Malaysia Open Dance Championship 2024

Malaysia Open Dance Championship 2024 was held on 17th November, at Berjaya Times Square Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. I competed in Novice A, Novice B, Combined Age Above 80, and Pre-Amateur. ...

November 21, 2024 · 2 min · 244 words · Hong

Dance Competitions In August 2024

Attended Danspiration and Johor Open dance competition in August 2024. Such arrangement of competitions in consecutive weeks pushes me to train hard consistently. ...

August 20, 2024 · 1 min · 190 words · Hong

Frustrated With Mistakes

While I was practicing dancing last night, I was frustrated with making basic mistakes. The continuous swing movement from beat 2 to 3 in Waltz, body moving forward while stepping forward. These are basics, but I was not doing it well. This frustrates me, as I was thinking an advanced dancers should not be making such mistakes. ...

January 31, 2023 · 1 min · 120 words · Hong

Using Your Strength in Dancing

After the competition, my teacher said that I was not using my full strength in dancing. I got defensive, and get the impression that he was assuming that I wasn’t doing my best in the competition. It took me some time to realize that doing your best and being able to exert full strength are 2 different things. ...

August 11, 2022 · 1 min · 124 words · Hong

Wilayah Open Dance Championship 2022

Attended Wilayah Open Dance Championship 2020, organised by Amy Lee (Amy Dancesport Centre) on 10 July 2022. This is the first time I attend a physical competition since COVID lockdown in Malaysia. ...

July 12, 2022 · 4 min · 679 words · Hong

Dance Etiquette

Because there are multiple people on the dance floor, dance etiquette helps to ensure that everyone has a good time. This applies to lesson time, practise sessions, and dance parties. ...

April 7, 2022 · 2 min · 256 words · Hong

Leading In Backward Movement

Sometime when I move backward, I feel that my partner is overtaking me, and I am not catching up with my partner. An example is during step 3 and 4 of Quickstep’s Quick Open Reverse. Especially when it continues with more backward steps in following figure. ...

February 24, 2022 · 1 min · 198 words · Hong

How Lowering Is Hurting My Knees

My knees are injured. I am undergoing a series of treatment and they are slowly recovering. Multiple factors contribute to the injury. Besides flat feet, incorrect posture/action plays a part too. ...

January 4, 2022 · 1 min · 153 words · Hong