1/17 was the second class for Wolf. I had a much more relaxed day than the week before. I got out of work at 12 so I had a lot of time to get ready. To get in the spirit for my EXO class, I watched EXO's Showtime with M while we talked over the phone. Oh it was funny. But that's another topic that I could go on all day about.
I made it to class on time without having to rush through the streets and commuters (though I did anyway). I was happy to see MJ this week, since she couldn't make it to class the week before. First we reviewed what we did the week before, and then we moved on to the bridge (is that even the bridge? or is it part of the chorus?) and the chorus today, specifically the second one, right after the Xiumin/Lay/Tao rap and right before the slow part. Even more specifically, "Hey~ Hwak meureo/Geu daeum mak mak heundeulha jeongshi naege" to "Nan neukdego, neon minyeo" at 2:03 to 2:30. I didn't think it was too bad. The only things I have minor issues with is on "Geurae Wolf, naega Wolf" when I scoop my left hand and lean to my left side I feel a little awkward. I think it's because I've pictured it awkwardly in my head for so long that that's how it's translating when I'm actually doing it. The other awkward part is the silly crouch walk. At least I wasn't the only one who didn't like it. It's really awkward trying to look cool walking like that and coordinating yourself so you're actually moving correctly. But the biggest problem I have is with getting down and back up quickly. I think I'm doing well with the timing, but when MJ would explain and show us several times, it was a lot of get down-get up-get down-get up and my legs was troubling. My quads are really weak and the motions were sending my blood pressure for a loop. I'm getting old *sigh*
After learning and going over this, we moved on. They're cutting out the slow part, so we're going right into "Geobu alsu eobshi ganyeora", 3:01 to 3:15. Luckily during the parts where the boys do crazy jumps and slides on the ground, we aren't going that crazy (my knees are very thankful). On "Nae soge seulmeo itteon geoshi jigeum nundeosseo~", 3:12 to 3:15 I was messing up a little. When they quickly put their right arm out to the side followed by the left then quickly bring them back in and kinda "bounce" them, I thought it was right out, left out, right in, left in, bounce, which I swear I've seen them do at least the first time they do it. But it's right out, left out, both in, bounce. At first I thought that was wrong in class, but I just watched the video and that's right. Oh well, this is why I'm taking a class. The timing for that specific part was a little awkward. MJ was having a little trouble getting the counts right. Hopefully we can fix that next week.
After learning that next part, we were able to keep going right into what we did last week. This dance is a lot harder on the body than I originally thought. I kept messing up the 1 1/2 turn at the end throughout the whole class, but I couldn't even care because I was so tired out. And while I was at Go Go Curry waiting for my food I was afraid I would pass out or something. My heart was going very fast. I think I pushed myself a little too hard this week. But sometimes it's hard not to when you're having so much fun! But I'll definitely work on that!
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Wolf: Day 1: First Day of Class 1/10/14
I am getting slack again D:
Anyway, January 10th at 6pm was my first class for Wolf at I Love Dance. I had such an adventure getting to the studio. First of all, I was still running on my high from just seeing UKISS in concert the night before. I also had to work til 3:30 and I needed to take out money for the class and I needed to catch the 4:46 train if I wanted to get to class on time. So I get home at almost 4, and my plan was to just get dressed, get my stuff together, and go. But I could not find my pants. Seriously, how does one lose a pair of pants? Someone tell me, because I still don't know (I also cannot believe I had to use the phrase "I lost my pants" in all seriousness). I searched all over the place but I could not find them. So since I was running short on time, I just grabbed my dance shorts instead and flew out the door. I get to the train station close to 4:30 and I was panicking so much that I left my parking ticket on the passenger seat, so I had to run back up and get it. I finally get up on the platform with a good amount of time to spare and catch my breath. Now, I was really worried about taking this train, and I had hoped to try to get the 4:29 if I could. The weather was pretty crazy. I don't remember it too much, but I know it wasn't the day that it was really bad here, because I wouldn't have gone if it was. There were alerts for my line and a few other lines about delays because they were checking for ice in the tunnel. Fair enough. Well my train comes on time, and I am ecstatic. I would be able to make it on time! Well, I was almost wrong. This train went sooooo sloooowwwww. I understand about the icy conditions, but I think it took us almost 10 minutes to get from Metropark to Rahway, which is the next station. Oh. My. Shisus. I think we got to New York at like 4:50, or at least close to it. I speed walked through the station and the streets, running in the opposite direction of rush hour (which luckily I was prepared for having been in NYC at the same time the night before). I just made it to the studio with like 3 minutes to spare. Luckily, though, I wound up getting to the door right behind some of the people who would be in my class, and Ying was running a little late, so it wound up not being so bad. But oh my goodness, what an adventure.
