Boogie Wonderland (Part 2)

I was informed that there were initially supposed to be six solo finalists but two were disqualified for reasons I'm unsure of. Not that the remaining were complaining. It was a nice eclectic mix as it was: Sharol @ Jack the freelance veteran (the dude who competed with me at 1 Utama), Sin Yee the ex-gymnast, Bernard the body popper... and the retard who thinks 'mambo' is a retro theme night at Zouk.

Classes were held at The Dance Space at Sri Hartamas. The cab rides there from the office during rush hour were financially and physically taxing, but all classes were already sponsored for us and therefore compulsory. Organizer representatives would pop by every now and then to keep track of our regular attendance.

Cardio Hip Hop was taught by Fellest on Tuesdays, Hip Hop by Lily on Thursdays. Fellest was thoroughly influenced by J-pop; his moves incorporated a lot of sharp angles, complicated arm patterns and DDR-like hopping. Lily on the other hand had a jazzy style, with lots of swings, slides, kicks and body rolls.

There was a time when TV3 came over to shoot us during one of Lily's sessions.

Lily (in black top, far left) showing how it's done. The solo finalists are lining the back row (L-R): Sin Yee, Bernard, Me, Sharol


Trying to keep up


Getting the hang of it


Interrogation


Making it obvious that I suck at TV without a script


Practice makes sorta kinda perfect (Slightly dark)


We were later told by one of the sponsor reps that the solo finalists would not be competing against each other for the RM1000 prize - in fact, all four of us will win RM1000 EACH, given that we attend every class and successfully perform a group dance at the Grand Finals. It sounded easy enough... or so we thought.