Hello guys! I'm so pumped in telling you my dance experience in the famous Kledi Dance school called "Spazio Diamante" in Rome. There were these 3 days (6,7,8 december) where you could study dance with famous dancers. Since this event is one in a life time I decided to go for it. Com on who wouldn't want to have a lesson with famous dancers... (some teachers are judges in the famous Itaian Tv program called "Amici"). I went with my dance school where I live since our school is a sunsidiary of Kledi's school.
Day 1 (saturday 6 december)
We all met at the train station at 6:15 so guess what time I woke up...at 5... We had the train at 6:35. It took us 6 hours to get to Rome. It was a long way. All I did was read my wondeful book :D. Once we arrived we all went to the hotel. We had to walk a bit to get there. This hotel wasn't a real hotel but the rooms were like little apartments. They also had a small kitchen and the one I was taying was the Attic. Oh yeah :D
Since we arrived late we went to eat lunch. (I'm going to tell you the ones I did)
Our first lesson was at 4:00-5:30 pm. We were divided in groups. There was a group from age 8-15 (you could actually go to any group, depending on your skill lvl) where it was simple base dance, and the older group where there were all the older ones with high skills (high knowledge). The first lesson was ballet with Maria Lia Falcone. She's a ballet teacher and she's REALLY good! She made us do a lot of exercise on the bar and without. She's really talented and she's so kind. She even once came to our dance school to give us some lessons :D
The second lesson was at 5:30-7 pm with Alice Cimoroni. She's an Hip Hop teacher. I never ever tried to do hip hop so I was a bit worried but I so love it! Threw our dance lesson she kept on giving us a lot of energy by making us warm up at scream :D It was so much fun! She's REALLY talented and I love her SO much! With her we did a REALLY awesome choreography to the song "All I do is Win". I'm so in love with her <3 (I miss her now) She's really friendly and how I said she gives you that energy to dance even tho you're tired. She made me love hip hop now...<3<3
And this is the end of day 1. After class I went straight to bed because I was kind of tired... Btw we took A LOT of pictures during class so I'll try to put on some.
Day 2 (Sunday 7 December)
On this day we had an intense dance class. The first lesson was at 12:30-2:00 pm with Alessandra Celentano. She's well known on the Amici program as the stirct ballet teacher. She usually gets mad all the time and really picky. We actually didn't go directly to class but we all met at 7:15 to go visit the Colosseum. We went there and had a free ticket to go visit it! How awesome is that? We looked a little arround the Colosseum and took lots of pictures :D Here i almost lost my soul because you cannot imagine how many people there was and best of all there were A LOT of Korean people! I was so spazzing out and listening to them xD They were always taking selcas and were so open (they talked all the time and spoke loudly!) I was so excited!! (even more then seeing the Colosseum LOL) There were a lot international people there! I was so surprised!
After seeing arround we decided to go shopping. The first stop was at the Disney Store. There were SO MANY people there you could barely go out the shop. It wasn't very big but it was very nice. They mainly had Frozen things and Mickey Mouse. I so wanted a Monster&Co Mike Puppet, but they were sold out D;
After we went to the Hard Rock Caffè shop. There I bought A LOT (3 things xD) I spent so much there! I bought a jumper, pants and a T-shirt. (going to show them ina different post)
At the end time of the lessons had come. We went to the school and we did the lesson with the teacher. Alessandra Celentano may look bad in TV but she's actually VERY friendly and you can totally see hoe much she loves her job. She taught us so many different things that I didn't actually know and think about. Small details make the thing. I'm so thankful to her.