Okay, so now for the class. We started towards the end, from 3:16 to the end, where they sing "Geobu alsu eobshi ganyeora..." the second time after the slow part with the "Hey~ Hwak meureo..." behind it. The part from there up to "Geurae Wolf, naega Wolf" wasn't all that hard. I knew what to do for the most part from watching it so many times. Now the next part, on the ""Geurae Wolf, naega Wolf", which I've heard called "the chicken dance," is dumb. I am sorry, I really don't like it. It's actually kind of difficult. You have to put your weight on your left leg but keep off of your heel so you can easily move it back and forth. I need to keep practicing because I think I'm not brining my left knee in when I bring my right leg in, because it's kind of an in-out-in-out motion, so I need to watch how I do that. It's also kind of hard to keep your balance doing that. And I know I'm not the only one who doesn't like that move. Everyone else feels weird doing it. My take on it is, it doesn't feel as cool as it looks, and it doesn't look very cool to begin with. Ah well, it happens. Just gotta roll with it. The second ""Geurae Wolf, naega Wolf" wasn't that bad, just scoop your hand, come up and make ears with your hands on your head, and then repeat on the other side. Not hard. The part directly after that though, we did Kai's ending, in which he does a 1 1/2 turn. I'm still getting a little stuck on the set up, and then I mess up the turn. I was doing well for a while, but by the end of class I was losing my balance and going all over the place. But it was just the first class, so there's room for improvement.
All in all, I think class went really well. I'm sorry for the messy descriptions. Some of the moves are a little hard to describe. Also I figured it would be better to put in song lyrics instead of timing, so the result was kind of confusing >< But anyway, I had fun and I was really looking forward to the next class!
Anyway, January 10th at 6pm was my first class for Wolf at I Love Dance. I had such an adventure getting to the studio. First of all, I was still running on my high from just seeing UKISS in concert the night before. I also had to work til 3:30 and I needed to take out money for the class and I needed to catch the 4:46 train if I wanted to get to class on time. So I get home at almost 4, and my plan was to just get dressed, get my stuff together, and go. But I could not find my pants. Seriously, how does one lose a pair of pants? Someone tell me, because I still don't know (I also cannot believe I had to use the phrase "I lost my pants" in all seriousness). I searched all over the place but I could not find them. So since I was running short on time, I just grabbed my dance shorts instead and flew out the door. I get to the train station close to 4:30 and I was panicking so much that I left my parking ticket on the passenger seat, so I had to run back up and get it. I finally get up on the platform with a good amount of time to spare and catch my breath. Now, I was really worried about taking this train, and I had hoped to try to get the 4:29 if I could. The weather was pretty crazy. I don't remember it too much, but I know it wasn't the day that it was really bad here, because I wouldn't have gone if it was. There were alerts for my line and a few other lines about delays because they were checking for ice in the tunnel. Fair enough. Well my train comes on time, and I am ecstatic. I would be able to make it on time! Well, I was almost wrong. This train went sooooo sloooowwwww. I understand about the icy conditions, but I think it took us almost 10 minutes to get from Metropark to Rahway, which is the next station. Oh. My. Shisus. I think we got to New York at like 4:50, or at least close to it. I speed walked through the station and the streets, running in the opposite direction of rush hour (which luckily I was prepared for having been in NYC at the same time the night before). I just made it to the studio with like 3 minutes to spare. Luckily, though, I wound up getting to the door right behind some of the people who would be in my class, and Ying was running a little late, so it wound up not being so bad. But oh my goodness, what an adventure.
Okay, so now for the class. We started towards the end, from 3:16 to the end, where they sing "Geobu alsu eobshi ganyeora..." the second time after the slow part with the "Hey~ Hwak meureo..." behind it. The part from there up to "Geurae Wolf, naega Wolf" wasn't all that hard. I knew what to do for the most part from watching it so many times. Now the next part, on the ""Geurae Wolf, naega Wolf", which I've heard called "the chicken dance," is dumb. I am sorry, I really don't like it. It's actually kind of difficult. You have to put your weight on your left leg but keep off of your heel so you can easily move it back and forth. I need to keep practicing because I think I'm not brining my left knee in when I bring my right leg in, because it's kind of an in-out-in-out motion, so I need to watch how I do that. It's also kind of hard to keep your balance doing that. And I know I'm not the only one who doesn't like that move. Everyone else feels weird doing it. My take on it is, it doesn't feel as cool as it looks, and it doesn't look very cool to begin with. Ah well, it happens. Just gotta roll with it. The second ""Geurae Wolf, naega Wolf" wasn't that bad, just scoop your hand, come up and make ears with your hands on your head, and then repeat on the other side. Not hard. The part directly after that though, we did Kai's ending, in which he does a 1 1/2 turn. I'm still getting a little stuck on the set up, and then I mess up the turn. I was doing well for a while, but by the end of class I was losing my balance and going all over the place. But it was just the first class, so there's room for improvement.
