This course is designed for people who cannot commit the time for a full course and can only spare the minimum amount of classes to learn to teach.
Showing posts with label Competitions. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Competitions. Show all posts
Sunday, May 17
Basic Instructor Course (BIC) - Express
This course is designed for people who cannot commit the time for a full course and can only spare the minimum amount of classes to learn to teach.
Wednesday, July 31
Expressive Expressions... Is it instinct or is it learned?
I have no idea how it was like for you growing up as a child, but for me, my childhood were filled with dreams, fantasies, stories of fairies, princesses, sword fights, elves, wizards... I flew high among the stars, I fought with big evil dragons, I danced with my prince charming... I had it all, I was what I wanted to be, I was basically a nerd. With my nose stuck in books after books of fantasies.
Besides my love for reading passed on to me by my father, I danced too. I took ballet classes since when I could remember. This love was passed down by my mother who said, "When I was young, I always wanted to learn Ballet but we were poor. Now I bring you to learn Ballet".
I remember my first lesson. I was wearing a dress and together with my sister, we went into this huge empty space brightly lit and full of mirrors. We were soon running around and before I knew it, we were taking Ballet classes. One month later would see a little me stubbornly refusing (for reasons that I couldn't fathom even then) to go into class, clingling tightly to my mother. Soon, I was going for Ballet class every Saturday, to sit and watch my sister take classes.
You would think that the teacher and dancer you see now would have taken to dance like ducks to water, but I didn't like dance when I first started. In fact, I refused to take classes. So my very kind teacher then allowed me to sit in the class and watch my sister and her dance mates learn all the steps. It took a year for my mum to coax me back to join the class. I have to thank my teacher, Ms Ho & my dear mum for their determination and persistence to put me into dance school. (in hindsight, I really don't know why they were so persistent, but I'm thankful they were!) After that, I fell in love with Ballet and the rest is history.
You would think that I was a great dancer from young... I was good, but not the best. I was above average but not the best, at least I thought so. I was a strong dancer (ok in terms of technique), but didn't have a clue about how to be expressive when dancing. My teacher used to get a fellow student of mine to demonstrate 'expression' in class, while I was usually amongst those called out to demonstrate technique. I used to look at her and wonder what did she have that I didn't, and why didn't I look like her? It used to puzzle my little mind...
Things changed for me one day when I decided that I would play a little game everytime I danced. I painted my fantasy world around me with each dance. I imagined that I was dancing in the most beautiful places: beautiful meadows, gorgeous waterfalls, etc. The classroom faded out of sight and the music transported me into my fantasy world with sparkling sunshine, lush greenery, astounding snow-capped mountains and pristine lakes. And suddenly, my teacher was praising me for having great expression and I was being called to demonstrate "expression". I thought nothing of it, and was a bit sheepish that I was bored and hence distracted myself in class with this game... "So this is what expression is about?" I asked myself, "just imagine that you have amazing scenery around you and get lost in that?" It seemed so... superficial, I didn't dare say how I did it.
But it brought my dancing into a whole new level. I scored the highest in class that year for exams (first time ever and I had been dancing for 4-5 years then). I also won a junior Ballet competition that very year. I was so young, I didn't even know what happened... All I knew was that I could spin quite well because I had saw the prima donna in the Nutcracker dancing and was happily copying her at home and pretending to be her and doing all her spins and jumps; and I was daydreaming in class, trying to create (in my imagination) the best scenery to dance to. Ahhh... the marvelous thoughts of a little child...
I guess all these experiences (and more) taught me some things about expression... You have to dare to do it; so long as you try, people will give you credit for trying and if you keep checking on your expression, you will get it the way you want it to look eventually.
Also, technique is only half the marks that the judge will give you. You can have perfect technique, but that will only give you 50% of the marks. The rest comes from your expression. The way I see it, our steps are not perfect/complete unless your have the right 'feel' / expression in place. Also, expression is something that is special because it comes from the heart; it's personal and unique. No 2 people will have the same feel (unless they work very hard to look the same).
Many people are scared to express themselves when they dance, feeling vulnerable. But i always tell them this:
1) People will give them credit for trying, and will support you for trying. Your expression doesn't have to be perfect, you just have to try. If you are good, others will compliment you; if it's not that good (yet), others will commend you for trying. I have seen students who are 'favorites' when performing because their faces are so entertaining, and people cheer them on for putting on a good 'face', even though it is not the most perfect.
