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Cheryl Lee Freestyle Solo- All City Battle Zone Perth Decided to step out of my bedroom comfort zone for once and join this Battle zone event. Can somebody say nervous train wreck? Hollaaa~ This is pretty much my first public appearance in a dance event/dance environment/freestyle/doin' my thang experience. Gotta admit, the fear/nerves was real y'all! This video includes my freestyle solo showcasing "me" and to my jaw drop, it got me through to the Top 8 battle rounds. (Which we unfortunately, didn't get any of the footage of :() I didn't go any further from here, which is cooool because I only came for the experience :) Shout out to my opponent, PJ, though, needed to be said, she killed it!! Furthermore, it didn't end here! I was blessed enough to be acknowledged for doin' me, let alone, being awarded for it. "Rising Star, most promising soloist". Wow. (cue awkward bow) Though, a lot of people may not recognize this as a big deal, but to me, every moment like this, no matter how miniature, its what keeps me going. Its always there to remind me why I dance in the first place. Wouldn't trade it for anything else. Best feeling in the world. Shout out to: All City Perth, for the event. Fyah Dance Complex, for the location. DanteStylez & Burnz Morales, for hosting. Judges, for judging and the kind words. All the other dancers, for holdin' it down for the Perth dance community. Spectators, for the support and energy. Michelle Lee, for the footage and always being there for me, believing in me and giving me moral support. :) Thank you beautiful world. Contact- [email protected] Follow- IG : Twitter : Snapchat @cherylclee Facebook @chzclee SUBSCRIBE SHARE LIKE :D Yours Truly, -C.

This is a new video of an old piece I made for a school exam in 2012. For my last year in high school, I decided to take up Contemporary Dance as a subject. hahah, the fact that I've never had any training, damn that was a hard year! ha but I didn't mind working that little bit harder to keep up with the rest cause well... I loved it :) Anyway, so we were all required to create a solo piece in preparation for the big exams at the end of the year. We had to pick a concept that came under the topic of "Youth Issues" and mine reflects the idea of "influence of technology". My piece is presented as a metaphor of an individual (representing everyone) gradually becoming a "machine" due to excessive use, reliance and influence of technology in our current generation. Obviously, there are many ways to perceive today's technology improvements but I chose to portray the negative outcomes in this piece. I felt that it would've had more power and message for an audience. The piece is separated into 3 parts. The first part shows the individual as still a complete human. (hence the flow and softness of the movements- reflecting that humans still hold the ability to feel different emotions). The middle section represents the process of "becoming a machine" where the movements are slowly turning jerky, robotic and hard hitting yet still intertwined with some soft contemporary flow. The final segment of angular shapes, semi-popping technique and hard hitting movements is the portrayal of the individual ultimately transformed into a machine due to negative technological exposure. At the conclusion, the "human" has become an official "unidentified object". I was very proud of this piece because of the MASSIVE thought and hard work I put into this. I knew my weaknesses as a contemporary dancer so I decided to work my strengths and interpret some hip-hop/lyrical technique into the piece. AND IT PAID OFF :D Only the top students were able to perform during dance night and I was definitely blessed to be one of them. EVEN blessed to be awarded performer of the night. That night was definitely one of the most memorable nights up to date. Dancing on stage (even though it was only a small stage)... best feeling in the world. FYI, apologies for the unnecessary angles hahah I had no control over it :( Hope you enjoyed it! Subscribe, Like, Comment, Share!! Huge shout out to Ms Berryman for the guidance and support! Credits to Mindarie Senior College for the footage Music By: Jabbawockeez- Robot Remains Jaja Vankova- IaMElectricity (video) THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!!! [email protected] Instagram: Twitter: Tumblr: @cherylclee Stay Beautiful! :D -C.