Admittedly, I think the overtime at work and the double dancing training was finally getting to me in terms of feeling run down a bit - finally. I say "finally" because it feels like it took over half a year for me to get to this point. In the meantime there was always a little wondering thought in my head: "when are you going to crash, Angel?"
These past couple of weeks were particularly crazy and it felt like I would blink and be in another time and place somehow (cubicle with engineering drawings ... blink ... car ... blink ... practice ... blink ... next practice ... blink ... stomach grumble ... blink ... at my fridge and feeling sad that I'm running out of spinach).
Then I find out on short notice I have to perform with the Afro Cuban group at the Thursday salsa night this week and while at the same time keep training for the Calgary congress next weekend (with both Afro Cuban and salsa teams). I've social danced at this Thursday salsa night countless times but performing there was a totally new thing.
Pre-performance practice tonight:
It was actually kind of nerve wracking!
There were technical difficulties and we were stuck in our beginning pose for a while during the first number.
And then ... the energy and the rush! The local salsa crowd cheering during the music silence ... my friends catcalling. How do you not laugh and smile at that? So much love. Thank God for them :)
And THEN the music started and I was in the zone and loving the rhythm. I was as per Canadian white boy talk "givin' 'er and gettin' 'er done!!" 2 minute costume change and then the final number. Adrenalin is pumping strong at this point and the music sounds extreemmellyyy slowww to meeeee. Feeling it! Only one mini-screw up and it happened because I felt like I was going to high kick audience members (the space was small). But I kept right on going and it was smooth sailing till the ending. BAM!
And now I'm the opposite of run down. 2AM and I'm still wired :)
I believe this is why I do this :)
Looks like it'll be Zombie Friday at work again!
These past couple of weeks were particularly crazy and it felt like I would blink and be in another time and place somehow (cubicle with engineering drawings ... blink ... car ... blink ... practice ... blink ... next practice ... blink ... stomach grumble ... blink ... at my fridge and feeling sad that I'm running out of spinach).
Then I find out on short notice I have to perform with the Afro Cuban group at the Thursday salsa night this week and while at the same time keep training for the Calgary congress next weekend (with both Afro Cuban and salsa teams). I've social danced at this Thursday salsa night countless times but performing there was a totally new thing.
Pre-performance practice tonight:
It was actually kind of nerve wracking!
There were technical difficulties and we were stuck in our beginning pose for a while during the first number.
And then ... the energy and the rush! The local salsa crowd cheering during the music silence ... my friends catcalling. How do you not laugh and smile at that? So much love. Thank God for them :)
And THEN the music started and I was in the zone and loving the rhythm. I was as per Canadian white boy talk "givin' 'er and gettin' 'er done!!" 2 minute costume change and then the final number. Adrenalin is pumping strong at this point and the music sounds extreemmellyyy slowww to meeeee. Feeling it! Only one mini-screw up and it happened because I felt like I was going to high kick audience members (the space was small). But I kept right on going and it was smooth sailing till the ending. BAM!
And now I'm the opposite of run down. 2AM and I'm still wired :)
I believe this is why I do this :)
Looks like it'll be Zombie Friday at work again!
Post-performance :)
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