Awesome night.

I had my first-ever paid teaching experience at my mom's friend studio at ChinaTown.

TEACHING MIDDLE-AGED ADULTS HIPHOP YOOO!!

Gotta say, the place's UBER haunted,

like seriously, in a mess, all the chinese dance barang barang stacked all over the place.

And my students' all 40 over, most of them were ex-instructors for ballroom and chinese dance.

But i guess....age's straining their bodies, they can hardly stretch and feel music.

Still, i should keep it real for them.

Ain't want them to walk out of my class just to learn choreography, but don't understand a thing about dance.

Regardless of who they are, i will just teach them with all my heart,

And i found myself, understand some very important things being an instructor.

1) I got to put myself in their shoes, understand their limitations.

2) Being VERY patient and learn how to breakdown the move for them, explain it in human language.

3) Eye-contact, interact not only to a few, but will all the students in class to keep them feel part of it.

WELLLL.

Feel kinda satisfying after the class, because i can really see them let loose and try to feel music, even at that kind of age. One of them's like really close their eyes and groove know! When i tell them to feel what they do, do it and mean it.

Hmmm....At the end of the whole teaching thing, i really hope they can have some take-away, not just dance-wise, but apply those freedom in expression to their daily life too. I don't know, maybe the whole image of us streetdancers will just change from here, and there won't be anymore stereotype as us, being the rebellious youngsters.

It's just, our way to express and spread love for passion.

Well, i won't mind going down and do this for free every week, teaching this older generation what dance's all about, and perhaps, im helping not only them and myself to grow, but also the dance scene indirectly.


And i got very positive feedbacks from them about the class, they want me to go back and teach every week.

Din see it coming, it's supposed to be just a voluntary kinda thing.

But they paying me 120 bucks per month. SWEET.

:) PEACE.

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After the class, went down to SMU to meet the 3 poor kids, KevinOrangeHair, Chansee and Veron.

hahas. but i guess, all of them damn tired already.

L4ded for like an hour, then we all head back already.

Took bus back with Zoey.

And yeah man.

I hope Basic Instinct will last after Suntec too, as an on-going crew.

So, guys, stick together k? Even after my departure.

Will come back session with yall! :)

School-less days ahead, i got my dance job, survey job, now i gotta look for one more as sales assistant!

Anyone got lobang please tell me!!

Okay bye.


Keep it real,
Shin.