Packed my bag | Arrived at venue | Professional sports complex | Name ticked off | Got hair done | Hairspray was everywhere | Pinned on number | Checked my make-up | Warm up area | Did dynamic stretches | Hit the floor | Smiles all around | Danced with grace | Recovered from mistakes | Extremely fun experience | Thank you ladies | Super support team | Friendly practice environment | Still smiling now :)
Club Competition
I recently competed in my club competition which was a fairly casual event with two judges from separate clubs. All girls from preschool to ladies were encouraged to take part even if they did not participate in previous interclubs or intend on dancing at the zone finals. The club competition was a perfect opportunity for girls to perform the 2016 syllabus in front of their friends and family. After the interclubs, I did not expect for the event to be so relaxed. I'd also heard from the ladies that club competitions do not count towards your status, for example, if you were a novice and you dance on club day or in a team ONLY that year, it would not progress your status (eg. beginner, novice, intermediate, open).For the first few age groups the audience was patient and pretty quiet. Then as the preschoolers arrived, the hall filled with their excited squeals. Luckily, silence followed with the commencement of their dance. That being said, the BjPop which involved all age groups except for the ladies (sadly) ensued the biggest silence (with the exception of the soundtrack). The BjPop exemplified the inclusivity of physie, where the older girls helped the younger ones to learn the routine earlier in the year. Towards the end of the program was the biggest crowd-pleaser which was the men's marching challenge where brothers, sons, grandfathers, husbands and male relatives joined in to experience a taste of physie.
After a long day the antepenultimate event was the march past. All girls and ladies received a sash akin to pageant sashes where we pinned all our well-deserved badges and medallions to display. The shape of the medallion at this event was different too, it was circular and not triangular like the interclubs. Some ladies even showed me their special medal from the centenary of physie in 1992. After that, club photos were taken and presentation of awards concluded the big day of physie.
