Unconventional

Prologue: Why not try?

The deafening sound of rain was covering the streets outside of the dance studio. It was my third week of preparation for the dance competition that was coming up ahead. 

- C you are still here? - said a femenine voice coming from over the entrance of the practice room I was using.

- ... - I took a moment to finish the last few movements of the choreography I was practicing and responded to her - yeah, is there anything wrong? - I said while raising and wywbrow and catching back my breath.

- well... not much, your parents called because it is quite late so i came to see if you were still here - she said while moving her phone from side to side as she spoke.

- I will go home now. Tell them not to worry please - I said as I went to the locker where I felt my things.

- okay, seeya tomorrow C - she said as she left towards the entrance of the dance studio.

- thanks Sasha, seeya - I said while waving my hand above my head as I walked on the opposit way towards the lockers.

I grabbed my things and put on my hoddie to go catch a bus ride because it was kinda cold outside, after all Quito is a cold city at night. As I left the studio my legs trmbled a bit because of the exhaustion but it was fine, it was to be expected after a month of practicing every single day without exception.

While riding the bus back home I saw the far away lights of the main city as we approached another section near the airport of Quito, I lived around here and it was quite peacefull for athird world country. it was still dangerous to go out at night even if I am a guy, so as soon as I got out of the bus I decided to start sprinting towards my parent's house where I lived.

- Hellooooo... - I said as I open the main door of the house.

- son! you are finally back! how was your training day? - my mother asked enthusiatically as she approached me to hug me.

- it was fine mom, not much happened I just practiced - I said as I hugged her back

- did you do your homework? - she asked with a bit of a worried face.

- yes mom I did, you know I don't forget to do my homework ever since I entered university.

after that short conversation I went upstairs to my room, I still had to do some homework so I went on to do that and right after I started working on my homework I got a text message from an old friend from the dance studio.

*text messages*

Kelly: hey there C, are you still in the old dance studio?

C: yeah, why?

Kelly: I want to propose you a nice deal.

C: that sounds... weird?

Kelly: hahaha nonono

Kelly: I mean that there is something that might catch your interest in the dance studio I am in

C: oohhh is it about a seminar or something like that?

Kelly: nope it is something I am sure you have not seen before

C: uhmmm... okay so you want me to go to the dance studio where you practice to watch this new thing that will catch my eye?

Kelly: yeah, basically that

C: when?

Kelly can you come tomorrow at about 6pm?

C: sure, I'll be there

Kelly: seeya there then! byeee

*Blocks phone screen*

- What could it be..? - I said to myself as I stared at the ceiling while softly hitting my lips with the tip of my pencil. I soon finished my homework and wento to sleep after having dinner.

As the strong blue color of the dawn woke me up I moved the covers of the bed to get ready for my day, looking at myself in the mirror I could clearly see that my long wacy hair could use a haircut, after taking a shower and shaving i went straight to get something for breakfast down in the kitchen. the day went by relatively fast because university really keeps you busy. 

the time of my meeting with kelly came and I took a taxi straight to the dance studio where she practiced. I had been there twice before, she is an exceptional dancer but the styles of dancing we practice are quite different from each other. 

- C! over here! come quick!! - she said as she waved her hand up high to signal me of her presence.

- ... - I did not said anything and just rushed towards her.

- follow me! - she said as she guided me towards a practice room inside the building. 

As I followed her I could hear a music genre with beats similar to that of pop and a bit of rap, but I could not recognize the song nor the language it was being sang on.

- look - she said as she leaned in the door with some other people who looked as if they where here for already some time.

- what am I looking at? - I asked confused as I looked inside the practice room with the mysterious music playing

- this is called kpop and I think you could dance better than those guys over there - she pointed to the guys dancing to a really complicated choreography, it was a choreo like nothing I had seen before, it was full of agressive movements all the way with intense syncronization and even special moments for every dancer to make the shine above their dance team in certain periods of the song. 

it was mesmerizing but the guys who were dancing seemed to be missing something, I was not sure what was it but I just felt like something was off with the way they danced. I wondered what was really the missing part in this performance so I asked again to Kelly.

- how did you said this genre was named? - I asked while staring at the dancers

- it's called kpop! I knew you would like it - she said with a happy tone

- well you nailed it. I actually like this a lot - I said as I kept on looking.

Time went by flying, the guys already had danced the same choreography about three times and I kept on watching as they p´racticed to perfect their movements. I got home soon after leaving the studio and went straight to my desk next to my bed to see what exactly was kpop,. I opened youtube and rapidly searched for the single word "kpop" and found so many performances... Now this was something new, it had a different feeling to it, it felt like another level of syncronization and perfection in movement, it seemed smooth yet violent, fast yet elegant and agressive yet graceful. It was a complete mixture of the best components of most dance styles.

I was in complete awe. As soon as finished watching a third video on the same kpop group I got a message on my phone.

*opens messaging app*

Kelly: so...? what do you think?

C: it was amazing! the movement, the energy, the elegance, everything was on point!

Kelly: haha you seem very interested huh?

C: well yeah... it is just overwhelmingly good

Kelly: well I am glad you liked it

Kelly: buuut.... will you try it?

C: what? dancing kpop??? 

Kelly: yes! will you try?

C: sure, why not try it?

Kelly: great! come by to the studio again tomorrow!

C: wowowowooow we are starting right away?

Kelly: yesss! so get ready it will be one hell of a ride

C: haha sure, I'll be there

Kelly: okayyy, bye C

*locks phone*

Well looks like I got myslef into something new... let's see how this plays out, I am sure it can't be that big of a deal... right?

- PROLOGUE END -