Rachel Li in #ArtsinthePark

Next up, we have Rachel Li who also performed in #ArtsinthePark for the first time this year! She was part of Desiree Ho’s Where the Wild Things Are. 

I loved… spending time with a bunch of awesome friends who love dance just as I do and rehearsing with them every week! Also, our craziness which other people won’t understand at all. I am going to miss… EVERYBODYYY! And every single rehearsal!
 
I learned… to choreograph creatively by looking at some photos and choreograph according to the characteristics of the object or the scenery in the photos. Also, to work together as a team!  
 
I laugh when I think back to… the parade! All of us were super energetic and crazy. We sun-danced the whole time during the parade. We even sang while we did our dance on stage, it was like as if we’re in a musical haha.

Tell us something we don’t know… When I received my costume, I was quite disappointed as it wasn’t as I expected. However, when we performed in it, the costume turned out looking amazing! Especially when we did turns, as the ‘tentacles’ flew around and it was super cool!
 
​It was quite challenging to... dance in our costumes as we always accidentally stepped on each other’s ‘tentacles’. Also, the stage was quite small because it was in the shape of a semi-circle, so we had to be very careful of the spacing.
 
What’s next…? I hope to participate more in YAF projects. Also, I hope to succeed in nailing my aerial!!
 
My dream superpower is… to flip and tumble wherever I am and whenever I want to.