Lesson 2 was at 4:00-5:30 pm with Kledi Kadiu. He's a modern dance teacher. He's actually the owner of our dance school and the owner of the schools in Rome and other places in Italy. I love him so much! He's so awesome! He's kind, friendly, talented, handsome <3 lol. With him we did a very nice choreography that for sure I won't forget. I so love the way he dances and would watch him forever. His body is so perfect and I love it! He also taught us little details that helps you become better. In this class there were so many people we barely fit in the room. We had to split in 4 groups and one at a time we did the choreo. so he could see us, but actually he told us he didn't pay attention to the ones in the middle doing the work but at the people on the side. He wanted to see our reaction if we were just waiting our turn or thinking and doing the choreo again and again to make it perfect and to help us remember it. Kledi told us that we shouldn't just copy a choreography but DO it. We should also be precise and make it ours by taking ispiration from others.
Lesson 3 was from 5:30- 7:00 pm with Gianluca Lanzillotta. He's as well a modern dance teacher. With him we did a FANTASTIC choreography. One thing caught my eye when we were doing the lesson, it's that he's so passionate and fluid with the movements he looked like an Angel <3<3 He said to us that we all should feel the music, the floor, and personalize it. I so love him <3
The last lesson was at 7:00-8:30 pm with Emiliano D'Angelo. He's a break dance teacher. Can you imagine me dancing break dance?? I was so pumped in trying it because I've never seen a break dancer in my life! We started by doing a simple combination. We did the 6 Step, then the 2 step and the Freeze. we actually did free steps before, basic ones, then we went on the floor. They're not so difficulty once you get the hand of them :D When Emiliano showed us how it would look like.... I was so amazed by him. He's such a pro! I wish I could do those too! I tried so many times my hands were aking... The Freeze is kind of difficult because you have to lift yourself with one hand and leaning on your head. Overall I had so much fun and he's so funny and cool and awesome. At the end of the lesson we did a circle (just like how you see in the movies) were who wanted went in the middle and danced what we've learned. He went first...and...WOW he's gorgeaus. Really talented and awesome!
At the end we all went to a party where everybody was (teachers and students) It was kind of a buffet where you got your own food. Here we had a lot of fun talking to the teachers. (there was actually only Kledi and Maria Lia) We went to sleep really late this day...it was like 00:30 am. I was so tired and my feet hurted so much! >_<
Day 3 Monday 8 December
My journey has come to an end. This was the last day at Rome. The first lesson was at 10:00-11:30 am with Giovanni Martelletta. He's a ballet teacher. With him we did some exercises and different ways to do a piroette. I think he's a really good teacher and I worked so much!
Second lesson was at 11:30-1:00 pm with Kledi again. We did a new choreography. It was totally different from the other one but it was really good. I'm so happy we got to learn a lot of choreographies during these 3 days and for sure won't forget them. At the end of the class I aked him to sign my shirt and he did so. So kind of him (he actually did that with a lot of girls. Everyone wanted a picture and his sign)
The last class was at 1:30- 3:00 pm with Francesca Checchini. She's another Hip Hop teacher but her style is different. She's more into the sexy way. LOVE IT! With her we dnaced to the song "Flawless" by Beyoncè. I so love this choreography I keep on doing it even today :D She's too very energetic and a great talented dancer. She gave us a lot of energy and she's funny too <3 ;D The only sad thing was that I had to leave 15 mins early because I had to take the train at 4:34 pm and my teacher was scared I wouldn't make it to the train so obviously had to leave 1 hour early.... no logic... (I actually did this class alone because of this problem). I think the Hip Hop classes were my fave. I had so much fun and never wanted them to end. I so miss them D:
So this is the end of my lovelly journey in Rome at the wonderful "Spazio Diamante" school. I so miss it right now. I want to go back there!!!! >_< Wish it did last longer... but I'm at the same time really happy that I had this opportunity to study with famous dancers and learned a lot form them.
I'm so thankful to them. <3 I'm so looking into the future to go back there one day.... Oh! At the school there were so many good dancers! I wish one day to become even better then them, so I'll work on it from now on. Will keep in mind all the things they told us and will never forget it!
I'm actually writing this so hopefully I'll remember this awesome experience in Rome and will always remember their advises!
Thank you Kledi Dance!
