Everytime I hear songs like “Time of your life” on the radio, it brings back very sweet and nice memories of JC days for me.

It was one of those songs that were choreographed into HCJC mass dances, thus college dances. So at every major school event like Mid Autumn Festival (MAF), these songs would be played and most of the crowd would gather for the college dances.

Though it was a little like campfire dancing, I was still very much restrained and shy at first. It was not until I was later strongly encouraged to learn the steps, have fun at the same time and just dance and soak in the atmosphere that I really enjoyed it.

Still clearly etched on my mind is one MAF occasion where I seriously did one of the college dances in full. I had never been a very good or natural dancer though I had performed thrice in public as a group. However, I came to enjoy that night when I took that leap of faith.

It seemed as though you had a thousand eyes trained on you, yet the crowd and the music drowned out my fears and anxieties. I figured there were so many people in the crowd I probably wouldn’t be noticed, even If I blundered all the way or stepped on my partner’s toes.

What really mattered to me was my partner’s patient coaching, understanding and willingness to share the dance with me. I was touched, in an inexplicable way. Slowly, gradually, all the people around didn’t seem so real anymore, didn’t really matter anymore. It was just me, my partner, the dance and our sincerity of heart.

A magical time it was, a dance to remember, a night to reminisce about.