2) Practice it now, when you are training so that you can have a good guess how it will look like when you try to use it when you perform/ compete. Many people put expression in the back burner, telling themselves that they will smile when they need to, and they always realize that it is not always the case when they see themselves later on video (it's too late by then though).
3) By trying to put at least some kind of expression, you will give me something to work on to correct you. I can't comment, correct or teach you expression if you don't try. If the face just clams up into what I call "zombie" mode, there is nothing to correct; expression is simply not there. It's like me asking them to do a bodywave and them refusing to do it. I can't correct it if I can't see it.
People kinda assume that expression is a given, it's instinct and it's either you have it or you don't. Consider this: expressions (happiness, sadness, mischievousness) are controlled by muscles. If you put in so much effort training your body muscles to perfect your techniques like spins, splits, jumps... Why can't you put in as much effort learning how to control your facial muscles? Sure it doesn't look good when you first start, but neither did your spins or your bodywaves look good at the beginning.
Another food for thought: If expressions are natural and instinctive, then how to actors make a living? Why do they go to acting classes? How do they make themselves cry/ be angry/ meek/ chirpy when they need to do so on screen? Simply put, they practice them. In fact, most acting classes contain a lot of practical exercises that focus on loosing your inhibitions and becoming less self conscious.
Besides my love for reading passed on to me by my father, I danced too. I took ballet classes since when I could remember. This love was passed down by my mother who said, "When I was young, I always wanted to learn Ballet but we were poor. Now I bring you to learn Ballet".
I remember my first lesson. I was wearing a dress and together with my sister, we went into this huge empty space brightly lit and full of mirrors. We were soon running around and before I knew it, we were taking Ballet classes. One month later would see a little me stubbornly refusing (for reasons that I couldn't fathom even then) to go into class, clingling tightly to my mother. Soon, I was going for Ballet class every Saturday, to sit and watch my sister take classes.
You would think that the teacher and dancer you see now would have taken to dance like ducks to water, but I didn't like dance when I first started. In fact, I refused to take classes. So my very kind teacher then allowed me to sit in the class and watch my sister and her dance mates learn all the steps. It took a year for my mum to coax me back to join the class. I have to thank my teacher, Ms Ho & my dear mum for their determination and persistence to put me into dance school. (in hindsight, I really don't know why they were so persistent, but I'm thankful they were!) After that, I fell in love with Ballet and the rest is history.
You would think that I was a great dancer from young... I was good, but not the best. I was above average but not the best, at least I thought so. I was a strong dancer (ok in terms of technique), but didn't have a clue about how to be expressive when dancing. My teacher used to get a fellow student of mine to demonstrate 'expression' in class, while I was usually amongst those called out to demonstrate technique. I used to look at her and wonder what did she have that I didn't, and why didn't I look like her? It used to puzzle my little mind...
Things changed for me one day when I decided that I would play a little game everytime I danced. I painted my fantasy world around me with each dance. I imagined that I was dancing in the most beautiful places: beautiful meadows, gorgeous waterfalls, etc. The classroom faded out of sight and the music transported me into my fantasy world with sparkling sunshine, lush greenery, astounding snow-capped mountains and pristine lakes. And suddenly, my teacher was praising me for having great expression and I was being called to demonstrate "expression". I thought nothing of it, and was a bit sheepish that I was bored and hence distracted myself in class with this game... "So this is what expression is about?" I asked myself, "just imagine that you have amazing scenery around you and get lost in that?" It seemed so... superficial, I didn't dare say how I did it.
But it brought my dancing into a whole new level. I scored the highest in class that year for exams (first time ever and I had been dancing for 4-5 years then). I also won a junior Ballet competition that very year. I was so young, I didn't even know what happened... All I knew was that I could spin quite well because I had saw the prima donna in the Nutcracker dancing and was happily copying her at home and pretending to be her and doing all her spins and jumps; and I was daydreaming in class, trying to create (in my imagination) the best scenery to dance to. Ahhh... the marvelous thoughts of a little child...
I guess all these experiences (and more) taught me some things about expression... You have to dare to do it; so long as you try, people will give you credit for trying and if you keep checking on your expression, you will get it the way you want it to look eventually.
Also, technique is only half the marks that the judge will give you. You can have perfect technique, but that will only give you 50% of the marks. The rest comes from your expression. The way I see it, our steps are not perfect/complete unless your have the right 'feel' / expression in place. Also, expression is something that is special because it comes from the heart; it's personal and unique. No 2 people will have the same feel (unless they work very hard to look the same).
