Chanel survives Gala ball, comes home with two trophies
I think the title says it all, but in case it doesn’t, the following photo should:
We ranked 5th in Advanced Latin, 3rd in Jive and 3rd in Paso Doble, bringing home two trophies and two gift certificates each to JC Dance Co’s Rising Star Squad (Standard Technique). More photos here.
I won’t lie and tell you that it wasn’t “OH MY GOD I’M GOING TO DIE” terrifying, but I will tell you this: It was totally worth it in the end. Sure, I might have made mistakes in every dance and danced the Samba at twice the speed of the music in front of my friends, family, and TEACHERS, but I survived it.
In fact, forget all the dance experience of training, preforming, and not dying, and forget about the two shiny trophies I kiss every night before I go to bed… The very fact that I voluntarily decided to be judged on my dancing—in public no less—and survived to want to do it again next year has set the bar a notch higher for the next bigger and scarier thing that will no doubt come my way in the near future. Like public speaking. Or fish.
This “coming out of your comfort zone” thing? Hard, but awesome.
Congratulations! :) That’s great!
March 17th, 2008 at 12:30 amCongratulations! You look lovely in the photo too; squee rosy cheeks! :3
March 17th, 2008 at 1:01 amOoohh congrats Chanel!! :D I’m sure you did awesome!
March 17th, 2008 at 1:03 amCongratulations, Chanel! That’s amazing! Except, of course, now you’ve got to raise the “coming out of your comfort zone” standard far higher — I’m sure you’ll manage somehow though. :P
March 17th, 2008 at 1:05 amCongrats, Chanel! You challenged yourself and were rewarded. I’m so proud of you! *tear* ;)
March 17th, 2008 at 10:10 amWow, congratulations! You look beautiful, by the way :)
March 17th, 2008 at 1:39 pmCongratulations! I wish I had the guts to compete in things like these. You look great :)
March 17th, 2008 at 4:28 pmThat’s amazing, congrats! Now, when we will get to see a Youtube rendition of your talents? HMM?!
March 17th, 2008 at 6:05 pmAwesome, I didn’t know you were into dance. Congrats on the awards =)
March 17th, 2008 at 7:12 pmRachelle~
That is awesome! Congratulations; I know you’ve earned it :D
March 17th, 2008 at 7:47 pmCongrats on the trophies!!! woot!
March 17th, 2008 at 10:20 pmHmmm I just realized that my sister helped out at the UBC gala ball, I think she’s a IT manager at that dance club in UBC; the funny thing is that she knows nothing about making websites and stuff. Hehe.
Reply: Oh wow, what a small world! I’m a UBC Dance Club member. :)
March 17th, 2008 at 10:22 pmCongratulations, Chanel! That’s amazing! Except, of course, now you’ve got to raise the “coming out of your comfort zone” standard far higher — I’m sure you’ll manage somehow though. :P
January 29th, 2009 at 3:47 am[...] two of our weakest dances. Fingers crossed that this is an accurate predictor for this year’s Gala Ball (in [...]
February 1st, 2009 at 1:52 am[...] being at all nervous. Last year, the idea of dancing in a dance competition with everyone watching terrified me. This year, I can [...]
March 14th, 2009 at 4:12 pmlol… I was looking for GALA 2009 photos and your website was one of the first things that came up @.@ But while i’m here… congrats! I know it’s nerve-wracking but you get used to it after a couple times~ just hold your head up high, puff up your chest, and walk out on the floor and think to yourself “I own this floor… everyone else here is just guests on my floor, as if they could even hold a candle to me”~
In any case~ happy dancin’!
March 18th, 2009 at 2:35 am[...] two of our weakest dances. Fingers crossed that this is an accurate predictor for this year’s Gala Ball (in [...]
December 31st, 2009 at 12:36 amReally I think it’s there best performance so far and hoping they will do good next year.
February 6th, 2010 at 6:46 am