The Girl with the Goalden Boot

Sunday, September 21, 2003

 

Taken from Jo's blog...

1. How long have you been dancing?
Whoa...a long long time. I started when I was about 3 (in HK!), then I came to Sydney. Took us a while to find a good ballet school. Resumed when I was 7. Took lessons all the way until when I was 16, I had to stop because I had to concentrate on music, and my HSC. I still dance around at home now, like do the ni ku dance (hahaha!!!), choreograph to various songs and pieces (the latest being a ballet duo to dong de). So how many years is that? *counts* Goodness me...that's 16 years! I've actually danced longer than played the piano.

2. Do you do pointe?
yes

3. If so, what brand of pointes do you have?
Bloch Sonata

4. What is your favorite part of ballet class?
Grand allegro! *smiles at Jo* And the jumps in free movement! I also like character dance.

5. How many hours do you dance a week?
Don't dance regularly now. :(

6. What is your best performance that you have been in?
NSW State Dance Festival 1999, in the dance Balancoire! We were the only group in the school's (high school, not ballet school) history to be selected in the state dance festival, and we did it twice! :) Or, the opening ceremony of Pacific School Games, where we danced to a 80000 crowd at Stadium Australia! Absolutely euphoric!

7. Have you ever worn a tutu?
Yes, sort of. For our pointe dances in the end-of-year concert, usually the costumes are like...we wear the half-tutu-skirt thingy, then some sort of costume is designed on top of it.

8. What is the worst injury, pertaining to dance, that you have gotten?
Luckily I haven't been injured while dancing before...well, do blisters and bruised toes count?

9. What brand of ballet flats do you have?
Bloch Dansoft full-sole (leather), Bloch Prolite split-sole (canvas)

10. How many pairs of ballet shoes, including pointes, do you think you have gone through in the past year?
My shoes don't usually wear out, my feet usually grow out of them. Hehe...

11. How many leos do you own?
I think 6 that are still in good condition

12. How many tights do you own?
About the same, less than 10. Bloch Endura tights are really good cos they don't ladder!

13. How would be your dream pas de deux partner? (Does not have to be a dancer!)
Don't have one.

14. Have you ever done a pas de deux?
no

15. If so, have you ever been dropped?
n/a

16. What is your least favorite part of ballet class?
All kinds of turns (maybe except pirouettes en dehors). I'm absolutely hopeless at turns!

17. Why do you dance?
It's the freedom...and it goes hand-in-hand (or foot-in-foot? Haha!) with music and drama.

18. Would you rather stop dancing now, or keep dancing and never get better?
Keep dancing and never get better. Hehe...

19. If dance had never existed, what would you be doing now?
Maybe I would've started my singing lessons earlier, or flute lessons. Or even drama lessons.

20. And finally, how many classes do you take a week?
Right now, none.

Lola Nadal 3:31 PM