[cvpdancehub]

My Dance Inspirations

In order to build dance foundation, I binge watched so many dance videos on youtube and instagram and got inspired by so many insanely talented dancers.

1. The dancer that first inspired me to have a hard-hitting big movement dance style would be Ysabelle Capitule. She is a Filipino-Portuguese dancer who has danced in big stages such as the X Factor, the Ellen DeGenres’ show, and Nickelodeon’s Kids Choice Awards. She is one of the most followed dancers on instagram, currently having almost 800k followers. I would say she’s definitely a favorite of mine still today when it comes to the “lit” style as I call it.

2. I ventured into the more technical style when I discovered Sorah Yang on Youtube. Sorah Yang has choreographed for my favorite California dance team (GRV), has coached some of my favorite K-Pop artist (New Jeans and Monsta X), and has been nominated as Female Choreographer of the Year twice by World of Dance. Sorah Yang has so many intricate moves and she hits every beat in the right pocket. She’s very technical, but very sharp and powerful as well. Until today, I still call her my favorite dancer.

3. On a personal level, one of the dancers I respect the most would be the very first dance captain I’ve gotten the privilege to learn from at the start of my dance journey. My high school captain Alea F. started our team from nothing. All of the members from our high school’s dance team quit just before I joined due to drama, so during her junior year (my sophomore year), she took the reigns and trained a team filled with beginner dancers such as myself. Our high school all female dance team has never placed 1st in the high school dance competitions before, but by the time I was a senior, we achieved what we thought was unimaginable with dancers who have only been dancing for approximately 3-4 years. We won 1st place. Alea gave us the vision and drive, and we made sure to keep it going after she graduated. The joy on her face when she came to watch our winning performance filled our team up with so much pride.

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My Dance Performances and Competitions

Having started dance in high school, I have only experienced a handful of dance competitions personally, but all these different competitions definitely had their own unique atmosphere. West Coast Elite (WCE) was my high school dance team’s most important competition in the year. WCE hosts dance and drill competitions all over the US, specializing in dance competitions and conventions for high school, middle school, and elementary. WCE consisted of 2 parts: Regionals and Nationals. To get to the Nationals competition, there are different regionals around the area that will determine if you belong or even qualify for the Gold, Silver, or Bronze section. Ironically however, Regionals have always felt like the bigger deal as that is the competition where other teams first see your performance. Regionals also had less amount of teams, and consists of your closest competitors in the area. My high school was part of the well known rivals schools, which were the top 4 south bay high school dance teams: Otay Ranch, Eastlake, Olympian, and Morse High School.

BDGE was another competition that was a lot more prestigious. This competition is one of the largest southern California dance competitions. The BRDGE Juniors was the competition I did when I was in the community youth team, iLL Habits. I moved up to participating in BRDGE SoCal Adult competitions when I joined my college team. The atmosphere here was incomparably more tense because the competitors come from all parts of United States, even sometimes outside of the country like Mexico and Japan. My favorite dance competition in college however, is Maxt Out, another known dance competition that is of a lower caliber as it is joined more by collegiate dance teams instead of large professional teams. Competition feels more friendly here.

Competition aside, dance teams also perform for school events (culture nights and pep rallies) and community events (benefit shows and night markets). My most recent performance was for a high school club’s benefit show called Dance For A Cure (DFAC), which is production that aims to raise money for Rady Children’s Hospital’s research for kids with cancer. This year had the most seats sold out ever since the benefit show first started. The show seated around 1,500 people that day. It felt rewarding to know I was dancing for a bigger cause, and the dance community felt very connected in this event. It was a nice break from the competition scene.

Dance competitions and performances build confidence within the teams and within the individual dancers. These events bring the community together and give dancers something to look forward too. Competitions also helps asses a dance team’s growth. I had learned not only more about myself as a dancer, but also how to be respectful and supportive of other dancer.

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My take on dance teams:

Having started my dance journey by auditioning for my high school’s all-female hip hop team, my view of this hobby has grown and developed to be competitive and cooperative. I have never danced until tryouts, so dancing never started for me as something I simply did by myself for fun. Right off the bat, after getting on the team, we were skillfully trained, physically conditioned,and mentally strengthened to be competent enough to learn and perform choreography for school performances and high school dance competitions. My dance captain’s mantra was “you are only as strong as your weakest link.” and this motivated everyone to push each other to our fullest potential. Friendly competition within my high school team was always present and healthy because of this. Bonding days were also planned to strengthen our teamwork, as well as make sure we’re still having fun doing what we love. My high school dance team experience encouraged me to audition for outside community dance teams, as well as the dance team I’m on currently in at my university. For me and most of my fellow dancers I know today, high school dance teams were what introduced them to competitive dance.

