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I belong to the dance circle called "Step-in" at the university in Japan. It’s a very popular circle and we dance Hip-hop, Lock, R&B and so on. In addition, we can meet many good friends; fortunately I can meet my best friends at Step-in. Every year, we hold the dance performances in summer and winter and this year our winter show included both dancing and a story that we made on our own. The theme is “Thank you”. The story is about a girl who leaves her hometown and enters the university but she can’t get along with other students. One encounter however makes her life change for the better and finally she appreciates her family. The most difficult part is done by the choreographer, who must choose dance moves, songs and lighting that matches the story. I operated the spot lights. I was as nervous as if I were dancing on the stage because if I failed to turn up the lights it would totally ruin the performances. Furthermore, most of my friends were the high executive and I always saw their hard work directly; this made me feel like I should practice more to make them proud of the show.
After the 2- and a half month of practicing, the final day came and the choreographer gave a letter to each of us before the show that made me cry. At that point, motivation was highest; we danced and felt thankful from the bottom of our hearts. It was an amazing experience to perform to such big cheers and the audience shouted our names. Afterword, I joined the best after party ever and everyone was smiling and crying. At the beginning of practice, I felt I regretted joining this time, but finally I felt a huge sense of accomplishment and cried in a good way with a bunch of friends. I think no other circle can share as much excitement because we’ve been through many hard times and enjoyable moments together.
After the 2- and a half month of practicing, the final day came and the choreographer gave a letter to each of us before the show that made me cry. At that point, motivation was highest; we danced and felt thankful from the bottom of our hearts. It was an amazing experience to perform to such big cheers and the audience shouted our names. Afterword, I joined the best after party ever and everyone was smiling and crying. At the beginning of practice, I felt I regretted joining this time, but finally I felt a huge sense of accomplishment and cried in a good way with a bunch of friends. I think no other circle can share as much excitement because we’ve been through many hard times and enjoyable moments together.
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- japanese,
- party,
- dance,
- friends,
- show,
- circle,
- japan,
- after,
- performance,
- university
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