Warwick comp

I did the stupidest thing a dancer could do when going for a dance competition. The night before I sat up listing out all the things I needed to bring, i.e. my costumes, food, hair gel, snacks, etc... packed everything and then went to bed.

I got up at 6.40. Got ready and was out of the door at 7.30/7.40. Happily on my way to Coventry for the comp. We arrived at the hall at about 11. The Competition was starting at 12. I quickly got my stuff out to prepare for the comp. At 11.30 I had everything in place and was about to put on my shoes when it struck me. I FORGOT MY BLOODY DANCE SHOES! I had left them at home. I had brought everything I needed for the comp except the most important thing. MY BLASTED SHOES!

Most of the time, I'd have time to get onto the dance floor and get the feel of it. Run through my routines with my partner to jerk our memory a little right before the competition started. However, this time, I became quite frantic. It was pretty frustating and funny at thte same time, but I really needed dance shoes. I ended up buying 2 new pairs. One for ballroom and the other for Latin. sighz... complete madness. I got the cheapest ones available at the comp. However, I am planning on selling them. I've already sent out emails to the dance team to see if any dancers want to buy them off me. Next I'll put up an advert at the inter-varsity dance forum. *fingers crossed*

Anyhow, the comp was alright. Messed up the Ballroom comp big time, but then again it was quite a tough comp. Quite a few very good couples competing. However I managed to scrape into the quarterfinals!! Of course, I only had to be recalled once to get into the quarterfinals. There weren't many couples at this first comp. I DID make the semis for the intermediate Latin though. Again, there weren't many couples. But thats as far as I got in the competition. I should have entered the Open Latin but I didn't have the time to work out a Samba routine with my partner.. gggrrr... we might have made the finals... suprisingly, the standard in the Open Latin was lower then the intermediate Latin. damn.

During the team competition, I was forced to dance A team cause there simply isnt anyone else who can do it. Luckily I had strong teammates. We made it into Division 1. Then we got into the semis. Somehow we got into the finals too! We came out third in Division 1 which is really good for the first comp, but I've got a feeling that most Uni teams didnt come in full strength whereas we did for our A team. We only lost to Oxford and Nottingham A, bearing in mind that lots of other strong Unis didnt take part in the team event. Anyhow, I dont know why, but they only gave 1 trophy to each couple. HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SHARE IT?! ggggrrrr..

Got home about 2.30 or 3am. Real exhausted but what the heck, it was fun!