All in all, I think class went really well. I'm sorry for the messy descriptions. Some of the moves are a little hard to describe. Also I figured it would be better to put in song lyrics instead of timing, so the result was kind of confusing >< But anyway, I had fun and I was really looking forward to the next class!
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Happy New Year! A Break From Our Usual Programming
Happy New Year everyone!
I know it's already nearing the end of January and I've been M.I.A. since the beginning of last month D: The holidays and the job had physically and mentally tired me out and I just didn't feel like dancing. But here's to the new year and a fresh new start!
At the last minute I Love Dance added EXO's Wolf to their Manhattan schedule, and even though I'm still not sure how I feel about that dance, I still have it on my list, and I had the money, so I've joined the class! I'll talk more about that in the next few posts.
I went to see UKISS in concert in NYC on the 9th and it was one of the best nights of my life! It was mine and L's first KPOP concert. We finally broke the curse! Seriously, both of us have missed everyone else that has come through here. But we broke our curse, saw UKISS, and feel good about the future in regards to more concerts.
I already liked UKISS a lot before, but I didn't know many of their songs. I was mostly into the members, mainly because of Eat Your Kimchi's many interviews with them. But their songs are really great and I have no idea why I've never heard much of their stuff beforehand. Now I've been listening to them a lot, today especially, and I think that they are seriously underrated. They need more love~ So with that, expect to see more of their songs on either of my lists! Man Man Ha Ni and 0330 have already made it.
In addition to feeling good about this year in terms of more concerts, I just feel good about this year in general. I still haven't found a nursing job, but I am staying hopeful that this year will be my year. I am also feeling good about dance. I managed to get into another I Love Dance class, and I hope to continue to go to more classes. It definitely can get tiring, but I really enjoy going into the city every week to dance. Even though it's just for fun, I get to dance in NYC. That's such a great feeling. Also the receptionist at my new chiropractor was telling me that her niece is a dancer and had taken over the studio she grew up attending, along with all of her dance friends. They provide a non-competitive environment, which is definitely what I'm looking for, seeing as I never competed growing up. From what I told the receptionist about what I'm looking for, she thinks her niece's studio is exactly that. She gave me her name and number, but I haven't called yet. I'm extremely nervous! I'm also worried about money. I want to start ASAP! But I don't know what I can afford. But I won't know any of that until I actually make the call. I go back to the doctor tomorrow, so if she's there maybe she can give me some confidence!
So here's to a new year and a new start! Keep dancing!
I know it's already nearing the end of January and I've been M.I.A. since the beginning of last month D: The holidays and the job had physically and mentally tired me out and I just didn't feel like dancing. But here's to the new year and a fresh new start!
At the last minute I Love Dance added EXO's Wolf to their Manhattan schedule, and even though I'm still not sure how I feel about that dance, I still have it on my list, and I had the money, so I've joined the class! I'll talk more about that in the next few posts.
I went to see UKISS in concert in NYC on the 9th and it was one of the best nights of my life! It was mine and L's first KPOP concert. We finally broke the curse! Seriously, both of us have missed everyone else that has come through here. But we broke our curse, saw UKISS, and feel good about the future in regards to more concerts.
I already liked UKISS a lot before, but I didn't know many of their songs. I was mostly into the members, mainly because of Eat Your Kimchi's many interviews with them. But their songs are really great and I have no idea why I've never heard much of their stuff beforehand. Now I've been listening to them a lot, today especially, and I think that they are seriously underrated. They need more love~ So with that, expect to see more of their songs on either of my lists! Man Man Ha Ni and 0330 have already made it.
In addition to feeling good about this year in terms of more concerts, I just feel good about this year in general. I still haven't found a nursing job, but I am staying hopeful that this year will be my year. I am also feeling good about dance. I managed to get into another I Love Dance class, and I hope to continue to go to more classes. It definitely can get tiring, but I really enjoy going into the city every week to dance. Even though it's just for fun, I get to dance in NYC. That's such a great feeling. Also the receptionist at my new chiropractor was telling me that her niece is a dancer and had taken over the studio she grew up attending, along with all of her dance friends. They provide a non-competitive environment, which is definitely what I'm looking for, seeing as I never competed growing up. From what I told the receptionist about what I'm looking for, she thinks her niece's studio is exactly that. She gave me her name and number, but I haven't called yet. I'm extremely nervous! I'm also worried about money. I want to start ASAP! But I don't know what I can afford. But I won't know any of that until I actually make the call. I go back to the doctor tomorrow, so if she's there maybe she can give me some confidence!
So here's to a new year and a new start! Keep dancing!
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