Chance Turns Up
I never ever imagined I would get a chance to come in a ballroom dance competition again…But I did.When I was a university student, I joined a ballroom dance club and got really into it. I loved dancing and practiced almost every day. But 2 years later, I decided to leave from the dance world because of many reasons…complicated reasons…being chosen as a representative, human relationships, physical condition from stress, etc…I had conflicted feelings at the time to continue dancing or quit… It was so hard for me to quit dancing, but I decided. And I tried to forget the feeling of wanting to dance.
Maybe it was one of the desperate failures in my life, but I think it was good for me to experience that. I learned how to get over it or how to change the path in my life after falling short in my dream. In fact, I studied in the US as an international student for one year while in school, which I could not have done that if I continued dancing. Through the experience to live in the US, I’ve met so many people from other countries and got so many beautiful memories, which is priceless for me.
Well, it still existed somewhere in my heart to feel like dancing, so two years ago, I re-started to learn ballroom dancing at the dance studio just for fun. I can enjoy it without any stress and I can even get refreshed after dancing.
And at the beginning of this month, my dance teacher and the owner of the studio asked me, “Why don’t you participate in the competition?” And they pointed the poster of the competition which takes place at the end of this month, Apr 29th, holiday. I never thought to enter any competitions yet and got so surprised to be asked that. And the timing was bad…I had already got the flight ticket for travel and I was supposed to leave Japan on the exact same day of the competition! Things happen at the same time, huh? It was my dream to be in a competition and it seemed the competition would be held once a year. I thought over and over about the competition and travel schedule. And one advised me “You were suffering from the feeling of the competition, which means you wanna participate in it, right? A chance comes in life, but few people get it. Why don’t you try that?” The words pushed me and encouraged me, and I decided to try. I also changed my flight from 29th to 30th.
People laugh at me because I suffer from making a decision but I work on so hard and go all the way for the aim once I decide. For now, I practice almost every day after work at the studio, a dance hall, or in my tiny room.
The competition is not that big one, and I’m kinda nervous about it because I have a six-year blank to be in a competition. I want to pass the preliminary at least and hope to go to the final…
Dream…it does not come true all the time, but a chance might turn up if we keep working on.
posted by Maffie @ 10:44 AM
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