{"id":12232,"date":"2023-04-10T00:45:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-09T15:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/?p=12232"},"modified":"2023-04-10T00:45:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T15:45:15","slug":"mary-wilson-kpop-dance-with-doshisha-ash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kcjs.jp\/blog\/2023\/04\/10\/mary-wilson-kpop-dance-with-doshisha-ash","title":{"rendered":"Mary Wilson: Kpop Dance with Doshisha ASH"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ash, Doshisha\u2019s kpop dance circle, is a circle where you learn and perform kpop choreographies, with generally two performances per semester.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone in the club was quite friendly, and you can get lots of informal Japanese practice, especially if you join a lot of dances.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

My advice to incoming students is: be as friendly and outgoing as you possibly can. A lot of people may be apprehensive about possibly having to speak English to you because of their own discomfort speaking English, so it\u2019s best to start interactions and sort of “prove” that you can speak Japanese well enough first. Even if you think your Japanese isn’t that good, the fact that you’re trying at all will make it easier to approach you. Be proactive and persistent about trying to make friends, because it is probable that people won\u2019t come to you first. Don\u2019t be scared of asking for help and asking questions, even if you don\u2019t know how to phrase what you want to say ‘properly’. In most every case, it’s the effort that counts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a recording of a dance I led in one of our spring performances!
\n‘The Eve’ by EXO<\/span><\/p>\n