modern contemporary dance

The end has come for the modern contemporary dance and I learnt a lot on balance, posture, control and flexibility. The dance was added on to from week to week and I finally danced it without any mistakes two weeks ago on Thursday. It was a fun way to get fit for basketball and at the same time taught me how to be more aware of my environment and my body. I learnt control and how to express different emotions through movement. The timing is very important to the music and it changes since no music is monotone. Dancing as been fun and has made me more aware and flexible.

Mango Roses

The final play for Mango Roses was a success. The script that we wrote was tweaked to be a musical and the music was very good and relevant to the certain scenes that were being acted. The best part about the play was the flashback of Rosie's parents fighting and the drunken dad killing Rosie's mother. It was acted out through dance and the backdrop was red to suit he bloody emotion filled scene. The writing of the script might have been  challenging but it worth it. To see your work being acted out on stage by good actors is a treasure and a memory I will never forget. This whole Mango Roses experience was fun and very educative.

Basketball

Last week, we had tryouts for the basketball team and I got into the basketball team. We have started practicing and we mainly do fitness: suicides, skipping, push ups and sit ups. Then we work on techniques mainly shooting free throws and lay ups. I have improved my left side lay ups form last year. We practice 3 times a week on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.

Senior Choir

We have been practicing mainly these songs for the music festival on the 4 or 5 December. The songs are Holiday Romance, Santa Claus is coming to town, Freedom is coming and Alleluia Chorus. So far we have considered dance moves for the second song but the definite song we will do is that and Holiday Romance that has a 1950s theme to it. Mr.Pearson has volunteered to help practice with us and I am enthusiastic about the choir and the music festival, my first choir performance.

cancer charity project

For the last two weeks, we have been deliberating on the various fundraisers that we could be to raise more money. First is the non-uniform day in which people are to wear white or pink for breast cancer and prostate cancer. Each person is to pay about UGX5,000 for the day and this will take place next week Friday. The second event is the flee market stall we are planning to put up to sell art pieces that were donated to the foundation by a generous mother. We will also sell food and to have a stall, we have to pay UGX10,000. This would take place on the next two weeks on a Friday from 3.10 to 4pm. The final event is a volleyball tournament that we planned to take place either on the 29 Nov. or 6 Dec. The teams will play against each other and there will be music and food and fun. It still needs approval but so far we have these events planned and the first two are a sure deal but the third one needs more deliberating on and approval.