During my last year in high school, I joined an community dance team called iLL Habits. This outside team was more prestigious, competitive, and professional, as it consisted of the best dancers from different high school dance teams around the southern region of San Diego. The competition within the team was definitely not as friendly. iLL Habits had professional choreographers, unlike my high school, so meritocracy based favoritism was inevitable. This professional dance team felt very intimidating and pressuring, but despite all this, seeing the final result of the set made me feel so proud to be part of it at all. The production always surpassed my expectations, and being part of this team has taught me to trust the process, and to really work hard to deserve your spot.

After entering San Diego State University, I joined VSA Modern, a hip hop dance team in my college. Some of my old teammates in iLL Habits promoted this team to me as they became part of it after they graduated high school as well. I joined this team to be able to simply dance on the side while finishing university. I didn’t expect much from it, but the competitive drive some of the dancers brought here was contagious. Collegiate teams offered diversity as university students came from different parts of the country, even different parts of the world, and with them their different dance styles and background. Some dancers from my collegiate dance team were also part of bigger professional adult dance teams, so being exposed to that level of skill inspired me. Collegiate dance teams are also more lenient because it consists of adults who are already disciplined and mature for the most part. Everyone on the team has different goals in dance, but we all come together to do what we are passionate about. Being in dance teams emphasizes that dance is not simply a hobby, for some it can be a lifestyle.

[onthighsbelongtotaemin]

when shinee calls him “jinki”

inspired by jonghyun’s “screw you his name is jinki” attitude during “base” promotions.

on the “sherlock” set:

“jinki-hyung”

“lee jinki-ssi”

jonghyun:

“where are you jinki?”

“jinki-hyung!  jinki-hyung!”

“onew!  jinki!”

“jinki-ssi / ma jingki”.

“i’m also thankful to jinki-hyung…”

“actually, thank you so much to our minho, jinki-hyung, taeminnie, & kibummie.”

“i was about to bite lee jinki-ssi’s neck.”

“jinki is a person with a pretty smile.”

kibum:

“jinki-ssi…”

“jinki.”

jinki hyung, you can’t move because of the floor, right?

“thanks for starbucks, jinki.” 

“lee-sensei? lee jinki-sensei?” 

“jinki has no appetite, he only finished four servings.”

“where is jinki?  you’re finding jinki in my home.”

minho:

“lee jinki-ssi!” (video)

“lee jin~ki~”

“jinki hyung, you’re ok right?”

“lee jinki.” 

“shinee’s dance king lee jinki!”

“lee jinki-ssi”

taemin:

"lee jinki-ssi!”

"happy birthday dear jinki!”

“but jinki won’t be there.”

“ do you guys know a person named lee jinki?”

“jinki” *mocking laughter*

[onthighsbelongtotaemin]

ontae: an introduction

“always making each other smile, the warm, fluffy, and healing pair”

saying things

silly things

snarky things

soft things

sweet things

[oncw]

jinki’s voice cracked during an encore so taemin let him sing again since he’s “sorry”

in short: taemin will tease jinki but he will throw hands at anyone who comes for jinki

[sheblogs]

The First Time|Chapter 1

Summary: Come to think of it, they were a total cliche. Lee Su Hyeok was the handsome, popular, bubbly boy that fell in love with his complete opposite: a bookwormish, cold, and quiet girl named Choi Nam Ra. Both with parental issues, teenage angst, and managing getting through high school, they formed a bond that lasts through a lifetime. Sounds about like every other story, right? Yes, just don’t forget the Jonas Plague that’s terrorizing their high school and instead of fighting for top grades to get to university, they’re fighting to stay alive and keep their friends intact.

Pairing: Lee Su-hyeok x Choi Nam-ra

Genre: All of Us Are Dead Fanfic. supernatural au, zombie, adventure, school love

A/N: I’m mainly a reader and not really a writer, so please excuse the writing. there’s most likely so many mistakes and errors. Just really needed a place to expose how much I love this ship. I’m starting off before the show, just to build some more story behind Su-hyeok and Nam-ra’s love story. I will at some point connect it to the show and hopefully after the show.

