Today I went to Hyper Class again after staying home last week because I had a little cold. It was in a different room in the Yokohama Rapport, but I actually found it pretty easily. When I walked in Namio was there and he smiled and said 'Ohisashiburi!'. The girl in the red shirt who's name I don't know (^^;) came and said hi to me. Or maybe it was Tomo-chan (The English teacher Anna-san had intrduced me to before) who did. Or maybe it was one of the older women. I forget. Maybe they all did. Then Maiko-san came over. She was wearing a white t-shirt, tan wind-pants and big rhinestone hoop earrings. She asked how I was doing (in English again) and hugged me. The older woman asked if she could speak English and she said no. She said that she could pretend she understood (smile and nod) and say things like Yes and No and I see! And the woman said that she sung in English, and Maiko-san said that Anna-san helped her, but her (Maiko's) pronunciation was bad. I told her that it was really good (because it is!) and that I was thankful for it. (Kansha. I think I meant to say Kandou (moved by it) but oh well) She laughed, and hugged me again. Then I held her hand for a little bit. Yay
Today there were three boys in matching black warm up suits. One had dyed whitish-blondish hair, one had longish short hair and a dangly earring, and one had spiky-ish hair. They (except for white hair dude) were all very cute. It turns out they are more instructors. Anna-san introduced them as Yuuta, Atsushi, and I forget the other ones name. It was so funny during her introduction, Maiko-san and Namio-kun kept butting in and yelling and being hyper, and Anna-san laughed and told them to shut up, because it was hard to keep interjecting jokes at them. LOL I'm almost positive that at least both Yuuta and Atsushi are (former?) B.B members. I'm actually pretty sure that they are both in my B.B concert video. I'm not sure if they will be here all the time now, or not. I think this is a good sigh tho, because I guess it means that they have joined Maiko-san and Namio-kun (who apparently was in B.B too) and chosen Anna-san. On the other hand, it makes things kind of harder with all of them, because they all know eachother so well and it's hard to get close to them all when they're in a big former-Actors-y clump.
Anyway, Anna-san looked even more beautiful than I remembered, and yes that was my actual thought. She's just so lovely, and her smile! Today she had her hair back in a pony-tail like usual, and she wore baggy navy (?) wind-pants and a very tight black tank-top which was made out of lyrca or whatever they make sports bras and whatnot out of. Spandex? Anyway, it made her arms look quite muscular. I also noticed (and once again, I stess that this was not in a sexual way, although who will believe me this time?) that she actually has quite a nice sized chest. I mean, she's not flat like a lot of Japanese girls (or yours truely). I also saw a bit of her tummy, which is quite tan, at one point, but I guess that's neither her nor there.
The only sad thing today was that Anna-san was quite busy with all the new intructor-boys, so I didn't get to talk to her, or really say hello.
We did exercises, and then Anna-san announced that we would all put on a show for the new instructor boys and all of the class, because we needed to get used to having an audience, and how to react with them and whatnot. (Which is just what people thought that B.B forgot at their concert after Anna-san left, BTW, that B.B had been in front of mirrors and whatnot so long that they forgot tht they were actually performing for a live audience)
Anna-san todl everyone that they would get into their groups, and people who didn't have groups (Me and Midoriko) would go with Maiko-san. So we stood over with Maiko-san. I talked to Maiko-san a little, and told her that I hadn't come last time because I'd had a cold, and she asked if I was ok, (in English) and I said 'Yeah!' and she asked what she should say to that. I said that she could say 'Good!' and gave the thumbs up sign. She copied me. Then we sat down.
Anna-san stood on the side and introduced the groups (almost like at my BB concert video). They were split into Hyper Kids, Hyper Junior, Hyper Girls, Hyper Mamas, Hyper Madams, and Hyper Boys.
When it came time for Hyper Junior, Anna-san said, out of that blue 'Midoriko and A-chan, you go now too.', so we did. We all just danced to the music however we wanted, while everyone watched.
When it came time for Hyper Girls, Anna-san told the other intructor Emi-chan that she had to dance with them. She kept protesting, and Anna-san told her, 'You're going to dance in the real show aren't you? Then get out there and dance now. ' Emi-chan kept protesting, and saying no. "Then you're not going to dance in the actual show." For the first time I felt that I could see a shadow of the strict-ness that Anna-san was also famous for when it came to be about B.B, and serious performing. But Anna-san was only half-serious, I think. In the end though, Emi-chan did get up and dance with the Girls, although she was really embaressed. Meanwhile, all of other Girls were really enhusiastic and having a lot of fun, in a way that reminded me of B.B. It was so strange to see Emi-chan act like that. I've never seen anyone at Actors (or Love Junx) act embressed and whatnot like that. Besides me, Maiko-san and Namio-kun talked. "She's really embaressed." They said, seeming as suprised as I was.
When the Madams turn to dance came (they were the oldest women in Hyper) Anna-san informed us that Atsushi et. al would be dancing with them in the real show. Namio-kun laughed at Atsushi et als expressions at this announcement. Anna-san said, 'You can even do a dance with suggestive groping. (lit. entwining.)' (Iyarashii karami) Maiko-san said, 'Ooh, there can be groping!?" Everyone laughed.
Then lastly the former B.B boys (plus NAmio) did a very long, very cool dance, which consisted of mostly solo, or partnered dances, with many amazing backwards, no handed flips and whatnot. They are all just as cool as Takeshi-kun!! After it was over, Anna-san said 'Nagakatta naa' and the rest of us all said sugoi! LOL
Then it was time to do 'Seigi no Mikata' while the B.B boys watched. We got through that pretty well. Then we had to do the first dance I learned, which I didn't rememebr at all. LOL Luckily the girl in red, didn't remember it either, so we walked over together (she held my hand) to practice, and then when we were going to do it for real, she smiled at me and said 'It's ok. As long as we mess up together, it'll be fine.' LOL At some point another old woman I didn't really know so well gave me high five and said Ganbarimasho!
Then they did the House of Loved dance, which I didn't even know existed. LOL So I quickly went down and sat next to Maiko-san.
Then class was over, and we cooled down.
I talked to the older woman about coming on Sunday, and she said that she would teach me the House of Love dance. Then I talked to Maiko-san, who came over when I wasn't sure what to do with myself. The lesson ended so quickly today, and wished it could go on longer. Maiko-san asked if I was coming on Sunday. I said I was. She asked how to say that in English. I told her, and she repeated it. Then she said 'See you Sunday!' (in English) it was so cute!
Tomo-chan and some other people said good bye to me, and then when I was leaving the girl in red said 'Bye bye A-chan!'.
This was the first class that people other than just Anna-san and Maiko-san have talked to me a lot and called me by name, so it made me really happy.
Also, we got a Love Junx news letter (Volume 1) written by Anna-san. I love it.(LOL)
In the back of it is a 'Message from Anna', which is just so wonderful and Anna-san and Actor's-like.
Here it is.