Many people are scared to express themselves when they dance, feeling vulnerable. But i always tell them this:
1) People will give them credit for trying, and will support you for trying. Your expression doesn't have to be perfect, you just have to try. If you are good, others will compliment you; if it's not that good (yet), others will commend you for trying. I have seen students who are 'favorites' when performing because their faces are so entertaining, and people cheer them on for putting on a good 'face', even though it is not the most perfect.
2) Practice it now, when you are training so that you can have a good guess how it will look like when you try to use it when you perform/ compete. Many people put expression in the back burner, telling themselves that they will smile when they need to, and they always realize that it is not always the case when they see themselves later on video (it's too late by then though).
3) By trying to put at least some kind of expression, you will give me something to work on to correct you. I can't comment, correct or teach you expression if you don't try. If the face just clams up into what I call "zombie" mode, there is nothing to correct; expression is simply not there. It's like me asking them to do a bodywave and them refusing to do it. I can't correct it if I can't see it.
People kinda assume that expression is a given, it's instinct and it's either you have it or you don't. Consider this: expressions (happiness, sadness, mischievousness) are controlled by muscles. If you put in so much effort training your body muscles to perfect your techniques like spins, splits, jumps... Why can't you put in as much effort learning how to control your facial muscles? Sure it doesn't look good when you first start, but neither did your spins or your bodywaves look good at the beginning.
Another food for thought: If expressions are natural and instinctive, then how to actors make a living? Why do they go to acting classes? How do they make themselves cry/ be angry/ meek/ chirpy when they need to do so on screen? Simply put, they practice them. In fact, most acting classes contain a lot of practical exercises that focus on loosing your inhibitions and becoming less self conscious.
Thursday, December 21
Testimonials for the Singapore Salsa Congress 2006...
I had a fabulous time participating in the Singapore Salsa Congress 2006. The overseas instructors and participants had a different style of dancing and it was an eye-opener for me as I saw the way they danced Bachata, Reggaeton, Chacha and of course, Salsa! I love dancing with the overseas dancers because it feels so different from dancing with those in Singapore. It's like the same Salsa, but with a different sauce or flavor to it!
Ministry of Sound was super big! The ambience was different from the smaller clubs that we're used to, and it was so crowded that people even resorted to dancing on the podiums! The music was great, and the people were all clearly enjoying themselves. I had the opportunity to go into the VIP room, and I could see all the salsa dancers strutting their stuff from there; the flavor's hot!
The standard of the Open Salsa competition was great! The top two couples were really proficient in what they did, and I certainly enjoyed watching them perform. It's so cool to watch how creative they are, and the showmanship was vavoomph! It blew me away!
Everyone I spoke to enjoyed the show at Kallang. The performers really enjoyed doing the show too. The energy was so high after that, we all went back to Xenbar, gobbled the food, and resumed dancing till the wee hours of the morning!
I think this congress was truly a once in a lifetime experience for me. It was great to meet new people to dance with, to do all the performances, and to catch up with old friends you don't see often! I'm so proud to be a part of this congress, words can't describe it! Heehee...
I had a fabulous time participating in the Singapore Salsa Congress 2006. The overseas instructors and participants had a different style of dancing and it was an eye-opener for me as I saw the way they danced Bachata, Reggaeton, Chacha and of course, Salsa! I love dancing with the overseas dancers because it feels so different from dancing with those in Singapore. It's like the same Salsa, but with a different sauce or flavor to it!
Ministry of Sound was super big! The ambience was different from the smaller clubs that we're used to, and it was so crowded that people even resorted to dancing on the podiums! The music was great, and the people were all clearly enjoying themselves. I had the opportunity to go into the VIP room, and I could see all the salsa dancers strutting their stuff from there; the flavor's hot!
The standard of the Open Salsa competition was great! The top two couples were really proficient in what they did, and I certainly enjoyed watching them perform. It's so cool to watch how creative they are, and the showmanship was vavoomph! It blew me away!
Everyone I spoke to enjoyed the show at Kallang. The performers really enjoyed doing the show too. The energy was so high after that, we all went back to Xenbar, gobbled the food, and resumed dancing till the wee hours of the morning!
I think this congress was truly a once in a lifetime experience for me. It was great to meet new people to dance with, to do all the performances, and to catch up with old friends you don't see often! I'm so proud to be a part of this congress, words can't describe it! Heehee...
