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All in In Their Own Words
“! I learned that nothing is going to happen if you stay inside your comfort zone.”
Pag nalaman mo na magiging passion mo siya, be ready kasi umpisa pa lang ‘yan.
Ang dancer, kapag hindi ina-apply ’yung correction, kahit 1,000 times mo uulitin walang mangyayari.
“Instead of practicing the things I feel comfortable with, I’m gonna practice the things I’m not so good at.”
“I really just have to work with what I’ve got and try to make it work and do the best that I can.”
“It’s just me who thinks that I can’t do it. So I’m stopping myself from exploring more.”
“Lagi kong kausap ‘yan si Pearl, si Pia, at si Coach Robert. Sila ‘yung parang advisers ko.”
“Siguro ‘yung motivation ko, yung nag-ho-hope ako na once na maging better na lahat, masasayaw ko na ’yung mga variations na ito ulit.”
“Kailangan mahalin mo kung ano ang ginagawa mo. At saka huwag kang matakot na subukan ulit kung ano ‘yung nasimulan mo.”
“Hindi permanent ang mga bagay na yan. Dadaan lang tayo diyan.”
“I’ve always had the appreciation for the directors, the teachers, the coaches, the costume people, the designers, the production, and even the crew of the theater.”
“If you don’t feel okay then you have to pray more. If you’re still not okay, you have to pray harder.”
“My promise to myself is that I will dance until my body can do it.”
“Doon tayo sa baba muna, dito sa umpisa tapos paangat nang paangat para maka-adapt ako.”
“The artist that your student will become is the stuff that is his or her very own, refined by the tradition in which they are taught.”
