Tag: #lo6

In the event, Kahaani, I was able to participate in a series of performances in which we practised over a span of around 2 months. I was very excited about meeting new people and building relationships with my fellow performers which I feel I have accomplished. I personally bonded with a range of people from different grades and classes which I would not usually have the opportunity to collaborate with. This activity really allowed me to spend more time doing what I love which is dancing and the fact that I could do it with my friends and perform it in front of my family was very exciting. However, during the span of practising, there was a break for 2 weeks in which many of us forgot some of the dance due to the lack of practice and our showcase was the week that we got back. This really worried me because I felt that I was not ready to perform in front of a crowd. My dance leader, however, recognised this and was able to squeeze in some extra rehearsals so that we could feel more confident.

Kahaani is an event run by a Global Concern (GC) group, and the money generating is donated to the people in India. Therefore, these performances were of global significance since us participating and inviting our family to watch us was able to help multiple people in India which I personally felt was the spirit of the event.

I was able to distinguish between my strengths and weaknesses as I knew that dancing was a passion. Through the process of learning the dance, I felt very comfortable with performing and I realised that it was a strength. However, I realised that I would show up to rehearsals late sometimes which made me less organised. I was also very willing to help others when they didn’t understand how to do a certain step which really helped my develope on my communication skills since we were working with people that we did not necessarily know. The rehearsals were during school time and in between the months of a lot of work. I felt that I showed commitment and perseverance by coming to rehearsals and not prioritising other things since it was a commitment I chose to make.

I also worked collaboratively with many people I have not met before and I got the opportunity to get to know them and perform with them. Building those relationships through the process allowed me to look forward to rehearsals and have people to rely on when I need help with learning the dance. Furthermore, since Kahaani is an Indian based performance, we had to understand the ethics and respect the Indian costumes that we were wearing.