Prologue || Chapter 2

The First Time He Saw Her Outside of School

It was the summer before going back to school for grade 11. He spent most of it trying to establish better relationships with his classmates instead of being with Myung-hwan and others. Currently, he’s on his way to meet up with Cheong-San and Gyeong-su to eat jajangmyeon. But what he didn’t prepare for was accidentally looking inside a cafe on his way and seeing Nam-ra with an iced americano, an open book, with her earphones on.

Did he stop and creepily watched her? Yes, he did.

Nam-ra looked so different today, so simple and casual. Her hair was tied up high in a ponytail, something he had never seen her wear to school at all. He rubbed her eyes to make sure it was really her, but it was. She has the same alabaster skin and lonely eyes. She was, yet again, without anyone to accompany her.

How can someone be so lonely? He thought to himself as his feet moved of its own accord and walked to enter the cafe. He felt his phone vibrate, looking at the clock, he was late to meet up with the boys and there were still three people ahead of him in line. Screw it, Su-hyeok thought, and texted Cheong-san that he was on his way.

She hadn’t glanced up at all from her book, letting the world pass her by. Su-hyeok ordered quickly, not really knowing what to order except for a strawberry mochi on their display. He thanked the cashier and waited for his order to be called. She still hasn’t looked up.

His foot tapped on the ground impatiently. There was a trio of young girls looking at him and immediately whispered among themselves. He could hear them and couldn’t help but feel flattered at the way they thought he was good looking. See, he was good looking! He reminded himself to bring it up to his friends later. His order finally came and he walked up to where Nam-ra was sitting and stopped himself just a step before he invaded her surroundings.

Should I do this?

What if she thinks this is weird?

Does she even know me?

Ah, screw it. He took the step, placed his orders next to her and sat down. Nam-ra looked a bit startled and finally took out her earphones and saw him. He immediately looked away, “I won’t disturb you, I just want to drink my drink and there’s no more open spots.”

Nam-ra’s brain could not function fast enough. She never thought she would see someone she knows in this cafe, much less be approached. Her eyes darted to the open tables on the other side of the cafe, “There are some over there.”

Su-hyeok’s cheeks flushed, his hand gripping at his pants in nervousness; he turned to her, “Are you really kicking me out, Pres?”

She was stunned; most of time people gravitate away from her the moment she opens her mouth. Su-hyeok’s face fell, a small pout on his lips and she truly does not know how to respond. Instead, she just placed her earphone back and thought not openly answering would force him to decide if he was staying or not.

And stayed he did. Su-hyeok took this as a victory, a small one, but still a victory. He side eyed her and she looked even more immersed in her book. He was glad to see it wasn’t a school book, because really, it’s summer and why would anyone want to study during summer, right? He tried to sip on his drink slowly just so he has an excuse to sit next to her. Seeing her alone like this, and like all the other times at school, really tugged at his heart. But his friends were waiting and texting and calling and at last, he couldn’t hold them off any longer. Their drinks were melting and their patience wearing thin.

He stood up and tried to nonchalantly bid her goodbye, “Get home safe, Pres; I’m going to head out.”

Nam-ra took off her earphones but she heard it all, muting her music the moment Su-hyeok came. She did see him with two other drinks so perhaps he has to go meet up with other people. After all, he wasn’t the type to be hanging out in cafes. But he did leave an untouched strawberry mochi, “Hold on…your mochi.”

He looked back at her with a smile, “I bought it for you.”

Help! Nam-ra thought, why does she feel physically dumb whenever Lee Su-hyeok is around?

[vinceredieem]

Title: There Was No You and Yet I Was Still Alive

Fandom: All of Us Are Dead

Pairing: Lee Suhyeok/Choi Namra

Tags: Pre-Canon, Coming of Age, Character Study, Angst with a Happy Ending, Redemption, Secret Crush, Mutual Pining, Violence, Teenage Drama, But the zombie apocalypse happens anyway, Bullying, Stupid Kids Making Stupid Decisions

Updated: Feb 3, 2022

Summary:

Namra points soundlessly, moving her finger towards and away her own lip so he can see.

