I dream the dream
Application ♥
Basics:
+ Name: Adele
+ Age: 17 (18 in two weeks!)
+ Location: Adelaide
+ Siblings: One older brother
+ If you have a job, what do you do? I’m a student/part time waitress
+ Hobbies ((besides dance)): Listening to music / going for long walks
+ Name 3 interesting facts about yourself that DO NOT pertain to dance:
+ Favorite food? Hmmm. Tough one, there are so many… probably chicken twisties and hot chips - I always crave carbs, what can I say!
+ Favorite restaurant? Cheap: Caffe Primo Expensive: Windy Point
Your calisthenics life:
+ Club: Ridgehaven
+ Who do you dance for: for myself
+ Years dancing: going on 14 this year
+ Are you a competitive dancer? If so, put years competing: Again, 14
+ What are some achievements earned at your club and/or at competition [both individual and group acheivements] : Club: last year the senior team won the state championships (but I took the year off for yr 12, so I could only watch them L) Individual: being in the national and state teams in 97, 99, 00, 03 would have to be the highlights!
+ If you could improve anything about yourself dance-wise, what would it be? My flexibility… it really does let me down sometimes…
+ What is your favorite brand of dance gear? ((Capezio, Bloch, Leo, etc.)) Bloch
Favorites:
+ Female dancer: N/A
+ Male dancer: N/A
+ Dance movie((s)): Centre Stage!!
+ Dance genre: I enjoy watching modern, but I only do calisthenics myself..
+ Competition: National championships / Royal South Street Eisteddfods.
+ Live dance performance: it’s so sad, but apart from calisthenics, I’ve never been to one…
+ Dance quote: Another common one, but - “dance like no one is watching”
+ Best dance advice you’ve ever been given: (adapted from Centre Stage) No matter what happens during a competition, or at training, every day is another day you get to dance - be thankful!
+ Do you have a favorite dance website? please share the link! I’m sure this is already up there, but www.dance.net - I’m cali_baby
Either or:
+ Ballet or jazz? Ballet
+ Calisthenics or gym? Calisthenics
+ Hip-hop or modern? Modern
+ The second before you perform, or the second the music stops? The second before
+ Team work or solo? Teamwork
+ Right side or left side? [some people prefer to do things on a particular side] Right! Definitely right!
We're just curious! it's time to think!:
+ Do you think calisthenics is a sport?: Definitely
+ What do you say to someone who looks at dancing as easy [the “I could do that” attitude] ? I show them a video and ask them to repeat it! No, normally I just tell them just how much we train, and some of the skills we actually need - often people don’t actually know what’s involved…
+ What do you tell yourself to get over that “I can’t do this” hump? I look at how effortless other people make it, and convince myself that I am equally as skilled, to make the task seem less daunting…
+ Why do you dance?: Because it keeps me sane
+ What is your favourite part of calisthenics?: Performing! My favourite items are clubs and rods (just for the record)
+ What is your least favourite part of calisthenics?: The emphasis on flexibility, and detailing… it feels good when you get it right, but it can be soooo frustrating getting there!
+ Brag a little. What are some of your strongest points?: Definitely my clubs swinging… something that just clicked with me from the start!
+ How did you start calisthenics?: My mum used to do it, and a friend from kindy knew about a then successful club, and I tagged along one day
+ How did you hear about Calisthenics_? I don’t actually remember hearing about it - I was about 4! But it would have been through my mum