Dance school

One thing very few people know about me is I absolutely love dancing, like really love it except I am not good at it. I think it is a great way to express yourself while keeping fit (let's face it exercising is just so tedious and super boring). When I finished high school, I applied to study choreography at the University of Bedfordshire in the UK and got in. I never actually pursued it though, I mean choreography is not really something you can do as a career in my culture so I ended up enrolling to study Chemical Engineering instead. I did not know many dance studios back home (or any dance schools for beginners) so when I came to Russia I was determined to find one and learn some moves!

So a few months after my arrival, when I had settled in, I joined NS Наш Стиль dance school and man turns out choreographed dances are a lot more difficult than I thought (I have a whole new respect for the art). I always thought how hard could it be, you have a routine then you practice over and over again but I was in for a surprise (left me really confused about dancing being one of my talents, I mean I have really good muscle coordination...). I had the best time though, we practiced three times a week for an hour and a half and I did stay fit during the time. At the time my command of the Russian language was really poor (the language ain't easy y'all) but one of the instructors spoke English so she would explain some stuff to me after the lesson.

I was in the dancehall group and we occasionally danced to some African songs (I am pretty sure I had something to do with that). Once every year on their anniversary the school holds a festival and  in May 2017, I found myself performing at Tsaritsynskaya Theater! I was nervous (I was probably the only foreigner in the whole theater and I got stared at...really unnerving) but the experience was super awesome, I would do it again! My Russian counterparts definitely made it worth the while (and of course my own adrenaline had a lot to do with that high LOL). I think we performed very well judging from the applause we got.

Things to do before I die; dance in a Russian theater to a Russian audience...check ✔✔ (I added that one once I realized I had actually done it!). You can check out some of the NS dance school Volgograd videos on YouTube, they are awesome. I have added a picture collage of me and my former dance mates, cool huh (you can't miss me in the photos). I am thinking if I go back to dance school, maybe this time I should learn some traditional Russian dance routines, it would be interesting. Until next time...Пока!!