It’s the first time she’s ever acknowledged him. He’s transfixed.

‘Blood,’ her pink lips move to mouth.

Startled, Suhyeok pats his finger against his own lips, pulling it back to confirm that, indeed, he is bleeding.

“I, uh,” he stumbles, still staring at her with wide-eyes. “Fighting. I got it… from a fight,” he says the latter weakly, and gives a thumbs-up to prove that he’s perfectly fine.

(Or, It takes Suhyeok a bit too long to realize he’s friends with Bad People.)

Inspired by this prompt: “Bridge the gap between Su-hyeok-who-hangs-with-the-school-bullies to Su-hyeok-newly-reformed-school-boy-going-to-school-in-his-blazer, possibly influenced by a certain model student who happens to be very pretty.”

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leave a kudo, review, bookmark, or fic idea if you want! <3

[vinceredieem]

Title: Vignettes

Fandom: All of Us Are Dead

Tags: Lee Suhyeok/Choi Namra, Lee Suhyeok, Choi Namra, Lee Cheongsan, Protectiveness, Feelings, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Fluff and Angst, No Beta, Zombie Apocalypse

Updated: Feb 1, 2022

Summary:

Suhyeok’s heart lurches. He stills himself, stopping the beam that wanted to escape his whole being. He puts his arms around his knees, and squeezes them forcefully. “Huh,” he says, trying for normalcy. “I’m different, yeah?”

He licks his lips, feigning nonchalance. He tries his best to stay still, just as if she hadn’t just made him melt like human ice cream. Namra reaches for his hand, grasping his with her own. He hopes that even after all this ends, their hands will still be the same. Together. Intertwined. Forever, and ever.

“Yeah,” she whispers, then squeezes his hand.

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[quenwol]

hometown cha cha is the only kdrama i can watch over and over again it’s given me so much happiness ever since the first episode. i don’t think i can ever move on 😭 i love dusik and hyejin so much they’re perfect for each other

[dumbpeachjuice]

Look ma, I write homecha now!

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[nesry-n-deactivated20210929]

Episode 5 SikHye thoughts —

(Warning: Rambling, Tangential at places, Long)

My thoughts are pretty haywire here. Sorry if they don’t seem connected or coherent enough. 😅

Again, so realistic, yet like a dream, movie-like, giving us that giddy feeling as if we ourselves are falling in love.

He had a peaceful sleep. When he woke up from his nightmare and saw her beside him, his breathing calmed and a smile overtook his face. It came so easily despite the dark place he woke up from. He didn’t know that he could achieve that calm with her beside him and we watched him discover that when the black around him faded into bright colours with her, in all white, as the focal point, the light beckoning him out of that endless tunnel. She was the focus of the scene with her clothing and I feel like it was meant to show that as soon as he woke up, she became the focus for him. That everything else fell away and her presence reassured him that he is here and not in the past.

His reluctance. I have had this thought for a while but despite his growing fondness of her, he is reluctant in his ways. He doesn’t go out of his way and denies anything could be construed as more. But clearly his feelings are growing. He is aware of her, of them but doesn’t seem to want to accept it. I feel like he is being hesitant to himself. He lives a minimum life. Essentially, he only has things he needs and has stopped wanting anything for himself. Does he feel like he doesn’t deserve it or that he won’t be able to cherish it. Or that he is not ready for it? Suddenly, lines like “you better not show me affection” or “I rather not see you 3 times a day” hit a little differently. Because he would fall even harder otherwise? But he is not ready for her either. He already feels protective, he feels jealous, he feels worried, he feels indulging — without wanting to. Why do I get the feeling that she is going to teach him to face his feelings head on and he is going to have to overcome his past because she is here, in the beautiful present and he will have to leave the dreadful past behind lest he loses her. She and their growing bond will teach him to let go of his past.

No equations. Hyejin’s developing feelings are such a contrast to how she lives her life. She isn’t calculating because she hadn’t had the chance or time to even evaluate her feelings. They just creeped in on her, with each act of kindness, with each little banter and each little touch. That she kissed him because in that moment, she just had to. That her heart raced when he cradled her face gently. Also, she, someone who is self reliant and self sufficient to the core, loses her practical persona and embraces her childishness with him. He is like that strong, gentle presence that I feel she has lacked ever since her mother died and she had no one to, at least emotionally, depend on. She just likes him, in general. Like his presence makes her happy, let’s her indulge like she did with her maths craziness. How he solved everything she asked and slowly, it became an enjoyable game. He lets her embrace her inner self so seamlessly, so naturally that there is no thought or pattern to her growing feelings.

