The art of being Grateful...

Read a wonderful e-book recently. It's called "Power of Gratitude". You can download it for free @ this link.

This book provides an interesting view on why it's so important to be grateful for things you want in your life, and this principle of being grateful fits so perfectly well with the Law of Attraction. It tells us that the simple act of giving thanks to everything that we desire helps us focus on what actually want. And as we spend more time thinking positively about what we want, it sends strong signals to the universe to create more of these things for us!

Here's the 5 steps to being grateful:

1. Believe that the universe has abundant resources for everyone to receive whatever they want.
2. See everything that has happened / is happening as beneficial for you.
3. Be happy (grateful) for what you have, and dissatisfied enough to receive more.
4. Let go of hatred; forgive.
5. Give what you can give to others.

This is great advice! Let me know when you get any success doing this!

My "quantifiable" dance experience so far..

Yes, it's time to update my dance experience, then I can go ask for an interview to start teaching dance, and continue to positively impact more lives! This post will be updated every now and then, when I remember what I did... heehee.

In reverse chronological order:

Dance Training
2007
Jan to present: Learnt a variety of dances (Jazz, Contemporary Dance, Dance improvisation etc) under ECNAD's Dance Explorer Programme
2004-2005
Part of hip hop dance company United Groovers, founded by Singapore's premier hip hop guru Mr Patrick Loo
2001
April-July: Did 3 months of intensive dance training in Jazz, Funk and Salsa under the directorship of Mr Lionel Araya, in Jitterbugs Swingapore's first batch of dance scholarship programme.
2000
2000-present: Hip hop dance training under guidance of Singapore's premier hip hop guru Mr Patrick Loo, aka Tricky P.

Competitions
2005
Sep: 2nd runner-up in World Cyber Games Hip Hop dance competition (group category)
2004
1st runner-up in Pacific Plaza dance competition.
Finalist in Suntec Dance Competition (Open Group Category).
2003
1st runner-up in Pacific Plaza dance competition.
2002
Champion team (Titanium) in NUS Funkamania Dance Competition held at NUS Arts Forum.
1st runner-up (Titanium) in NTU's Impressario Talent competition (Dance category).
2001
2nd runner-up (Hip Rock) in NUS Zaam3 dance competition held at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza Finalist (Hip Rock) in NUS Funkamania Dance Competition held at NUS Arts Forum.

Partial Listing of Commercial Shows Performed
2006
Opening item for Channel 8's "Ultimate Comedian" Finals ('Live').
2005
Guest performance as United Groovers at NUS Funkamania Finals at Ngee Ann City Civic Plaza.
2004
Pre-event for Hoobstank's Beach Concert at Sentosa Siloso Beach as United Groovers.
2002
Opening dance item for Channel U's "Wild Wild West" Variety Show.

Teaching/Choreography Experience
2006
Ad-hoc cover instructor for Sports-For-Life's Hip Hop dance classes (Kids and Adult classes) 2002
Choreographed and taught mass dances for Freshman Orientation Camps of Hall of Residence 8 and Nanyang Business School, NTU.
2001
Choreographed and taught pageant contestants for Cultural Activities Club Ball, NTU.

Dance Explorer Log - Jazz Makes me feel Beautiful

Had my first Jazz Level 1 lesson @ ECNAD today. Really happy to have Nix as my 'classmate' hee. Love the stretches, the extensions, the barre (hope the spelling's correct) work. I promise to do the heel-pointe thingy every morning!

Just seeing Russ standing still, and looking so magnificent yet graceful with such a beautiful physique makes me feel inspired to do Jazz. I was kinda nervous and anxious to do well during the class (Russ commented that I looked too serious during class), but when the class was over, I felt what I danced just now made me feel beautiful. The word "Beautiful" just rang in my head over and over again, until I felt compelled to write this post tonight.

I'm grateful to be able to learn Jazz under Russ' guidance. =)

Dance Explorer Log - Intro

I'll be writing several posts about my experience, emotions, improvements so far on ECNAD's Dance Explorer programme, which officially started on 6 Jan 07, and I missed it due to Bangkok trip (ah.. well... family comes first here... ). Watch out for posts starting with "Dance Explorer Log" ... hehe..