Dance competition

Watching a couple in Champ level on a competition day is quite the sight. Sleeping in till noon and then eating donuts and coffee that'll last them for a whole day. “You have to be hungry when you compete, it'll give you that oomph and lighten your weight to move faster” is the motto.

I was the helper for the day since I am not competing. After their sorry ass breakfast, they then proceeded to putting on makeups, which lasted for 3 hours. For the men, it is easy. Foundation on all the skin that shows. A layer of hair gel, and another layer of gel called “glue”, then 2 layers of hair shine.

After that is done, it is then everyone's task to help the lady prepare. James does the packing after he did his makeup while I run around getting all the tools needed Luda needed for putting on makeups.

Since the woman shows more skin, she has to put on foundations on all her body. That is done with the help of James while she does her facial makeup and hair. The makeup has to be extremely contrasting. With fake eyelashes 5 cm long and bright red fake nails. After that is done, you still have to painfully glue rhinestones onto her already shiny hair. (with the whole treatment of gel, glue, shiner and hairspray etc). Today, they are a bit rushed so there's no time to do some fancy hairdo with glue. A simple net that wraps hair into a bun is enough. A faux-bun is added ontop of the real one to make it look bigger and rounder.

3hrs seems painfully short, but it'll have to do for now. We parted around 3pm to head to the competition with boxes of makeup and shitload of cloth on hangers. 2 different costumes for 2 different latin competitions. 2 coat to keep warm, competition shoes, dress shoes, normal formal dress etc.

The rest of the makeup has to be applied at the comp. Varying depending on how bright the lightings are and what colors are the lime lights.

This is just the few hours before they go on to the floor to compete… If I feel like it, I'll try to write down the intricate social structures at a competion like this… Not only do you have to be a good dancer, but you also has to be a good beautician and an aewsome politician to win.