By: fallen angel

Sitting here staring at the lights waiting for another boring night to pass.

I remember when i was in elementary school and i wrote an essay about “what i want to be when i grow up”. And i wrote i want to be a dancer. Even though i didn’t become a dancer. But the passion remains through out the years of growing up.

I had some lame dance class in high school, it was under curriculum, something i had to take. It was a mixture of ballroom dancing and line dance. I remember doing the tango with my female partner cause we’re both late comers to class. So we paired up and since she was taller than me, she had to be the guy. That was my first experience dancing with someone. Was not how exactly how i would picture it, but still it was an experience.

At that time, hip hop was really “in” and was the cool thing to do. If you can’t dance, you would seem very uncool. And you know teenagers, they can be so cruel. Like every other teenager i watch lot’s of MTV, VH1 etc try to pick up some moves. Luckily i am not too bad. I had some music in my bone.

<— My hangout place was at Soho, Broadway and i always see people coming down from this building, seems like a dance class. One day i checked it out. It was a hip hop class. It was only 10 bucks for 1 and half hrs. So i decided to try it out. I think i was in the wrong class, everyone was so advance. Doing the Janet Jackson thing. All in sequence, everyone knows the steps and they’re really fast learner. Or maybe they been dancing for awhile. Can’t follow at all, after that i think so much for dancing class. The dance studio is beside Urban Outfitters, the building i was talking about. On the side there’s a flight of stairs. It’s on the 3rd floor, and before u start to dance you are getting your warm up on the stairs.

Moving along… like any other teenager, i bought a fake ID and check out some clubs. Unfortunately i only got to go to Limelight. Which was a broken down church that turn into a club. It was located in a former church on Sixth Avenue Manhattan and east of Chelsea. It was close down in 1996 due to some drug dealer and  killing at the club. After some years pass, now it’s re-open into Avalon. Needless to say i got in and saw some amazing dancers in the club. They have 2 rooms, main room was the techno room and the 2nd room was hip hop. And you can smell massive dope in the corners. They also have cage dancers. Maybe it was a little too much for a 17 yr old, but it was a unforgettable experience. And that made me even want to know more about dancing.

My passion for dancing grew even more everyday. I started dancing at home with my friends. My friends and i use to hang in my house and dance or try to make up routines or steps. Occasionally some people in the neighborhood will have house parties and people would dance and show off their steps. It was pretty awesome.

One of my favourite movie ” Save The Last Dance” Something people  can relate to. It’s not just about dancing, it’s also about multi racial people hanging out, getting together etc.

Can’t believe i’ve written so much. So much for now. I’ve things i forgot to do, better do it now.

Till next time….