I was always wanted to join dance showcase as I have been dancing for ten years now. In my old school, there was barely any chance for me to perform. However, as soon as I came to the school I heard that there is a dance showcase every year, so I decided to participate.
I mainly do Chinese dance, but also do contemporary dance. I decided that I should do a Chinese dance solo piece in order to show diversity. The theme of the dance showcase is a night at the movies, and one iconic movie I decided to do is the “crouching tigger, hidden dragon”. This is a traditional Chinese action film which has Chinese martial arts elements, and lots of action scenes used swords. In Chinese dance, sword is a commonly used prop, and I thought that it will be great if I can choreograph a dance using a sword.
I also decided to go to auditions for other dances. Since I mainly did Chinese dance and contemporary dance, I really wanted to try out other types of dances. I auditioned for “Chicago” and “footloose”, which are two jazzy dance pieces.