Fan Dance

So tonight I went to the "fusion" class at the dance studio. It was my first time to go because it's on Thursday nights and normally I have youth group, but this week is spring break so I was free. I was really excited about it because I've heard it's a really fun class. What is fusion you might ask? Basically - it's a mixture between a Chinese style of dance and a western style. It could be ballet and Dai minority together, or hip-hop and Wazu minority, any number of things. Well, tonight was a hip-hop / chinese fan dance. And what looked really cool and fun, ended up being incredibly difficult! Who knew that these girls who grew up using fans would have no problem flipping them open and closed so easily! Me on the other hand, being the only foreigner in the class, looked like a freak! I'm used to doing OK in dance classes simply because I've done it so long, but that was not the case tonight! I kept dropping the fan and throwing it across the room and couldn't get it open at the right time - it was a disaster! But it was fun, and now that's my new goal - to learn how to do this well. The teacher is my roommate (so convenient) so she said she'll help me at home =) So, if / when I do master it I shall try to post a video of it for you to see... I do have to say though that by the end of class I was starting to get the hang of it...

A Day in the Life...

So, since buying a fancy new camera while in the States I've been itching to just walk around and take pictures of everyday scenes around my house. Well, today I finally had the time to do that, and thought I would share some of those pictures. The whole time I was wishing I could be invisible though b/c there were so many pictures I wanted to take but unfortunately not everyone likes being a model. They did however volunteer their kids for pictures... =) Anyway, enjoy the pics!

NYC Dance Studio Grand Opening!!

So, my friends Liz and Chen Jia's dance studio opened this past Sunday and it was so exciting! It was awesome how all the doors were just opened perfectly for this, and it's such a blessing to be a part of it. We did several performances to give people a glimpse of what kind of classes will be offered, and just to get them excited about dancing! I really hope that someday I'll be able to be a more "active" member of the studio, but until then I'll thoroughly enjoy taking classes there! Hereare a few pics from the day.

It looks like we're looking in a mirror...

Chen Jia doing a solo Chinese Dance

Two of our hip-hop dances - fun fun!