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Ok, so yesterday sucked, because of freaking everything...yeah. i don't even want to go into it, so ask if you really care. so i figured today would suck but it totally didn't!!!!!!
I had a dance thingy today (a feis...fesh...for those who want to know), and i didn't think it would go well. cuz i pulled my hamstring or something last sunday at class. so i didn't practice all week, all i could do was go on the elliptical machine for a while once or twice. and i'm not a workout fiend, but when i'm having a crappy day, i like to just run and run (or pedal and pedal, as the case may be. dance and dance, whatever) to forget about it. but i couldn't.
So anyway, i get to UWM union at 10 today--bless them for telling us preliminary championships wouldn't start til then--go to my stage, and i'm the second competition. it's so nice to not have to wait til 4, then get results at 8...it's irish time. what can i say? So i did my softshoe round, and it went alright. my feet kinda got stuck a few times, and the girl i was dancing with and i ran into each other a few times. so that wasn't cool. but i ended with a smile, so that's good. Then i switched shoes and did my hardshoe round. I realized i haven't danced competitively since thanksgiving, and i haven't done treble jig since then either. But it went alright for the steps i have--they're pretty easy, especially in comparison to the crazy-intricate ones some PC'ers have--but i was totally out of breath for a few minutes. jeez, i am out of shape. Anyway, i sat and watched the little championship girls (and boy: he was so adorable! and he could've easily beat me in a dance off) waiting for them to call my results. i had to wait 2 competitions until they finally called them. I didn't think i did that great, but you have to get in your dress regardless, because if you get called up and you don't have your dress on, you look like a big loser.
So i was in my dress, and they called the girl that got the last placement at regionals for 5th place. Of course, i didn't think i'd beat her, so i got kinda sad. then 4th place wasn't me, but "in 3rd place, from the Cashel Dennehy School (hey! i was the only CD girl in it, is it me?), competitor #343..." me. yay! third freaking place! I got a massive heavy trophy, which poked me in the face when i was holding it during the "point and bow" part of the picture lineup. Yip-frickin-py! It's about time i get some respect from that school. My teachers didn't seem to really care that i'd gotten the best placement i've ever gotten (previously, it was 7th), but my fellow dancers, and even the people from different schools, were quite enthusiastic. So then my mom and i went to olive garden, and i came home. no huge parties or anything, but i have a shiny trophy on my counter, because it won't fit on the bookshelf with the rest of my awards.
And if none of this means anything to you...just say congratulations, because it's a really huge accomplishment to place at all in a preliminary championship competition, especially 3rd, when i've been in the level for only 4 months. that's it. a congratulations is all that you need to say.
also congrats to kellithsneezed, who placed quite awesomely, as i saw on feisworx.
I had a dance thingy today (a feis...fesh...for those who want to know), and i didn't think it would go well. cuz i pulled my hamstring or something last sunday at class. so i didn't practice all week, all i could do was go on the elliptical machine for a while once or twice. and i'm not a workout fiend, but when i'm having a crappy day, i like to just run and run (or pedal and pedal, as the case may be. dance and dance, whatever) to forget about it. but i couldn't.
So anyway, i get to UWM union at 10 today--bless them for telling us preliminary championships wouldn't start til then--go to my stage, and i'm the second competition. it's so nice to not have to wait til 4, then get results at 8...it's irish time. what can i say? So i did my softshoe round, and it went alright. my feet kinda got stuck a few times, and the girl i was dancing with and i ran into each other a few times. so that wasn't cool. but i ended with a smile, so that's good. Then i switched shoes and did my hardshoe round. I realized i haven't danced competitively since thanksgiving, and i haven't done treble jig since then either. But it went alright for the steps i have--they're pretty easy, especially in comparison to the crazy-intricate ones some PC'ers have--but i was totally out of breath for a few minutes. jeez, i am out of shape. Anyway, i sat and watched the little championship girls (and boy: he was so adorable! and he could've easily beat me in a dance off) waiting for them to call my results. i had to wait 2 competitions until they finally called them. I didn't think i did that great, but you have to get in your dress regardless, because if you get called up and you don't have your dress on, you look like a big loser.
So i was in my dress, and they called the girl that got the last placement at regionals for 5th place. Of course, i didn't think i'd beat her, so i got kinda sad. then 4th place wasn't me, but "in 3rd place, from the Cashel Dennehy School (hey! i was the only CD girl in it, is it me?), competitor #343..." me. yay! third freaking place! I got a massive heavy trophy, which poked me in the face when i was holding it during the "point and bow" part of the picture lineup. Yip-frickin-py! It's about time i get some respect from that school. My teachers didn't seem to really care that i'd gotten the best placement i've ever gotten (previously, it was 7th), but my fellow dancers, and even the people from different schools, were quite enthusiastic. So then my mom and i went to olive garden, and i came home. no huge parties or anything, but i have a shiny trophy on my counter, because it won't fit on the bookshelf with the rest of my awards.
And if none of this means anything to you...just say congratulations, because it's a really huge accomplishment to place at all in a preliminary championship competition, especially 3rd, when i've been in the level for only 4 months. that's it. a congratulations is all that you need to say.
also congrats to kellithsneezed, who placed quite awesomely, as i saw on feisworx.