Drat those Finger cymbals

I am still having trouble remembering the order of the sections for the level 2 choreography. I listen to the music and some it sounds so the same to me. The ques are not yet obvious to me. There are three that can get me back on track but other then those if I get lost..I am really lost in the order. I keep thinking the more I listen to it the more I will hear it. Some music is just like this for me though.

My pyramids and Vs are a mess, especially when I start to move the other way. I don't think this concept is living in my body just yet. The muscle memory is not there...hmm..which means I need to practice and drill them. Well I just checked the online classes and there are 6 classes waiting just for me to work on them with. Good to know!

Ok..now onto the finger cymbals. Have you ever added finger cymbals onto something and something else falls apart? Sometimes I can be excellent on the finger cymbals, but can no longer walk. Or I totally loose my body work. I have found The Amazing Slowdowner to be invaluable in this training. You can slow down your music and then slowly speed it up again without changing the pitch(is that the right musical terminology?) Rachel Brice uses in in workshops and she told me about it. Check it out at http://www.ronimusic.com/ (oh..the other application I like this for is speeding up music. Often in preparation for a performance I will practice it faster, so I know I can get all the moves at a faster speed. Then when the performance happens everything just slows down and I hit each move the way I would like.)

Little O is asking for help with her Caterpillars, so I must cut this short. Practice, practice, practice

Level 2 Required choreography

I am working diligently on the choreography for the level 2 certification test. It is really an amazing piece of choreography. Suhaila has done a great job of putting pieces together to really challenge the knowledge learned in level 2. I feel as if I have been working on this forever. But of course I have not.

Right now I am having trouble remembering exactly what happens next in the choreography. I have the home study kit, which has been invaluable. I am actually listening to the CD of the finger cymbal work right now. I do feel myself following the dancers too much right now to remember the order. My glut work is also failing me a bit in the quickness. Double time is still alluding me. I am laughing a lot. I am not sure exactly if this is good of if I am going a bit nuts.

I feel as if the choreography is coming along well, but the online classes are harder to get my butt into. I am still feeling very out of shape and my endurance is still low compared to what Suhaila is asking me to do. I still cannot walk in releve for any length of time. I am just assuming as I lose weight my knee and ankles will allow this to happen. I am considering trying to find a pacing partner to check in with daily to see how we are progressing in our Suhaila studies.