From Anna

It's already been 6 months since Love Junx lessons began! Every lesson is just so much fun! I think it's really important to have fun and enjoy things. You grow to love dance because it is fun, you want to dance more because you've grown to love it. When you think you want to dance more, you think on your own about what you need to get better, and you take in many things. No just doing what you are taught, but growing with your own will, your own power! Everyone grows at a different pace, and they notice at different times. There are fast kids and there are also slow kids. The thing is to come face to face with yourself, not to compare yourself to others and fight them, but to take a deep look at yourself, and fight yourself. Everyone had a good side, and a bad side. Everyone has stregnth, and everyone has weakness. All you have to do is get your good side, your stregnth to peek out of your face, rather than the bad side, and the weakness. If you do that, you can meet a more shining you! Everyone's possibilities are limitless. The one who draws all that out is not me, the intructor, but the kids themselves! So I want to make an environment where everyone can draw that out by themselves, as much as possible. If you're doing things to get someone else's approval, they may be satisfied with only 80%, or you may be able to fool them. But you can't fool yourself, so if you want to do your best of your own free will, sometimes not even 100% is enough! I believe in the power of humanity that everyone has! I believe in the talent and strength inside everyone. If you want to do something, you will be able to do it! The question is how much I can get people do want to do it! At times it's important to give them a push on the back, at others, it's important to simply believe in them, and wait. Dance isn't choreography. It's that person's heart, and feeling. You can't teach people to feel. Because everyone is different. It's because everyone has a different way of feeling things that everyone's individuality comes out! I want to treasure that. I think that growing by your own power, no matter how long it takes, is something that applies to everything, not just dance. There may be some people who come to sit in on a lesson, and feel that it is lacking, but I just want you all to understand my feelings and the fact that am doing these lessons the way which I believe in.

Ok, that translation sucks, and totally doesn't do it justice, so I'm puting up the original too.

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Lately I am lonely. And rather depressed in an 'very sucks and I have no energy for anything kind of way'. But I have been saved little by little by all of you guys online, and the thought of Maiko-san's singing, and especially by Harry/Draco. These two fics have really brightened my evenings. I strongly recommend them to everyone, although they are both WIP (works in progress) Love Under Will by Aja , and
Checkmate by Naadi Moonfire

Also, extended late-night reading of anything with Draco kind of messes with my mind when I'm in a black mood, because I have been rather Malfoy-esque myself lately. LOL
Anyway, here's to all my friends, my Maiko-san and Anna-san who I will see tonight, and of course...