Last Class of Spring 2010

so tonight was the last class of my Spring 2010 courses.

i had my final class for Choreography on Tuesday, and that was good. catching up with everyone after Saturday, making sure everyone survived the weekend without any major hiccups. and to say goodbye to everyone, that was sad, i've had an awesome time with awesome people, and learnt so much from everyone in the class (Gina you especially, you're a fantastic dancer, and a great teacher- even when you don't know it!) so it was bitter sweet, knowing that i no longer had to be at the studio at 9am for rehearsal was so good (i can sleep in!), but knowing that i wont be seeing most of the people- in class anyway- again. the biggest thing i think i learnt in my Choreography class, is something i know i have had trouble with in the past. is to keep going with your project. finish it, don't just leave it to one side and forget about it. there were points during all my pieces, that i was like. i hate it, i want to throw it at a wall/ out a window if i could. i just want to stop and lie on a floor and die. but i kept going and came out with some awesome stuff. so glad that i didn't give up. :)

this was the same for my acting class. i have the same feelings about that. well no, not the same cause its just gonna be sad, i didn't have to do much to actually get to class (no getting up early, if i needed to be somewhere early- the festival for instance- it wasn't much hassle and i had gotten up earlier for dance), and all our classes were fun and memorable. most of the time the highlight of my week, laughing and making friends is the best fun you'll ever have. so nothing bittersweet about this last class, just sad cause its over and people are going everywhere. still i have contact details so i can contact people and catch up here and there (there may even be a possible meeting back in Aus! maybe... it should be fun none the less).

i have learnt so much in my acting class, a lot more than what i thought i was gonna learn. i have taken acting classes for many years, so coming into an acting 1 class i was not expecting to learn much, but still thought it would be interesting to see how people on the other side of the world learnt. and yet i was surprised about what i did learn and learning in a different way. the way i learnt acting back in Aus, was very much through improvisation, thinking on your feet and 'willing to be ugly'. using that to get past your fears, learning what to do and what not to do on stage, learning how to 'fit' into a scene the best way possible without disrupting the working of things. i was literally thrown into the deep end and forced to swim (honestly though thats the best way i learn). here, we were taught very differently. there was a more broader focus (this may have been because it was a acting 1 class, not a more advanced acting class), but still doing the reading from our text books i learnt a lot that i didn't know (too much and too long to put in here, but maybe another time). so it was definitely interesting, and i'm glad that i went with the acting 1 class, instead of pushing to be in acting 2.

man i never thought i was gonna say this (hold on i already have about high school- now that was s surprise!), but i miss school. i've been out for almost 3 hours and simply knowing that i'm not going back next week, is kinda depressing. still life goes on. :) i'm gonna miss everyone!

Till next time
Katie
xo