Since my last post, the University of Southampton’s dance squads competed in the annual Bucks New University dance
competition and we completely dominated! Not only did we return to Southampton
with a ton of gold trophies to add to our collection, but we also had plenty of
amazing memories from the day. Our final and most important competition is the
annual Loughborough Dance Competition, which is happening in just over a week!
It’s now time to take on any feedback given by the judges from our previous competitions
and workout any last minute kinks in the routines. The Loughborough Dance
Competition takes place over the course of two days so we’ll be gone for the
entire weekend. It was an absolute blast last year, so I’m hoping for another
incredible weekend this year. Until then, here are a few photos taken from the
BNU dance competition last Saturday.
Happy Southampton dancers with lots of
trophies!
This photo was taken during our winning
advanced jazz routine! Out of the three squads that I’m in, this has to be my
favourite routine to dance, and it was choreographed by a student studying here
at Southampton!
Me and the advanced ballet squad girls
after the competition.
We are also currently preparing for our
annual Pure Dance show, which will take place at the end of March in the Turner
Sims, a concert hall situated on campus. This week I’ve had a shot at
choreographing the jazz finale section for the show and I’ll be teaching the
short routine to the society’s members in our next class. Time really is flying
by at lightning speed! Not only is competition season over soon but, after Pure
Dance, it won’t be long until it’s time to elect a new Jazz Dance committee and
my time as President will come to an end (as I mentioned in my previous post I
don’t plan on dancing in my final year).
With so much going on and lots to think
about, it’s actually very rewarding being a student blogger. Not only is it fun
sharing my university experiences, but in order to do so I also get to reflect
over what it is I’ve been doing. When you’re constantly busy this can easily be
neglected.
Apart from dance, I’ve also been enjoying
the various lectures for the new modules that I’m taking this semester. I’ve recently
had a couple of really interesting tutorials which are great opportunities to discuss
(in smaller groups), relevant scientific topics, challenges and studies as well
as apply some of what we are learning in our lectures. The tutorials are led by
PhD students or lecturers who are usually carrying out research relevant to the
topics we are discussing in the tutorial, allowing them to share the copious
amounts of engaging information they have and often providing a new perspective
and better understanding of the subject area.
Furthermore, over the last few weeks I’ve
also had a number really interesting (and fun!) practicals for the new modules
that I’m taking. These include working with live Madagascar hissing cockroaches
for my Evolution module and learning some basic (but essential) microbiological
techniques for my Microbiology module.
Lastly I’ve also been making potential
plans for the summer break. It might seem like quite a while until then but as
I’ve already mentioned, time is just flying by and keeping on top of things and
planning ahead is really key!
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