Happy Friday
Hallo my loverlys, hope you're all having a mahvelous week!
I've been watching dance tutorials on YouTube. I found a song I really love, "Strip" by Little Mix. Don't let the name of the song throw you off, it's nothing demeaning! They sing of taking off all your makeup, loving yourself for who you are. To brush off all the negativity the world throws at you, and flaunt what you have or don't have because underneath it all, you're beautiful! Listening to that song, I wanted to find choreo of it. There is no "set" choreo, you pick and choose.
I can see some of you who have known me for a long time wondering why I'd be looking for choreo. To dance, of course! We all know I can't dance, but it's never too late to start! I convinced myself I would start with something a little easier, on account of my knee problems. Wouldn't want to reactivate my tendonitis.
So I looked online, migrating to kpop and the like. Found a great tutorial from 2ksquad. Pleasantly surprised to discover that they're from & located in Montreal!
I've been practicing the choreo for the chorus of Blackpink's Ddu-du Ddu-du. I'm having loads of fun! When I get better at it, maybe I'll post an embarrassing video of myself lol we'll see!
I'd love to find the post I read on motivation, but I don't know where it is so I'll try to recap as best I can.
If you're waiting around for motivation, you'll be waiting forever. Motivation isn't an external factor, it's something that comes from within. Only you can motivate yourself. It's never easy, but you push yourself a little at a time until it becomes a habit. So go out there and do want you want! Don't let anything hold you back! Throw those worries out the window, those what ifs, buts, maybe tomorrows and get yourself up and going!
I've been holding on to this to get me going. Those kicks in the butt I'd give myself to get me out there, all this time not knowing that's exactly what motivation is.
It's the drive that gets me to exercise more regularly, if I don't go to the gym, I exercise at home.
I've been exercising in the mornings and taking a couple of hours for myself to read on the observation deck which is 1 floor up from the gym. Rarely do others come there, so I've dubbed it "my balcony".
Sometimes I just sit and look out at the scenery. I migrate from one side of the balcony to the other, hiding from the sun lest I burn again.
On the back view, there are houses. In the distance, on clear days, we can see the ocean and beyond that Samal Island. On the front view, there's the mall, behind it a majestic mountain. The view brings peace to my mind.
I was on that same "balcony" when the last earthquake hit. At first I thought it was the wind blowing the table &chairs. But they have weights and even I was moving. Looking around, people were still walking in the streets, the construction crew working on the next tower were still working as though nothing was going on. I was fooled for a moment, thinking I was having "the shakes", as I've dubbed them. But no, I turned to see the indoor plant has its leaves shaking, but the doors were closed. I waited for the shaking to calm down a bit, but being unsure if the floor would give way and I were to fall into the pool 2 levels down, I decided to make my way to the stairs.
There were still some tremors and I'm assuming that's why my knee started hurting. The last time I did minimal walking during an earthquake, my knee felt funky for a few days. This time around, since I've been hopping around a lot on my knee (dance practice), it had started to feel like it was shifting, so walking during an earthquake- not the wisest decision. I tried wearing my knee brace that I took with me, but it's hard to walk with it and it's not something I should wear constantly.
So we went out today and I got myself some KT Tape. The support is there and my knee no longer feels like it's shifting. I've been taking it easier these past few days as I don't want the tendonitis to return, so I just go walking and concentrate on my upper body strength.
I'll be back to my choreo training soon!
I've been watching dance tutorials on YouTube. I found a song I really love, "Strip" by Little Mix. Don't let the name of the song throw you off, it's nothing demeaning! They sing of taking off all your makeup, loving yourself for who you are. To brush off all the negativity the world throws at you, and flaunt what you have or don't have because underneath it all, you're beautiful! Listening to that song, I wanted to find choreo of it. There is no "set" choreo, you pick and choose.
I can see some of you who have known me for a long time wondering why I'd be looking for choreo. To dance, of course! We all know I can't dance, but it's never too late to start! I convinced myself I would start with something a little easier, on account of my knee problems. Wouldn't want to reactivate my tendonitis.
So I looked online, migrating to kpop and the like. Found a great tutorial from 2ksquad. Pleasantly surprised to discover that they're from & located in Montreal!
I've been practicing the choreo for the chorus of Blackpink's Ddu-du Ddu-du. I'm having loads of fun! When I get better at it, maybe I'll post an embarrassing video of myself lol we'll see!
I'd love to find the post I read on motivation, but I don't know where it is so I'll try to recap as best I can.
If you're waiting around for motivation, you'll be waiting forever. Motivation isn't an external factor, it's something that comes from within. Only you can motivate yourself. It's never easy, but you push yourself a little at a time until it becomes a habit. So go out there and do want you want! Don't let anything hold you back! Throw those worries out the window, those what ifs, buts, maybe tomorrows and get yourself up and going!
I've been holding on to this to get me going. Those kicks in the butt I'd give myself to get me out there, all this time not knowing that's exactly what motivation is.
It's the drive that gets me to exercise more regularly, if I don't go to the gym, I exercise at home.
I've been exercising in the mornings and taking a couple of hours for myself to read on the observation deck which is 1 floor up from the gym. Rarely do others come there, so I've dubbed it "my balcony".
Sometimes I just sit and look out at the scenery. I migrate from one side of the balcony to the other, hiding from the sun lest I burn again.
On the back view, there are houses. In the distance, on clear days, we can see the ocean and beyond that Samal Island. On the front view, there's the mall, behind it a majestic mountain. The view brings peace to my mind.
I was on that same "balcony" when the last earthquake hit. At first I thought it was the wind blowing the table &chairs. But they have weights and even I was moving. Looking around, people were still walking in the streets, the construction crew working on the next tower were still working as though nothing was going on. I was fooled for a moment, thinking I was having "the shakes", as I've dubbed them. But no, I turned to see the indoor plant has its leaves shaking, but the doors were closed. I waited for the shaking to calm down a bit, but being unsure if the floor would give way and I were to fall into the pool 2 levels down, I decided to make my way to the stairs.
There were still some tremors and I'm assuming that's why my knee started hurting. The last time I did minimal walking during an earthquake, my knee felt funky for a few days. This time around, since I've been hopping around a lot on my knee (dance practice), it had started to feel like it was shifting, so walking during an earthquake- not the wisest decision. I tried wearing my knee brace that I took with me, but it's hard to walk with it and it's not something I should wear constantly.
So we went out today and I got myself some KT Tape. The support is there and my knee no longer feels like it's shifting. I've been taking it easier these past few days as I don't want the tendonitis to return, so I just go walking and concentrate on my upper body strength.
I'll be back to my choreo training soon!
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