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  • 1. +Express YourselfEssay Topic I

2. +Essay Topic Show us an activity you enjoy doing. Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development 3. +Bollywood Dance Although Ive lived in Singapore all my life, I have stayed rootedto the North Indian culture I belong to, where music, dancingand dressing-up defines celebration. Ive been dancing to Bollywood music, along with a group offriends (all Singaporean like myself) since the early of 5. Weve been choreographing our own dances throughout- withthe help of Bollywood movies and other dance shows. 4. +Type of Dance Performances Society Events Community Shows Weddings Festivals Celebratory parties within the social circle 5. +What dance means to me Great fun! A way of de-stressing Letting myself- body and soul- loose A way of flaunting my inner-best Makes me feel liberated 6. + My Sisters Wedding (2011)- MusicalNight, Singapore ME 7. +Bollywood Night (2011)- SocietyEvent, SingaporeME 8. +A Friends Wedding (2011)-Ahmedabad, India ME 9. +Another friends wedding(2012)-Jaipur, India ME 10. +How dance contributes to mypersonality Confidence This has made me believe in myself Increases happiness level which in turn makes me more productive at work/school Sense of achievement and satisfaction The pride which follows after each successful performanceinfluences other life aspects positively Determination to do my best each time Strive for perfection I everything I do at work/elsewhere as a result 11. +How dance contributes to myprofessional development Teamwork Intensive teamwork required while conceptualizing danceperformances and choreographing the dance collectively Project Management Setting strict timelines for dance concept brainstorming, musicediting, choreography, practices, costumes, and final execution Crisis management Handling various dimensions of crisis- costume, health issues ofteam member on the day of the dance, music file error, lightingissue 12. +A sneak preview- two of the moreinformal dancesThe rightmostperson inbothdances ismeApologies for the video quality. All professionally taken videos are copyright (by the videographers company), which is why I could not attach those. 13. +The End