He understands her. During the social positioning talk, he says that “he pities himself but he pities her as well”. And later, when she apologises, he tells her that “she should not be sorry for her opinions”. He never lectures her or berates her for narrow thinking. Rather, he accepts that her “opinions” are built on the life experiences she has had. He opts to correct her gentle by providing her the opposite view. That you reap what you sow doesn’t mean there is only one way of reaping. You could eat what your sow, you could sell, you could demand due reciprocation for what you sow, you could store, you could throw away, you could do anything with what you sow. That he is falling for her despite all her apparent flaws, that something in her just shines so bright for him. He likes that whatever her beliefs are, she is honest in them, that she doesn’t pretend and lays them out, open like a book. That she is a handwritten book who is ready to overwrite herself as she learns better. He likes opening that view for her.

He really is teaching her to open up and broaden her view of life. That she never knows when there will be rain and that life is not plus and minus. That she would not always be walking the brightest path and that she would not always have an umbrella. That life is not straight lines but a curve with extreme climate change. If she continues to live a calculating life, she would never know true happiness because she would always be limiting herself. That rain scene felt like her truly opening up for the first time and when she did, her memories of the kiss, of her being instinctual came to her. Her conservative self let go of inhibitions and just kissed him. One of the reasons she doesn’t let herself be vulnerable if because of her past relationship that made her wall herself but those walls are not even there when it comes to him. Cause he manages to undo them without even trying.

She came down to sleep beside him and no one can tell me otherwise. He actually gave her the bed but crept into his space while asleep. How cute lol. Her little, cute actions really brings joy to him. That he gets to witness her vulnerable self but never takes advantage of it. This is what she needs. Two people who are what the other needs in life. That they are drawn together despite differences because they are essentially two puzzle pieces that would complete each other if they give it a chance.

On another note, I want to say that Kim Seonho and Shin Minah are such an aesthetic couple and their chemistry is blazing even in scenes where they just stand side by side. They are also playing their characters with such an amazing ease despite the complexities of their characters. Major kudos to them.

Hyejin will learn to open and Dusik will learn to let go — is that going to be the running theme? I can’t wait to find out. But regardless, the fact that they have managed to makes us feel that beautiful intertwining of thoughts, personalities, characters and ultimately fate, I couldn’t feel more attached. I am also waiting for more episodes to find out what Dusik’s nightmare is about. He certainly feels trapped and he certainly lost someone. Is he trapped in the past? In guilt? Want to wait and see.

Thank you for reading my random thoughts! ❤️

[jahe]

Shh!

[delicate-77]

Kiss me once 'cause you know I had a long night

Kiss me twice 'cause it's gonna be alright

Three times 'cause I waited my whole life

Paper rings x CHAYENZO

[chayenzovsevil]

Alright. I've waited enough. It's been nice watching/reading Song Joon Ki's take on the show and I would never say no to him talking about it again

BUT I WANT MY JEON YEO BIN VINCENZO INTERVIEW!!! NOW!

I want her talking about Cha Youngs feelings for Vincenzo!! I want her to say if she planned on visiting him in Malta, if eventually she planned on settling down with him, what she feels, thinks, is it a happy or tragic ending?

I don't just want SJK's opinion.

Note: A sentence of JYB saying the show was a "gift and a miracle" doesn't count. That was really sweet, but it's a crumb to how starved I am.

[quenwol]

this!!! i don’t understand why she can’t be included in the sit down interview with the writer, director, and sjk. she’s the main lead too and we haven’t heard her talk about chayoung really, at least not in video form.

[tehkatie]

Maybe finger flicks will be Chayenzo’s always. 😭 why was that so intimate????

[quenwol]

the first one initiated by vincenzo literally took my breath away. the first time is this love was played during a romantic scene between them and the LIGHTING!!! it was just perfect

[quenwol]

yeobeen’s new video campaign for discovery expedition is out! she’s so gorgeous and fresh (like always). also i appreciate them for adding that action scene bit. someone cast her for an action film or drama already!! https://youtu.be/2gsOQ1PQGdA