now you must be wondering. WTF i'm doing up so late.
well it's holidays for me and yeah. slacking is what i do best hahaha. sorry these few days i have not been blogging. been lazy/tired/insert excuse/
anyway in less than 20 hours it's going to be LOCKDOWN 2010! :D:D
and i'm participating. after 2 months of intense training of locking by myself and with FD. the time to showcase my skills have come.
this was my aim for locking for quite a long while, to get into top 16 for lockdown. well i'm just going down to have fun. and maybe wow the people there hahahahha.
finally put together what i am going to wear for lockdown this week
APPLE CAP
BLACK T SHIRT
BLUE ZOOT PANTS
nice song. sunny and taeyeon woohoo.
:D
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
@ 3:22 AM
Music: LOCKINGMUSIC GOT ALOT IF I LIST OUT TILL TMR TMD. Mood: Tired
well it's 3am, about, 6 hours ago i was at republic poly funking it up with curry jii lockers.
haha those guys are really fun to be with. it's been so long since i felt so much fun while dancing. the locking scene is so small, and especially in SDZ. i mean there's like what 6 plus lockers that train regularly?
it was good to go down there pick up stuff, learn stuff haha make friends. i didn't go out much in the cypher, kinda shy, but 4 times was fun. haha must JIAYOU
lockdown coming soon in a month. talking with ws and allen on the way back home. allen said one thing. "don't lock, just dance"
after that, it struck me.
ever since like the start of term, i was so concentrated on my assignments instead of dancing. i forgot the joy of dancing, the joy of locking. I forgot the reason why i chose to pick up locking in the first place.
FUNK MUSIC. is the reason i picked up locking in the first place.
now i don't even feel the music.
this is why, i gotta start back at square 1.
Groove.Basic5.Techniques.Feel.Emotion
these 5 things are going to make me improve :D
i sure hope i don't waste this holiday. 2months plus to funk it up baby.
FUNK OR DIE.
Sunday, February 07, 2010
Well it's 3am? @ 3:01 AM
Music: Haru haru (acoustic) - Big Bang Mood: wasting time.
LOCK.EVERY.DAY
hey hey! it's been awhile since i blogged. well! been busy with my assignments. and the reason i'm blogging today! is because i have finish one of the bigger ones. 1 down 2 to go! :D
anyway. was looking through the singapore got dance blog and found this post
" This is how I break it down: (comes with additional locking terms) 1a.Flow (how the movements alone transit from one step to another)
I like to see movement alone when people are doing sets. Like for example, how a person transits from a wrist twirl to a double lock and then a kick-ball-change. You could do it the simple way. Or maybe do a single lock on both sides. Or you could transit to a whichaway after the kick-ball-change. You could break it down into isolations, dance with a stiff body (which looks more animated), or add in the upbeat rhythm.
1b.Flow (How the movements goes in sync with the music) Obvious examples would be like: When you hear a trumpet sound in the song, it is natural to 'whip' out a point. Or you don't do beat-ish steps when the music has a drag in it.
In general, every song has their own 'feel' interpreted differently from each dancer, expressed through different musical instruments. That 'feeling' that you get from your interpretation, will represent your flow when you dance to the song.
For example, a locker doing moves to a funky song, as compared to another locker doing moves with and extra upbeat to a funky song. The flow that comes will definitely be different, because the second dancer has added rhythm into his dance.
2.Rhythm Rhythm is referring to the way your body move in a rythymic manner. A good example would be drum beats. Simple rhythm, 1 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8 Alternatively, 1 2, 3 and 4, 5 6, 7 and 8 OR maybe 1 and 2 and 3 and 4, 5 6, 7 and 8
So when the music goes a normal basic rhythm "Boom, pa, Boom, pa, Boom, pa, Boom, pa", This is where you start to create your own rhythm. Take note, you don't have to neccesarily follow the normal rhythm. In general, good dancers are able to follow the rythym. But better dancers create their own rhythm and add it into their freestyle.
3.Musicality What's the difference between musicality and rhythm? Well, rhythm is representing the basic and regular beats that you dance to when you freestyle. Musicality on the other side, refers to hitting irregular beats, or very subtle sound effects that may come out in the song.
Let me use a song as an example: Blockbuster - rhythm heritage A simple explanation of rhythm, would be dancing to the basic beats of 1 2 3 4, 5 6 7 8. Musicality comes in when you hear the very climatic parts (eg. trumpet) These are the parts where the beats are irregular, and hence different from the normal basic beats of the song (rhythm)
After understanding these 3 basic components in doing a good dance free-style,then you will be able to do your homework - record your dance videos and comment on it. This will help you to see your weaknesses and strengths in a clearer view so that you can work on them.
Just one point to take note of: One thing about musicality, is that dancers are trying too hard to hit all of the subtle sound effects and crazy beats. However, when we dance, we need to maintain the rhythm and flow to be able to present the crazy beats at its best. Otherwise, you'll just end up waiting to freak the beat and it's back to waiting for the next beat to freak, which doesn't make sense because you're supposed to dance.
I will recommend everyone to get a pair of good inner-ear earphones and start listening to the different layers of instruments to understand the song better. House songs in general add/remove another instrument in the song in every 4 sets of 8, so it will be easier for people to differentiate the layers :D
"If you're stuck, IMAGINE." - KS"
what to do if you're stuck/stagnant; how to improve yourself by yourself
haha something said by KS.
if you're a dancer you should read it. haha. i'm gonna read it again :D
-Amiel :D
Friday, January 29, 2010
@ 11:33 PM
Music: Mood:
on a break......for awhile.
peace
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
@ 2:15 AM
Music: Watcha Say - Jason Derulo Mood: I'm wasting time mood
Sooo, half the week has gone. and. well i totally have no mood for school x( urgh. i find it so tiring to sit infront of the computer animating. and then like. you're totally not in the mood at all. BLAH.
yeah and i have class in like 6 hhours i have no idea how i'm gonna survive tmr. and on top of that i have my "FYP" thing sort of the preparation phase of it. and it's due this friday. apparently i'm like the only person in the group that hasn't finished his project. which is kinda. normal... really. hahaha. i'm not good at this. but at least i'm still contributing :D
my body aches are back, and i totally can't move hahaha. ok luh. can but with discomfort.
managed to install adobe stuff into my com (YES FINALLY LIKE AFTER 5 MONTHS) i didn't think it'd be this easy lol.
GAH. SO LATE ALREADY. i'm gonna sleep GOODNIGHT.
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
@ 11:32 PM
Music: - Mood: mad as balls
for the lockers fans
@ 9:07 PM
Music: Candy Dufler - Pick Up the Pieces Mood: Agitated.
yo! it's been......a month since i last posted :D
sorry sorry i'm so lazy i know.
haha alright!
so it's a new year 2010! and well term has started again. yup term 4. x(
it's not even the 4th day and i'm bitching already, haha ohwell. just gotta survive another 8 weeks or so i guess.
then i can fall back into my nice paradise of no school for like 2 months yesssss.
went for this talk about this MIT Gambit program where i get to go, if i get chosen (most likely not), to MIT which is like in Boston for about 2 months to do my internship? and design a game. the chances are really really SLIM. as like your competing with alot people, not only in my school but also like other poly ppl and private school people.
But aiya, me and some of my classmates are considering just handing in a portfolio just for kicks and see if we get selected. woots.
it'd be so cool to work there. looks fun as an artist.
anyway enough with school.
i kinda missed out on abit of dance this week. actually i missed monday's dance. so my drive is kinda low this whole week. no mood to dance :x sadness.
ahwell... open house is tmr, i'm excited to watch sdz perform hahaha yupyup.