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	<title>Let&apos;s Dance For Comic Relief: I&apos;ve had four micro-cries already</title>
	<description><![CDATA[<p>I've shot myself in the foot. Not literally, of course. That would make <a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/programmes/b00z1qkf">Let's Dance For Comic Relief</a> too big a challenge even for me, and I love a challenge.<br />
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It's the final week of training and I'm beginning to realise quite how difficult my routine is. Problem is, I chose it.</p>

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<p>Nothing highlights the limitations of your body than a physical test like this, especially when you're working alongside a trained dancer, svelte in body and light of foot. </p>

<p>I'm slightly reassured as all around me, from other rehearsal rooms, I can hear the near-silent swish of the choreographer demonstrating the moves then the thunderous thumping of us <a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/tv/features/letsdance/aps/contestants.shtml">Let's Dancers</a> trying to copy them. </p>

<p>I have a new found respect for dancers. How do they remember all those moves? </p>

<p>I'm constantly forgetting what comes next, panicking, then doing anything which can be as random as a star jump or just sticking out my tongue. </p>

<p>I boldly declared on the first day, "Yeah, I'm more of a freestyler." </p>

<p>Translation: I usually just jerk around vaguely in time to the music and hope it looks planned. </p>

<p>So far, my biggest issue has been turns. Dancers make them look so easy but they could well be my Waterloo. </p>

<p>Watch on the night as I do a turn and you'll see a flicker of surprise when, or if should I say, I find myself facing forward and upright. </p>

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<p>I'm surprised how far outside of my comfort zone this has been. I've had four micro-cries already. One was brought on by telling someone about the first three cries.</p>

<p>There's been a fair few times when I've been curled up on the cold wooden floor asking if I could just tell jokes for my two minute routine. You know, in the style of the act I should be dancing as. No one will spot the difference, I've whimpered. </p>

<p>Alternatively, I may suggest the BBC change the name of the show to Let's Just See Shall We?</p>

<p><em>Andi Osho is a contestant on <a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/programmes/b00z8891">episode two</a> of <a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/programmes/b00z1qkf">Let's Dance For Comic Relief</a>.</p>

<p><a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/programmes/b00z1qkf">Let's Dance For Comic Relief</a> continues on Saturdays on <a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/bbcone">BBC One</a> and <a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/bbcone/hd/faq/">BBC One HD</a>. For programme times please see the <a href="https://meleleh.pages.dev/programmes/b00z1qkf/episodes/upcoming">upcoming episodes page</a>.</em></p>

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         <dc:creator>Andi Osho 
Andi Osho
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