LSDC-STREET - 1st Term

This term has been very exciting. Personally, wherein now I'm part of LSDC-Street! For almost 3 months now I'm blessed to part of my new family. Training with them and to be able to perform is really a blessing!

The first time I trained at the Rehearsal Hall for our first company training with the rest of the team I was so scared and nervous but at the same time excited!

I met new friends! The people behind the championship teams of Street. The incredible coaches, alumni, and just all the wonderful people of Street.

Even with all their accomplishments they're all humble and easy to be with. :)

My first performance with LSDC was at A-Team's The Demo Vol. 2 at SM Skydome. It'll be my first time to perform there and first time to meet A-Team.

It will be the first performance request of the Non-Worlds Team composed of trainees and the non-worlds competing members, we call ourselves the Mega2! (Hindi ako ang nag isip non. Haha!)

It was also my first time again to perform with so many people and the pressure was so high. Of course, who wouldn't be pressured not to screw up? But we nailed that performance and it was just the start of greater things :)

Then we had a tour for HAIL!: A fundraising concert for the Megacrew team who'll be competing at Las Vegas for the Hip Hop International. I was able to go to Batangas and CSA Makati for the tour! It was a great opportunity to know more about the team and to be able to inspire and to be inspired with one another.

HAIL! A Fundraising Concert @ St. Bridget, Batangas

Student Media Congress

 But aside from the performances, I always look forward to just bond with the team!

After a long morning from training!

LSDC-STREET, STC

The team never fails to always remind us to appreciate and motivate others especially one another. Our talents are not ours but is given by God and it's just right to always be reminded of that. As achievers for God and country, our daily devotions always gives us the importance of us reflecting with our daily lives and are we living to He's teaching...

Devotion. (c) Dan Alday

Haven't trained with Street because of the bad weather but I'm excited for the next training! Till then!

MONG

 Photos from Adrian Manansala via FB, Coach Kevin Intal, Ryel Medina, Dan Alday

Video of the Week: Whip It by MDC's Mateu!

Video of the Week is back!

It's been a while since my last post. I was thinking about past videos that I've watched on Youtube and while I was searching for foreign artists/choreographers, I remembered a friend of mine.

He's Mateu Almodovar of Malayan Dance Crew! He's also part of Fresh Flow, one of the representatives at the Varsity Division of the Philippines at World Hip Hop International last 2011.

I met Mateu because of Lucid Dance Troupe. As far as I know one of he's strength as a dancer is G-Style.  And he's damn good! He's facial expression, the energy, and at times when he's the only male on the routine with the girls of MDC, he really stands out!

One of our routine in our concert (#CurtainCall) we danced to Beyonce's End of Time and while I was dancing I said to myself, "Should-be-good-as-Mateu!".

If you're a dancer who explore other styles of dancing and appreciate learning then high five! :)

I started to appreciate G-style, Voguing, Waacking while we were at De La Salle Lipa's dance concert when I was still in 1st year college. Although those were Kuya Erick's (senior Lucid member) forte of styles, it was still new to me.

So here is one of he's choreo, Whip It!





Check he's Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAROkoZi6ryUKK1tLUWQJsw/videos

One of the unique things about dancing and dancers is that they can inspire people with their movements and choreography. And I believe that hard work is to be appreciated. I want to be that someone one day, to inspire people with my dance. So don't hate, appreciate!

MONG

InstaTREND

I joined Instagram last month just to follow my celebrity crush, Sam Pinto. :> I searched for a program that can run android apps on my laptop, I found BlueStack which is sometimes crappy because of our slow internet connection but never the less, yup, I can use Instagram!

One of the things I noticed on Istagram than on Facebook is when you post pictures of  your food and the "selfies" wherein you take a picture of yourself. Of course let's not forget the #OOTD (Outfit Of The Day). And since I don't have an android/apple phone, maximized the use my hand dandy, digicam!

So I tried to do my own version of, hashtag instafood (#Instafood) on the buffet of Margie's 18th debut celebration (next blog post).

Is this close enough? Am I doing it right?

And since I just got to use our digicam just now because bringing my SLR is such a hassle. Not much of a vain person. I consulted the experts of The Art of Taking a Selfie, Igi and Neo on how to do it right.

You mean like this?

And since I'm a newbie I let Igi do the picture taking. Hahaha! Thanks Igi!

Good laugh guys! Good times! :)

MONG

Choices

I chose what I believe in. What I believe is right. What I believe will make me happy. A friend said,

sometimes we have to be selfish to experience honest happiness.

I chose to be selfish and chose myself. I gave up.

Does that count to make myself a quitter? For the past 6 months, I've always been bothered with that idea. Is that why at some point, I'm afraid to even try... try to talk to you, ask how you are doing, if I could help, if you even want to talk bout it.

I'm afraid that I what I might say is wrong. I'm scared of screwing up things again.

#CLINGY with Lucid

May  17, 2013

School is about to start in less than 2 weeks. Before some of them goes to their internships, before some of them goes back to works, before we go back to school, before we go on our separate ways with LSDC.

Lucid Dance Troupe or rather how Dom would say it "Lucid Dance Group" had a little get together.

A night of food trippin', a night of laughter and smiles, and more food. :))

I'm gonna miss this group. One thing about this whole integration is that I think that I still haven't moved on with Lucid being dissolved.

Going into this school year the school year will be very different and Lucid not being part of it still difficult to accept. Don't get me wrong, I'm excited being part of LSDC and meeting new people, getting the chance to work with CAO. But being with those guys are one of the best times of my life.

So enough of being #CLINGY (yup, hashtag clinggy). I hope next time we could all be complete. :)

Photos from Neo and Tin

MONG