Tuesday, June 27
Salsa Competition over the weekend
The Jitterbugs Competition was great fun... Man, the fight was a damn tight one... I think most of the contestants could easily have won... It's so close, I'm glad that I wasn't judging. Sheesh! It was tough man.
Way to go my fellow Xen ppl! I think you all did a superb job, considering that most of you are still so new to dancing. heehee... We're proud of you all for putting in so much hard work and pushing yourselves to the next level. Keekee... It's actually a whole new experience not competing... Fun, less nerve-wrecking, but not so rewarding in terms of experience. =) After all, Principal Ong and I juz returned from Taiwan 2 days b4 the competition, and kanna flu summore...
Clothes! I finally have things to wear!
Anywayz, I have a closet full of clothes from Taiwan! yeah! Oh but half of them are bikini tops or blink blink items... only wearable in xen or while dancing... anywhere else, I'll have ppl staring at me, half of them with the "wat's she doinig wearing nothing around" look and the other half with the "????" look... For some reason, it's quite a crime to dress up in Singapore, but I'm singaporean and I also lazy to dress up sometimes too lah... Still, it's polite to dress nicely and not in rags, juz like body odor and bad breath... And it's fun! (yeah call me bimbo...) I wonder what will happen if I go to school dressed in tank top and a mini skirt? Guyz eyes may drop out and gals will stare daggers behind my back? Hmmm dun think i'll wanna try it...
The Jitterbugs Competition was great fun... Man, the fight was a damn tight one... I think most of the contestants could easily have won... It's so close, I'm glad that I wasn't judging. Sheesh! It was tough man.
Way to go my fellow Xen ppl! I think you all did a superb job, considering that most of you are still so new to dancing. heehee... We're proud of you all for putting in so much hard work and pushing yourselves to the next level. Keekee... It's actually a whole new experience not competing... Fun, less nerve-wrecking, but not so rewarding in terms of experience. =) After all, Principal Ong and I juz returned from Taiwan 2 days b4 the competition, and kanna flu summore...
Clothes! I finally have things to wear!
Anywayz, I have a closet full of clothes from Taiwan! yeah! Oh but half of them are bikini tops or blink blink items... only wearable in xen or while dancing... anywhere else, I'll have ppl staring at me, half of them with the "wat's she doinig wearing nothing around" look and the other half with the "????" look... For some reason, it's quite a crime to dress up in Singapore, but I'm singaporean and I also lazy to dress up sometimes too lah... Still, it's polite to dress nicely and not in rags, juz like body odor and bad breath... And it's fun! (yeah call me bimbo...) I wonder what will happen if I go to school dressed in tank top and a mini skirt? Guyz eyes may drop out and gals will stare daggers behind my back? Hmmm dun think i'll wanna try it...
Monday, June 5
On Judging for the AC Dance Examinations...
Fair? Or unfair?
I heard some comments about the judging criteria for the exams. I'd like to say one thing from my previous experience in Ballet examinations. Our ballet examiners are brought in from overseas (mostly from UK) to judge in the different schools. They are alwiz different people, and they all have their own marking preferences. I recall my ballet teacher saying things like, "this examiner likes expression", or "this examiner is very strict on technique"... They all have their own preferences and mark differently from other examiners.
I remember frens trying for 3 times to pass an exam, failing the first 2 times coz the examiner was very strict, but scoring very high the 3rd time coz the examiner was lenient... Examiners are inevitably humans after all.
Although there is a marking system - scores for timing, musicality, interpretation and expression, technique, etc - each examiner gives scores differently. In other words, you may score very high this year due to your strong techniques that the examiner favors, but be marked down next year because the other examiner was looking for expression and musicality that you did not provide enuf to meet her standard. As such, so-and-so may score lower last year, but higher than you this year.
A scoring sheet helps, but in the end, the examination is still marked by people wiith their own subjective preferences, so it may be fair across the board on average but it is not alwiz precise. Note that judging is done by humans, and all humans have differing preferences.
The only way to ensure that you are better than the rest is to be so good that you're clearly better than them in all aspects of the dance. Also, you have to be judged in the same examination to see where you stand as compared to the other students (Otherwise it's not easy to compare).
Another thing to note is that your standard today, may be different from your standard tomorrow or next week or next year. You may panic in the exam or screw up your routine; you may have stage fright, or you may excel in the examination environment. The judging depends on the student's performance in the exams. I have taught many little gals who were very good in class but they totally freaked out in the exams, and as such, scored very low... Not fair, but hey, you're judged by your performance at that time, in front of the examiner, not by how good you are supposed to be normally. Principal Ong tries to prevent this stage fright thingy by forcing the students to do run-throughs with the lighting and everything, to minimise the chances of screwing up.
