https://youtube/watch?v=mBHmeDM5EFU Anytime I feel discouraged, in over my head, or just plain stumped as a director, I watch this video. I took 8 kids (6 of which had just began their second summer of dancing) to one of the most intense and esteemed Hip Hop competitions in the world. I had never choreographed a set for HHI and had only competed once myself. These dancers werent even my first pick. We restarted our set nearly 4 times due to people dropping out. We filled the last time spot 12 days before the comp. The day before we left I was hospitalized with what my doctor said was One of the worst cases of strep throat hed seen in 20 years. We got pulled over 35 minutes in to our car ride to Vegas.The pants for our costumes never came in so we had to go and buy shorts from Urban Outfitters and hour before our tech. No one knew who we were. If you watch the video, no one even really cheered. We were in 5th out of nearly 30 crews. We basically had every obstacle imaginable against us... On this day we were awarded the highest score in our division. IT STILL BLOWS MY MIND! I watch this video to remind myself where my company came from and where its going. I watch this video to remind myself why I love my team so much and how theyve grown. I watch this video to remind me that worse things have happened and yet we still persevered. When I get weary I watch this and remember that their are people that count on me and have been down for me when other people thought this dream was stupid or a joke. Most of all I watch this video and remember we still have a shit ton of things to accomplish and people to prove wrong. An obstacle is simply something that hinders progress. Like that case of strep throat, this too shall pass.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 04:01:27 +0000
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