, I get this extreme wave of adrenaline coursing through my body like an electrical shock and it stays with me until... well, for a while haha. This next bit is going to sound off and weird, but I love the feeling of complete pain that sinks in the following day. I'm normally not masochistic... but after a good work out like that, it feels great! I mean, talking to your friends the next day after you've come home from snowboarding saying, "Man, I'm in so much pain." and when they ask, you can happily say it was because you were snowboarding (or skiing)... I don't know, it may all look like gloating and boasting and all, but, I find it leads to a more interesting conversation of, "Which slopes have you gone to?" or just introducing the sport to someone else who will hopefully fall in love with it as much as you have.

That's pretty much it, I think I'm going to start looking around for people who want to go snowboarding this winter... thinking about all this has made me even more excited for the holidays to come and to get back on the slopes! On a random note, because I've tried snowboarding and skateboarding (which didn't go as well as snowboarding), I've realized that I'd love to learn how to surf. It just looks so... exotic or something. When I see someone surfing (whether on TV, movie, vacation, etc) - I'm in so much awe due to the fact that they can keep their balance while a wave hits them. Hm, maybe I'll head South instead of going North this winter and try surfing instead. Ooh, this is exciting!

Cheers,

C.

House (the dance style of course)

I'm so excited that it's started up again! No, not the series, but the dance genre =) I cannot express how long I've been jumping around between different dance styles before I've finally settled on something I truly and really enjoyed!

A tiny history recap: when I was about 6, my mum signed me up for Jazz ballet. I stuck it out for about two years before I realized that it wasn't something I really enjoyed. At the time, I was still into just playing outside in the park with friends. So I took a break and my mum decided to sign me up for piano and swimming at the age of 8. Those were some love/hate relationship times... but I'm happy to have had the opportunity to enjoy both activities! Anyways, off topic, but when I was 13, I was walking around the mall when I saw this team of dancers performing a hip hop piece. Instantly, after their performance, I signed up for dance again deciding to give it another chance and go for Hip Hop. Did it for five years when I started realizing that something still wasn't right. I loved the style and all, despite not being just as ecstatic with the music genre, yet I wasn't fully grasping it.

That's when I thought it was perhaps the time to change genres again, try and find a new style that could recapture that enthusiasm. That style was House.

Oh my lanta. I think I've found it, I think I've finally found that missing genre! I don't care how tacky that sounds! There's something about the style that is just so... intriguing. The beat is fast, it's a lot of improv, it's fun, and it really breaks a sweat (not saying that other styles aren't intense workouts either!) when I get into that moment. It feels like cardio as well... whether or not that's a good thing is a whole other story.

I'm just extremely stoked that the classes finally started up this week! I've been dancing on my own time throughout the summer, but to finally be back in class and learning/working on a routine is just... phenomenal! I could not be any happier than at this moment! Although when I dance this style alone, sometimes I'm worried that I look like complete idiot. Take my summer class for example, it was an intro to acting course (so much fun), and at one point I was asked to dance for a certain activity. I decided to do a bit of house and realized how much of an idiot I looked. Making it seem like, "And she claims she's been dancing for 7 years? Yeah, okay."... whereas dancing with a group, it looks better? I don't know, it's 12:55AM and I don't know where that was going. Kind of lost track haha, my bad!

In the end, there's still so much to learn with this genre! In fact, there's just so much to learn with every genre! I don't think that there is actual perfection with dancing... same with music. There's always room for improvement!

For those who don't know the house genre, here's a clip from my first year trying this style... had a wonderful coach as well :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go0SsNYpHsc

and another link to the more advance house group at the studio :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeEsArjhM80

Night,

C.