My G-Force Project 2014 Experience

This was definitely one of my most unforgettable summers of recent memory! I think I'm the first one in my family to have ever performed at the Araneta Coliseum - and since I come from a family who has no history of people who sing and dance for a living - it's like sending a man to the moon!

I will treasure all the new friends I've meet this summer and I will use this newfound confidence to do more exciting things in my life that only my self-doubt has prevented me from doing!

My G-Force Poppers Class 2014

I admit I felt a bit lost during the first day of the G-Force Poppers class kasi nga my classmates were mostly 30 years younger than me!!! I haven't taught kids for 12 years kaya ayun, I didn't know how to interact na with very young people!

Pero everybody just welcomed me lovingly and I got used to them calling me Tito Tony, Daddy, even Lolo!! O di ba, FB friends ko na nga sila e! I really had a lot of fun dancing with them! Grabe, the energy and enthusiasm they have is just infectious!

And ang gagaling nila sumayaw!! Ligwak beauty ko! Thanks for the friendship guys!! I will never forget the summer of 2014 because of how kwela all of you were!!

Cheme's Production Style Hip Hop Class

I skipped Cheme's class before because I heard that his floor works was a bit difficult, and with the current conditions of my knees, it would not be a good idea to punish them if I still want to continue to dance.

Anyway, during our chika chika the other night, I nicely told him na sana if I attend his class, the floor works would be more simple.  And he was so nice!  

His routine last night is now one of my favorites among all the classes I attended!  He was very cool, very precise, very encouraging and he doesn't embarrass people, which is a plus! And lalaking lalaki ang choreo and music niya, rap kung rap, nakakaloka!

I also love the fact that he treats the class like a production number!  Which was really fun to do!  We had placements and choreo timings and emote emote - and it was one of the rare times that I actually liked how I looked in the video!  Kulang na lang talaga ako ng pitik - pero pagoda na ako e after more than an hour!

Dancing to K-Pop is so much Fun

I feel so bad for having snubbed the K-Pop dance classes for the past month now. They're so much fun to dance! I also figured it would be one of the classes that would not stress Laura out, and she really enjoyed it! 

But don't get me wrong! Myka (our teacher) was so meticulous with the details, we'd do a 1 8s choreo again and again until she was satisfied that everybody was on the same page. I also loved the transition from complex choreography to simple since it really encapsulated what K-Pop is all about - just pure, silly fun!

Just Like One of the Boys

I'm just really happy that these guys treat me like I'm one of them.  One of my fears before was that the instructor might give me special treatment because of my age, or that he would modify the steps just because I might not be able to follow them.  

I was wrong!  They don't really care!  You have to keep up with them or you're free to walk out. No space for pussies in their studio.

While I'm here just for fun, these guys are actually G-Force trainees so just imagine how much work I have to do just to keep up with them, because they're so good and their bodies are so freakin' flexible!

But I'm learning so much from them and it has really improved my self-confidence and my memorization skills - and now, I do check my form na in the mirror, something which I never did before.

We danced to a mash of an Aaliyah song and that Little Mermaid classic, Under the Sea.  The song was so cute but the steps were quick and snappy.  Arrrraayyyy my legs talaga!  

And Ishii video-ed it!  That was cool!  Don't post it lang on my wall hahaha

Dancing With Young People!

One of the things I've learned from controversial TV host Joan Rivers was that you should have many friends who are much younger than you, and not stick only to your age group, she said, because when all your contemporaries die, you'll be alone and lonely.

She also suggested that when it's your birthday, try to mix the group and invite young people and not only your age group, so you can be comfortable with younger people.

Of course, she did not say these in a nice way. She's not a b****y comedienne for nothing!

I've kept Ms. Rivers' lesson to heart and if you multiply by two, each of the ages of these guys in this picture, pwera Jennifer Sy , I think I'll still be older than them! Just don't call me tito or sir. Hindi kita pamangkin o estudyante o kliyente, ok? Madam or Senyora is better.......JOKE!!

Having Fun With JP of G-Force

Thank you Lord for people who generously share their talents with mere mortals like me - and do it with the maximum of fun! 

And that they are hot and goodlooking as well, is just icing on the cake!

Groovin' To Bruno Mars' Treasure!

Ram taught us some nice choreo to Bruno Mars' 'Treasure' today and I had so much fun doing it!  

Considering we were so many in the class, he still had his hawk eyes on all of us, correcting one's elbow movements here or telling us not to jump, but to slide!  It's as if we were actually going to dance this song in ASAP!  

After 48 Years.....

I was able to dance with Kevin again tonight! 

He dances na pala in ASAP and other ABS shows. 

Hanggang dun lang conversation namin. After 48 years ko pa siguro makukuha number and FB niya. Everything is slow motion in my universe!

Pretty Girl in my Dance Class

Yes, may pretty girls din sa hip hop class! Would you believe this girl is only 13 years old??!! And yes, she can dance! Hindi siya lost! Won't be surprised if she enters local showbiz soon but I don't know if she can speak Tagalog.

While I can sense that the straight guys were making porma sa kanya, ang mga beki naman sa mga cute na guys. Ang real world walang pinag-iba sa high school noh?

One Happy Conga Night

Would you believe that the classic Miami Sound Machine song, Conga, can be danced, hip hop style?! Ishii was talking about locking and how it's done pero since wala naman akong plano maging historian ng dance form na ito, ayun, nakikinig lang.

Would you believe din na yung intro ng song na eto, we had to do in 30 minutes? Four 8s pala sya of complex hand movement and luhod sa floor tapos biglang tindig! Aray sa knees ko bata ka! Next time, I should make baon knee pads!

Had so much fun though! Me encanta la musica de Gloria Estefan y Miami Sound Machine! High school vibes lang ang dating!!

Kevin - Cute GForce Trainee

I swear my legs nowadays feel like a ton of bricks but when teacher JP paired me with Kevin, my cute dance partner kanina, ayun, milagro, biglang naka-pas de bourree twenty times! Para siyang Ponstan, fast-acting relief!