sighs. quite a day i must say. for starters it was the last time i was EVER gonna celebrate teacher's day as an official student from Convent. last year wert! =( anyway, it was still super awesome!! i performed for the teachers and its probably gonna be my last performance in school after all these years. sighs. there's a story behind the performance actually. just exactly one week before the celebration, Mrs.Cecilia came to my class and called me out.
she was like "Deeviya i need you to perform for teacher's day."
and i was like "teacher!! how? what? how to prepare??"
and she was like "c'mon la Deeviya, last year wert. im sure you can do wan. anyway, the teachers want a whole new routine and song. not your ori."
and i was like "teacher!! whole new routine?? wh-? sighs. *deep breath. okay teacher, i'll try my best."
then there were these two other girls standing there. never quite seen them before. juniors, form 2 ni. and Mrs.Cecilia said they were experienced barathanatyam dancers and they should be a good help. figured that should be okay. at first, i was like worried that these girls might be troublesome. but turned out they're VERY professional, super obedient and VERY good at their dancing. it was a 'never judge a book it's cover' experience. =)
we stayed back in school almost everyday to practice. and i was like cracking my head to think of the songs and choreography between homework, studying, tuition classes and attending to personal stuff. anyway, i prayed that He will guide me and eventually things turned out so well. i combined bits of 3 songs. Taal Se Taal(modern version) from the Hindi movie 'Taal', Ringa Ringa from Slumdog Millionaire and instrumental music from Hindi movie 'Takshaak'(my ori dance piece). figured semi-classical would be the right choice.
on the actual day, we were like waiting in the nearby class for the emcee to announce us. then when they announced and we walked out, my friends were all like shouting "DEEVIYA!DEEVIYA!DEEVIYA!" and according to Lisa, she shouted "I LOVE YOU DEE!" LOL. sooooo terharu. that's friendship&love wei, it comes with support. they all knew i had a hectic week and they knew the performance is for them too in a way.
hmm. that's why i kinda like being a performer/dancer. it is ABSOLUTELY NOT for the money(kinda why i never accept money for any performance) or fame, just to make people smile and clap. =) i was trying to avoid pics on Facebook. but kena tag pula. anyway, everyone enjoyed the performance very much. glad the teachers liked it too. some of them actually gave me a thumbs up. the performance itself was for them so you can predict how satisfying it was to see them so pleased. LOL. got loads of positive comments from my friends and the juniors. Anita told me she wants to learn barathanatyam. LOL. cute la she. and the best part of all, i ENJOYED myself soooooo much. =D and at the end of the day, i realised something CLEARLY. i've been dancing for 12 years now and it never really hit me this hard. we discover our own identity as we live our lives right? our personality is our discovery. hmm.
i discovered a vital part of me that day. i am a performer&dancer. and i sure as hell like it. =) AMEN TO THAT!!
