Geez, that "Wrapped Around Your Finger" song is stuck in my head. But it's a good thing, really. It inspires me. Last night, I was in bed and moving like my arms and chest in moves that were fitting to what I envision on the song. Silly, I know! Thankfully, my husband was not in bed yet (well, I wouldn't have done that if he was).
That hinted at me that I NEED to practice. It's like I have stuff stuck in my body and my brain that needs to get out! lol Due to assorted reasons like work and vacation, I didn't practice outside of class for the past 2 weeks!
I have to go to the gym... badly... I need to release some energy but, mainly, I need to lose weight. I was in such great shape earlier in the year. I want to get that back.
I have so many competing things! Oh well. That's me.
I have a lot of sewing for the upcoming months with the European Ren Faire garb, the Middle Eastern Ren Faire garb, and the "Snake" costume. Thankfully I love sewing! I have a good plan/schedule for sewing and, if I stay on track, it should work. Yeah!
I have decided also that I will change my tactic for the journal thing. I wanted to keep the dance stuff and the gym stuff together. Nope. It doesn't make sense anymore. I want just a dance journal so that I can put my practice, my ideas, my choreographies, etc., all in one place. I love the idea of putting like clippings of things that you like in the journal.
And the gym stuff is so succint anyway... it will have its own little booklet. I had one for that, actually. I just need to find it again!
Now, when I read all the entries for the girl who has a funny feeling after performances, I had good posts, I think. But one girl mentioned how scared she was when the music started playing, etc. Well, when I read her post, I started thinking about me, waiting to perform my solo (my first ever solo in front of an audience), the lights, music starts, and... OMG! Such apprehension! Ich! Will they like? Will they hate? Will they...????
It is just so much easier in a group setting. I mean, the audience will have its attention divided because there is more than one person to look at. But if you're doing a solo, it's just you out there!
Then, I tried to remember that I want to do this for so many reasons. And I know that I can do this. And, last night, as I was lying in bed and dancing partly in my head, partly for real, I realized how my interpretation of that song and my dancing to that song really is art... Me? An artist? Why not? So I realized that whatever my interpretation of Snake is, is going to be art... my art... and some will love and some will hate and that's part of art. But it doesn't change that whatever I will do will be me, using my talented body, showing my beautiful soul and their interpretation of a moving song, to express myself and to entertain the audience.
Comments I had received
From Beth:
Oh honey you rock my socks off you'll do awesome!! I know whenever I will make up my solo I'll be a nervous wreck too. But you'll be fine. Oh yeah ...how long have you been dancing?
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