To sum it all up, judging is done by humans and human's opinions are subjective. As such it is inevitably 'unfair' to a certain extent. We try to keep it fair and consistent, but dancing is after all an art, and unless we do dance in a multiple choice format (MCQ) it's hard to be super consistent.
And for the people who did not perform their best their best in the exams, dun worry, this is not the last one... there's another one coming up. And soon... =)
Fair? Or unfair?
I heard some comments about the judging criteria for the exams. I'd like to say one thing from my previous experience in Ballet examinations. Our ballet examiners are brought in from overseas (mostly from UK) to judge in the different schools. They are alwiz different people, and they all have their own marking preferences. I recall my ballet teacher saying things like, "this examiner likes expression", or "this examiner is very strict on technique"... They all have their own preferences and mark differently from other examiners.
I remember frens trying for 3 times to pass an exam, failing the first 2 times coz the examiner was very strict, but scoring very high the 3rd time coz the examiner was lenient... Examiners are inevitably humans after all.
Although there is a marking system - scores for timing, musicality, interpretation and expression, technique, etc - each examiner gives scores differently. In other words, you may score very high this year due to your strong techniques that the examiner favors, but be marked down next year because the other examiner was looking for expression and musicality that you did not provide enuf to meet her standard. As such, so-and-so may score lower last year, but higher than you this year.
A scoring sheet helps, but in the end, the examination is still marked by people wiith their own subjective preferences, so it may be fair across the board on average but it is not alwiz precise. Note that judging is done by humans, and all humans have differing preferences.
The only way to ensure that you are better than the rest is to be so good that you're clearly better than them in all aspects of the dance. Also, you have to be judged in the same examination to see where you stand as compared to the other students (Otherwise it's not easy to compare).
Another thing to note is that your standard today, may be different from your standard tomorrow or next week or next year. You may panic in the exam or screw up your routine; you may have stage fright, or you may excel in the examination environment. The judging depends on the student's performance in the exams. I have taught many little gals who were very good in class but they totally freaked out in the exams, and as such, scored very low... Not fair, but hey, you're judged by your performance at that time, in front of the examiner, not by how good you are supposed to be normally. Principal Ong tries to prevent this stage fright thingy by forcing the students to do run-throughs with the lighting and everything, to minimise the chances of screwing up.
To sum it all up, judging is done by humans and human's opinions are subjective. As such it is inevitably 'unfair' to a certain extent. We try to keep it fair and consistent, but dancing is after all an art, and unless we do dance in a multiple choice format (MCQ) it's hard to be super consistent.
And for the people who did not perform their best their best in the exams, dun worry, this is not the last one... there's another one coming up. And soon... =)
Friday, March 24
...Sexy Shoes... see www.akoala.com
Ladybird shoes, Leopard shoes, Funky Orange shoes, Gooey Green shoes (from left)
The Ladies behind the shoes...
Pretty rite? Haha
Damn I'm vain!
Well, I'm only this age once, better dun wait till I have wrinkles to try this out.
I'll either be labelled as a very cool grandma or a menopausing auntie (Please let it be the first)!
Then someone will also have to hand me a walking stick to wobble around in these 3 & 1/2 inches!
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JY & me... I look like Medusa wif the snakes for hair flying around looking for prey to turn to stone!!! Only the man wif the blessing of a maiden's kiss can avoid the "Death by Stoning" and fight me!!
(Hey I drew that! Haha)
And he's winning! Must be all the mirrors in the background, my magnificent stoning powers are useless! And he has me in his grasp! AHHHHH! Heeeeelp!
(take the corn knock on the knee... corn-knee!)
Yeah they trying the flatten me & make me shorter. As if I not short enuf!!!
Already wearing 3 & 1/2 inch shoes!!!
Might as well go on pointe lah! Might as well call me Koala Shortcake...
Memories from Xenbar Salsa Competition 2005
Wednesday, March 22
Award Ceremony at Xenbar Competition, Dec 2005About Salsa... "it totally changed my life"
My gosh, I never really understood the full extent of those words till I started dancing Salsa. Talk about a full-bodied inside-out makeover! Personally I think Xenbar n Teacher Ong contributed a lot to this change. It's not just Salsa per se, but the people at Xen, the stupid things we do, the very fact that we have a place to just muck around, train when we want, sleep, bathe, play x-box (and now the guys are going into online game too- XCC corner: Xenbar City/Country Club -> Xenbar Computer Club??).
