Srethgie

What I should really be doing right now is to do some last minute cramming for my completely unprepared quizzes tomorrow (yes, two quizzes) after screwing up one just this morning. But no I can't. Because my overwhelming emotions won't allow me. It's are taking over. I can't snap back to reality this fast. Okay fine, I refuse to. Because on 26th February, our dreams came true and I never want to wake up.

Nothing could have felt more amazing.

After doing hall dance in my first academic year, I was convinced that hall dance is truly a place where dancers can grow. & when I say grow, I really mean GROW. In all aspects. It was an amazing journey last year and I couldn't wait for this year's.

Rewinding 2 months back, we've injected new blood into the team, had some precious valuable assets leaving our team (but nobody really leaves though. Once a Srethgie, forever a Srethgie), sharing sessions commenced. Things started building up, we started thinking of concepts, splitting choreography, THE SHIT JUST GOT REAL. Everyone's going like "you guys have so many MJ dancers" blabla and I didn't really like that. I crumble under too much stress and expectations #weak haha. & honestly, having MJ dancers doesn't guarantee anything at all.

Got to collaborate with my sister (I really love this girl with all my fucking heart) Candice. I did freak out a little, when I got "arrowed" to choreograph. Well, I have very low confidence when it comes to choreographing. & having to choreograph something of this scale (NY audi brimming with audience - NO FUCKING WAY!), I freaked out quite a bit. But knowing that I had Candice with me, made me feel a hell lot better. We've been through Impre competition together under FLaVa, we joined battle together, choreographing for hall dance was another milestone for us. We go through all these things together and I'm just really really glad to have her with me.

So we drafted something, worked things out from there, and a piece was thus born. It was something that we both were unfamiliar with, hence it was intimidating. We were afraid things wouldn't be up to standard. But we came up with a piece that we're both really proud of :')


Fly me to the moon - girl's segment that Candice and I choreographed together. Really proud of my girls. I dare say we looked super clean and fabulous!!! WHO RUN THE WORLDDDDDD?!

Practices got more intense, we have pracs almost everyday and it stretched late into the night. But every practice was enjoyable. I admit, it did feel like a chore, a lot of times. But it felt great as well. I know it sounds contradicting but that was just what it is.

We stitched the items together with all of our hearts, & our piece evolved along with us, into something uniquely Srethgie. It was something we couldn't wait to show the world, something we could proudly call OUR PIECE.

We did the props together, everything handmade with love. & then it was 26th February, all in the blink of an eye. We've had our fair share of worries before - What if this doesn't work out? What if that? Can we do it? Do you think it's okay? Weirdly though, on that day itself, I didn't feel unprepared at all (I tend to feel that way a lot).

At that very moment when we were on stage, with our introduction video playing behind us, I closed my eyes and felt the presence of my team members. Sitting before me was an auditorium full of eager spectators, waiting to watch what we've got. Likewise, we couldn't wait to show them what we had in store. When the light cames on, when the music echoed through every corner of the auditorium, I remembered thinking "This is the moment. My time. OUR TIME.", and we just went for it. 6 minutes of non-stop action, prepared using months of blood, tears, sweat, passion, love, laughter, happiness, every sort of emotion. I was dying to do well for myself, for the team. I felt so proud, for every second in that short span of 6minutes.  & I swear I felt like we were dancing together. It wasn't our cleanest run, BUT IT WAS THE FUCKING BEST ONE. The laughter from the audience, the resounding applaud at the end of our piece, cheers from the crowd, I SWEAR I FELT THAT WE WERE INFINITE. (YES QUOTING THE OVERUSED QUOTE BUT THERE ISN'T ANY BETTER WAY TO SAY THIS!!!)

I can't, and would never forget that feeling, sitting together, rows of us, anticipating the release of results. We wanted the victory, but it wasn't the main thing. We've never really focused on vying for that throne. We just wanted to do well, and do our best as Srethgie. When they announce the 3rd and 2nd placing, I remember breaking down that very moment. I was shocked by my own reaction because it has been a while I've behaved this way and it was uncontrollable bawling. Gush of thoughts went "OMG WOULD IT BE US, it should be, it must be! BUT WHAT IF?! Maybe they didn't like it? Could they have hated our piece?! But it should be!!!" and all of us went crazy. I gripped on to Lester and Shervon's hands and the atmosphere was intense. We were all screaming in excitement and fear. & when they announced Srethgie as Champions it was just ballistic crying laughing hugging and more hugging and I WAS SO SO PROUD THAT THE VICTORY WAS OURS. WE MADE IT TOGETHER AND WE'VE COME SO FAR TOGETHER omg as I type I'm crying again. The champion trophy, is ours to keep. Just kept having episodes of bawling sobbing and tearing throughout the night. & I dare say, I've NEVER felt "tears of joy" as much as I've felt it this way. I CAN'T DESCRIBE IT. I CAN'T.

I love each and single one of my Srethgie dance mates from the bottom of my heart. :')

Crazy, crazy, crazy journey. Magical, even.

& I'm just really glad to share the moment with the ones I love. Especially Lester. Fate has led us to know each other through hall dance, and I'm really happy to be able to share the stage with him. Especially during couple work, because I really felt so genuinely happy and comfortable dancing with him. It is truly a blessing.

Couple work - FUCK YEAH CONFETTI!!!

I've told him countless times that I'm super proud of him but every single time he replies with a "Huh but I also never do anything" "Silly ah" "Crazy girl" "You're just biased". BUT I REALLY AM VERY PROUD OF HIM WHAT. He's a crazy good dancer and yet he undermines his own ability sometimes. He is a born performer and when you watch him do his thing on stage you can really feel it. You feel his desire to show his stuff, to entertain. & even though he is so crazily annoyingly lame and irritating (but so freaking adorable) at times, he gets things going. He has so many creative ideas. He motivates people. He cares about the smallest things although he tries not to show it. I could go on and on, but really, he's just amazing. I'm just so very very very proud of him. More than he would ever know. & I swear I'm not just saying this because I'm biased, not just because he's my boyfriend.

I love you babyboy!! ^^

Harder, better, faster, stronger.


FOUND THIS KIND OF ENTERTAINING HAHAHAHA that would be me basking in glory and glittery confetti. SO INTO IT HAHAHAHA.

Also, other halls were simply awesome. Just in awe. Seeing my fellow MJ dancers on stage made me feel SO SO SO PROUD. & I can't wait for Dancetitude. & knowing that fresh dancers start dancing cos of HO makes me feel so happy. :) So much to learn from everybody!

I just read a post on NTU confessions the other day (it appeared on my FB timeline) regarding hall commitments. That person wrote that we are caught in our own bubble, and that being involved in these things are just a plain waste of time, and that it wouldn't help anything in our lives. It triggered me a little.

Well, I just feel sad for that person. I mean like, people like this would NEVER understand the euphoria, and for a lack of a better word, indescribable feeling you get when you work in a team towards a common goal. Why do we work so hard for something like that? No monetary gains, no nothing, just a title, nothing that would be recognised when we step into the working society? It's not all about that, man. We work hard because WE WANT TO! It makes us happy. Simple enough. & sometimes simple things like that matter the most. One of the best moments in my life, no doubt.

& here it is, our champion piece.
I am part of Srethgie, and so damn fucking proud.

(you may wanna watch it in HD and full screen to catch every bit of our awesomeness)

It wasn't perfect per se, but it felt like it. :)

We are already champions in my heart before anyone told us we were. SRETHGIE LOVE. INFINITELY!