i am in the 集体拳 event, and my 4 other team members are kenny, weiren, xueliang and yaowu of rhythm n moves studio. the choreographer is none other than mr derek seong.
we were really short of time. the first practise was on 8th september (saturday). the second practise was on 9th september. the following week there was practise on wednesday and saturday but i did not go because of my ah gong's funeral.
and the next practises were on 16th september, 19th september and 21st september (friday). 21st september didnt really count as a practise because we just did the sequence a few times on the carpet.
so effectively we only had five practises together. it was my most unprepared wushu competition, and i seriously think the five of us were amazing, and our choreographer was awesome too, because of his faith in the five of us.
anyway the reasons why we were so amazing is because:
1) we re-use the music for Labyrinth's Item 6. we are all very familiar with the counts of the music so it is easier for us to blend in our new choreographed movements.
2) we are all very experienced and versatile wushu exponents so this makes derek's job easier. *self praise to the max*
3) we have a great level of understanding and chemistry with one another and our common objective is to get first in this competition.
however on friday, we were really lethargic and off form when doing the sequence. derek was super disappointed in us and gave us the "hairdryer" treatment.
thankfully we rose up to the occasion and did our best. when the first group did their sequence and got 8.60, i was really shocked. i felt that the marks given were a bit too high. when its our turn, we gave it all and wow-ed the crowd, with our Item 6 costumes giving a good first impression. haha.
we emerged top of the group with a score of 8.63. it was a really close fight. the girls got a score of 8.46 (if i have remembered correctly). i think they did really really well, because except for yuying, it was their first wushu competition, and they are all dancers!!! they must have made derek really proud. if they were my students i would definitely be super proud of them.
i watched the video from xiaoyun's phone. at the start all of us were really synchronised but towards the end we were a bit uncoordinated. i think we were too tired. but thankfully we got the judges' nod of approval, and managed to achieve our common objective.
well done everyone from rhythm n moves! :)
