Life is a cartwheel...
It takes time and effort to perfect it.
To tell you the truth, i missed being able to bend my body like i've got no bones inside it. Hahahaha. As if i was as elastic as the rubber band. That was when i was in grade school. Due to the lack of stretching, practice and training... My ability to do so faded as i gained weight and grew up. I blame the physiological changes in a human body. Adults aren't as flexible as kids, you know, i realized that.
Before, i can do as many cartwheels as i want by following the line in the middle of the pavements in our place and i would do it as light as a bird. Now even with the urge to be able to do one, i can hardly carry my body up. And even if i manage to do so, my self diagnosed BPPV would strike right after. For those of you who doesn't know... Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is a spinning sensation caused by changes in the position of the head. But despite feeling light headed, i'd want to do it again.
After 1234567890 years of focusing on work, here comes a break from all the daily routine i got accustomed to. - the Hospital Week. A cheerdance is one of the activities for that event and our boss wanted us to join, to show that we are active in curricular activities as well. I hesitated to participate because i knew i'd compromise a lot of things. But despite the sacrifices made, i can say, it was really worth the try.
I have been in a cheerdance... Hahaha. The ones we did in high school. Those were probably the last days i did cartwheels. It never hit my mind that once in my career as a professional i'd be doing it again.
It was a time to bond with old friends, met new acquaintances and got to know more some of my colleagues. It was a break from the monotony of my life.
We came up with the idea for the theme after watching almost all UST and UP cheerdance routines. We had a lot of ideas and steps in mind but we had to do with what we've got.
We didn't have the luxury of time and manpower to come up with breathtaking routines but i could say that it was definitely an achievement learning everything within the 29 hours that were given to us as rehearsal time. I know we brought headaches to our choreographers. Haha. Thank you for being patient with us though there were moments we lost ours. Knowing that we could make it is already something to be proud of. What more if we were given ample time to do so.
Nevertheless, it was a fun performance. And as they say, you have to get out of your comfort zone to experience new things. Aside from the refreshing thought of having a break from my common duties and work, We had a costume refreshing to the eyes. I am in love with the head dress i didn't want to remove it. Lol. It reminded me of Pocahontas, and i how i became my own version of the disney character i loved when i was young. Haha.
So... So much of my ado. Sharing the photos now.
me trying to take selfies of myself just because i love how i looked. =P
me and Bertha... our choreographer. He's a really nice person and he's fun to be with.
the gang...
We are The Black Nazarene Hospital, Inc cheerdancers. Keep up the force.
This post deserves a toast. Haha. I've been MIA for a long while.
Au revoir.
Nat
