location: dimensions dance studio
date: august 4, 2021
with: @fmdsamsoo
Dancing has never been an area that Sunghee excelled at, neither has it even been a priority for them. Auditioning into Dimensions, Sunghee had only been thinking about rapping, about making music, about making a living out of music — not about the fact that it would be expected of them to master idol skills just like any other idol. When they started training, Sunghee hadn’t had the best time with the dance trainers either, so it had taken them years to properly get into it. And by the time Unity debuted, they thought they were competent. Enough to follow Unity’s fairly complicated choreography with ease, but definitely not coming close to the dance line. Yet, for years now, Dimensions has been pushing them to center more often, down to giving Sunghee dance breaks. It’s why they had decided to start working out more this year, so they could have enough stamina to keep up, but with 90s love somehow all that effort seems to not be enough.
They don’t collapse in the middle of practice, but it’s almost. Sunghee forces themself to try to breathe, slowing down and counting their inhales and exhales. They tug on their necklace, bringing the chewing toy into their mouth so they can focus on that as they gather themselves once more. But still, they have to kneel down, forehead leaning forward to rest against the nearest surface — which happens to be the side of Samsoo’s thigh. “Hyung,” Sunghee whines, voice muffled around the toy. “Are we almost over?”
Samsoo wasn’t a great dancer. In fact, he wasn’t even the best dancer in his group, or the second best or third best. Or maybe even fourth best. But what he lacked in technique and finesse he made up for in stage presence and his performance ability. He may not have been able to hit all the major points in a dance, but he could definitely put on a show. It had been a little rough for him when he first began training. He wasn’t a natural born dancer, and he had to practically build his skills from the ground up. What did help him in learning choreographies for Unity’s music was the fact that he was in pretty good shape. He wasn’t the most muscular person in the world, but he was lean, defined and strong in his own right. And his breath control was pretty good.
That didn’t mean he didn’t get tired though. He wasn’t panting and heaving, but he was sweating and breathing prettily deeply. He was standing straight up, his arms in the air with his hands resting behind his head, pacing back and forth a short distance. He stopped for a moment, and almost instantly he felt Sunghee’s forehead on his thigh. He let out a chuckle, nodding his head. “We’ve only got another half hour or so to go, kid. You’ll be alright, you got this.” He ruffled the younger member’s hair affectionately.