Xen's like a home:
cozy, comfortable, cluttered and loved by many...
Maybe we should name XCC to be Xenbar cozy Corner! I mean, dammit!, I can sleep on the massaging chair wif my mouth hanging wide open like an Orang Utan and no one cares! Haha... My deepest darkest secret... (remind me to pray b4 I sleep tt nobody mistakes it for a damn funky-lookin' garbage bin)
And just for your information, I LIKE clutter.
All About Clutter clutter clutter clutter clutter
Call it a quirk if you like, but I think clutter shows something about you: you have a lot of things to do that is so fun and enriching that you have no time to pack!! Haha... More important, it shows that your home is lived in. That there are real people messing up the place, there is life going on, not an empty nest you inhabit every night coz there's no place to go to. I think this was influenced from the Joy Luck Club (Waverly and her child). Blame it on Sec4 Lit... But it kinda stuck with me when my teacher said it. Then again, you could say tt I'm a messy creature, which I dun totally deny. I paraphrase: it's good and disciplined to keep a home clean, but clutter and mess is not all that bad. It show's that you're having fun!
Back to Xenbar: the best school in the world
We've got everything here: costumes, masks, hats, shoes, video screen, gym set, chicken wings, shower, bed, blanket, 3 studios, make up, colored hair wax, posture strap, dvds... All the facilities you need to train and be good.
We've also got all the classes you need: Afro-Cuban, Performance, Shine, On 2, Rueda, Yoga, Isolation, Spin, Stretch, Hip Hop, Belly, Sensual, Ballet, Jazz... All set up with the goal to improve our Salsa dancers... Hmmm... Did I miss anything? Oh yeah, the most important thing: BASIC CLASS EVERYDAY!! (dun get me started on that) And it's so convenient... All the Salsa classes are modular so if I decide that I wanna start learning today, I can join it this week. I dun hafta wait until twenty-something of July or September for the series of classes to start again.
Seriously, it's the ambience of the place. It's a place of healthy competition, lots of laughter, a pyramid of chicken wings and where we can work hard but luff all the way. Yeah sure, it's no Salsa Palace like Union Square, it's far from it in fact. But if you ask me honestly, I don't want a grande ballroom where everytime I step on the dance floor, there are a billion and one people with their eyes safety-pinned on me, calculating and analyzing everything I do. I want a cozy hideaway where I can stick my tongue out when I feel like it (pant, pant, woof!), crawl around everywhere, find the eucalyptus tree to koala... (tt's the full time job of a koala, by the way... They are only awake for 4 hours of the night. The rest is spent in blissful slumber on a eucalyptus tree). Isn't that what life is all about anyway? Living your life. Like scratching your back when it itches: it feels good.
That's what I like about Xen. There is no condemning judgment; there is a lot of forgiveness. I'm not saying that we are so super duper angelic that we don't get on each other's nerves, it happens. But we try not condemn or spread unnecessary rumors around. Like what Teacher Ong says, we always try to see the heart, if the person is sincere. And we practice forgiveness. At least I do. Practice it. I've not mastered it yet, but I'm trying hard! One thing that I learned when I teach: I seldom get angry with someone, but I get disappointed often. And I do get very frustrated. It's very heart-breaking sometimes when you see the potential of the student and try to give him the most important things that you know, but he has pre-decided to do things his way and cannot meet his goal. It's like you have the key to open the door but he refuses it and keeps banging his head against it to force it open.
I guess Teacher Ong, as alwiz is rite on the mark when he says that the teachers are important because they know the road. They have been through the process and achieved the goal (and also helped many others to do so), so they know what path you have to take, they know what is the most important thing you have to do to get there and the miraculous thing is that they can show you the road in the darkness. Damn bloody important. What takes a normal person 2 years to achieve can take you 3 months. I know. I've done it, and I haven't stopped yet, I'm still getting better, and I still have so so much to learn. THAT's why I love Xen!!! I was so thoroughly blessed to go to Xenbar to learn Salsa. I was blessed with such a high calibre teacher who gives us so much. =) Of course, I'm not saying that other schools do not have good teachers, in fact I think they are all pretty good (even though I did not train under them). I'm just saying that I Love my school. I think it's the best. My subjective opinion based on true facts. Haha!!
Koala Koala..
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