BC CSA/KSA Culture Show

For the past 3 weeks, I've been learning how to play/spin a chinese yoyo in order to perform for the Boston College CSA (Chinese Student Association)/KSA (Korean Student Association) culture show.  I usually had 3 practices a week, 1-2 hrs long each, and I got quite a few blisters on my hands cause of it...not to mention a bloody nose after having the yoyo fly into my face.  And then during the last few days before the show, I had run throughs which was when my group's yoyo act along with the other chinese/korean acts practiced altogether... these lasted til 1am and 2am. 

The show was yesterday, Friday, at 7:00 PM, and I was in the 2nd half.  I was allowed to sit in the audience up until intermission after the 1st half, and watching each act end got me more and more nervous as it meant that I was going to go on stage in front of 200-300 people soon.  Peers that I knew, peers that I didn't, their parents, professors, and other people.  At the end of act right before mine, I shook out all my nervousness, and I stepped on stage with my partner and 6 other yoyo'ers.  I threw my yoyo to my partner and he threw me his.  Double pass, successful.  Double pass again.  Successful again!  I was on a roll, I was confident.  Coffee grinder trick, yet another successful trick.  Then my strings got tangled.... then my legs started feeling a bit weak.... then I couldn't untangle it in time for the next trick; leg, the trick I'm normally most comfortable with.  I got off the stage so that the group 2 yoyo'ers could go on, and perform part 2 of our routine.  I messed up, but luckily nobody really noticed cause my yoyo never really dropped onto the floor.  *phew*

Afterwards, I had an hour to kill before the afterparty at 10:30.  I took a shower, and then went to the afterparty with a bunch of my friends.  There was ~100 people cramped up in this small on campus house thing, moderately loud music, and a shaking housing foundation because of the people dancing and jumping.  It was too sweaty inside though, it was nasty.  I stepped in and out to get some air, until this RA (residence assistant) came into the place and told us to shut up.  Then told us to keep everyone inside, and if he saw people outside, he'd shut the party down...of course, we all stayed inside.  I only stayed for another 1/2 an hour though; enough time to see my sober, kinda nerdy friend grind on a couple girls who've had a bit to drink already.  (My friends and I've had a talk with him already... lol)  It was I guess..interesting to see that new side of him, and see a couple other of my friends let some random guys dance with them when I guess, nobody expected it.  Another one of my friends though was asked to dance, and she rejected him...I lol'd haha.  By 2AM I think I was done and headed to the cafeteria, chilled for a bit, and then went back to my room.  It was a good night =]

So overall though, the culture show went really well!! All the other acts were awesome, and everyone loved it. =] And after the party, a good chunk of my recent stress has finally been relieved of, and I can finally relax a bit!

Saturday, February 13, 2010