location: seoul, south korea (sm entertainment training studio)date: march 2012things were getting a
location: seoul, south korea (sm entertainment training studio)date: march 2012things were getting a little too tense recently. it was really serious to be so close to debut and to learn who was in the final lineup. chungha knew she was going to be in it but that didn’t ring true for the other girls.the girls were cut throat and petty. they were being mean to one another and chungha wasn’t surprised to hear about a physical altercation that had happened previously. for the sake of bringing down the tense atmosphere, chungha had asked for a more open dance schedule that day in hopes that the girls could filter out their frustrations properly.the song was completely random. not even chungha knew what it was going to be. when it plays, however, it gets all the girls hype. “everyone give it your best shot. lets see who is the free styling queen.” it was a challenge. chungha was up for it.it was hard to predict the way the beat would go at first but as a dancer, you get used to the rhythm songs typically go. so after the first four eight counts of the song, chungha could anticipate the thumps, beats and tempo of the song and made it that much easier for her to freestyle (this is why she didn’t opt to go first).recently a newer trainee came in with the fire and passion for dance. it was clear she was heading for chungha’s spot as the main dancer of the team. it didn’t help that she was (objectively) prettier than her. she fit the korean beauty standard better so her chances of being centre was higher than chungha’s. maybe chungha was a bit intimidated by her but despite being intimidated by her looks, she was too damn confident not to at least beat her in dancing. dancing was chungha’s domain. no one was taking that crown from her.so when the newer trainee went to dance, chungha was quick to jump in too and upstage her with her powerful and sharp moves. there girl was persistent to win the crowd of trainees over, who were egging them both on. they kept one upping each other: chungha rolled her body on the floor and popped her ass, the other female showed off some popping moves. the back and forth went on for a bit before their instructor stepped in, calling for a break.“you both seem really into this song, yeah?” she smiled, wrapping her arms around both of their shoulders. instead of saying the truth ( ”no, i just wanted to do better than she did.” ), chungha just nodded, a little breathless from their dancing just now. the other girl gave a chipper, “yeah!” their instructor pulled away, clapping her hands together.“so why don’t we start with our latest choreography, taking some moves from chanmi and chaeyoung’s choreography?”the other girls cheered. chungha stared for a moment before nodding in agreement. she would have liked to be helping out with the choreography herself as the best dancer in the room but she wasn’t the best at making cohesive choreographies on her own. she needed someone else to help her. so she begrudgingly worked with chaeyoung and the instructor, desperately wishing that the dance battle hadn’t ended in a forced tie. -- source link
#rkdanceoff#word count 559