Time really flies,and now I've officially stepped down from Modern Dance. And today was my last performance also with the modern dancers. No words can describe how sad I am,there are just too much memories with my modern dancers and also Mrs Chong.

4 years,not a short period of time at all. I joined modern dance with no dance background at all and I only had little passion for dance. I had chosen modern dance because only boys are allowed to join badminton and I thought that modern dance was all about hip hop which I am quite interested in so I put it as my first choice. Sadly,Mrs Chong told us right from the start that she's not going to concentrate on hip-hop so I was really disappointed. We had to make rocks which were props for SYF,so we basically did nothing but making rocks LOL.

After the senior's SYF,here comes our tough times. Started from scratch when our splits are far from 180 degrees,our toes having cramps when we point them,our kicks lesser than 90 degrees and more. It was never easy,teacher or seniors will just make sure you really stretch by pressing down your splits or even stepping on your toes to make sure you point. I remembered when we were in sec ones,we cried at least once in a week because of the torturous trainings.

All the tears and sweat we put in was worth it :) We improved and the feeling when you can split without feeling any pain is so amazing!! As time goes by,I started to love dance. I realised that whenever I am feeling troubled or sad,dance is the cure :) I always enjoyed modern dance session because there are always epic moments happening. We cry together,we laugh together,we dance together. I started to understand why seniors and teacher can be so heartless at times,so strict at times,they wanted the best for us :)

Ballet lessons are what I really dislike!!!!!! LOL its not easy at all and its boring. But like what Mrs Chong said,when you can do ballet,you can do any type of dance! My weakness is my ballet techniques,every ballet lesson I will get scolded by Mrs Chong for sticking my butt out,for not pointing my toes,for not lifting my elbows,for not having enough strength. Im glad that I've improved a bit for my ballet hahaha.

SYF 2011 was a memorable one. Our trainings were a lot more tougher and hours were a lot more longer. During the holidays,we have to wake up early almost everyday and train. Disappointed and sad when we only got silver for SYF,thats when all of us hugged each other and cried,comforting each other when we can't even stop our tears from flowing.

Dance camp for 3 years,we danced in CC hall,CC basement,dance studio,activity hall,hall, ISH,,library, and ITRR before but I still like dance studio the most haha :) Thats when the modern dances really bond by having three meals together,chatting while waiting for our turn to bathe,sleep together in the same room,doing morning exercises together and more. Memories :)

Performances. Thats when we always look out for each other,going for rehearsals together,helping each other with make-ups and hair,shining on stage together.

Think I better quickly end this post before I start to cry again. Dance gave me a lot of things, a outstanding dance teacher,amazing modern dancers,dance techniques and also happiness :) Once a modern dancer,always a modern dancer.

Jeslyn Poh Min Fang,modern dancer in Riverside from 2009-2012 :)

| Back to top