Easter post

Baaaaaah! It's been long since I last posted! Apologies for my inconsistency. You must forgive me, things have been a bit hectic where I study and I've put this blog on the backburner. Now I'm here!

Wow so my last post was in January. A lot has happened since then...

We've had the annual Jubilee Fashion Show and this year's theme was Dare to Leap. Hats off to this years Yotties as they've done an excellent job in upping the ante.

I myself really enjoyed it from a CAA perspective. We only performed one dance and song so I was able to sit in and watch the second half. So proud of them! When the urban dress category walked on it brought back so many memories of last year's show. They put me in this dungaree/cain rows ensemble - fix up look sharp init!

Also had the You Rock kid's club in Feb. Had the privilege to lead the drama team and teach the rules to the kids. In all honesty I didn't really expect much as I never really liked kids all that much. YOT last year slowly restored my love for children but still I would probably choose old people over youngsters. But hey see how God works! I loved every minute of You Rock. Seeing the production and all the departments work together - the music, dance, drama and art - really made me proud and the look on the parents' faces made it all worth it. We are walking in the legacy now as 4 of the girls are now doing the Pulse dance club - that's a 50% increase in the space of a fortnight! God is good!

Also sat my dance exam - thank goodness! Man, it's been a thorn in the flesh since day one and really something I've had to wrestle with. The exam was on tuesday and I didn't really truely begin to do the written work until the friday before. It was a frantic rush, I danced most of saturday, the slot in sunday afternoon and monday. I'm not quite sure how I did it but it must have been in God's grace. I was cutting music on GarageBand monday night (or tuesday AM, however you look at it) and printed off my portfolio an hour before my exam. Talk about cutting it fine! Thankfully the external examiner told me to perform the dances I was most familiar with. I must say I'm very glad that I actually took the exam. It was definitely playing on my mind not to do it. Then I remembered that I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Phil 4:13) and God has not given me a spirit of fear but of power and love and a sound mind (2 Tim 1:7)

If I am a daughter of the Most High, why should I live in fear? If God gave me the strength to run a half-marathon last year, why can't He give me the courage to take this dance exam? I questioned why I agreed to doing the IDTA. At first it was just because I had the opportunity and it's always good to have a qualification but actually, it has the potential to impact more than just myself. With it I can teach dance in any dance school across the globe. It can enable me to do more in the Pulse dance club. Who knows? Maybe God will use me to spread His message through the medium of dance. 

Finally, we also had the CAA production, the content of which I am not allowed to say. All you need to know is that it'll be worth the wait! I have to play characters that are very demanding roles. I have to depict emotions which are very draining. It has been such an incredible journey and really forced me to reflect who I am on stage and off stage. I feel so proud of my fellow CAA students, staff and leaders. It's been a hard slog but it's totally worth it and I wouldn't have it any other way.

That's Creative Arts Academy term 2 condensed into a few paragraphs!