[CHOA's Short-terview 12-1] The only K-bachata couple to compete against bachata maestros~ 5 years chasing the Asia champion title, Nirvana Ssun short-terview (1) @ssunstyle

“In the end I couldn't break through the aura of the judges and the audience, so I completely bombed that performance.”

CONTEXTLooking back on the 2016 Bachata Stars final — going onstage feeling small among world-class dancers.

“The shock I felt about my own body that first day... I couldn't hang, couldn't push — I couldn't control a single part of my own body.”

CONTEXTLooking back on the shock of day one of aerial hoop training in 2017.

“It took me a good three years or more before the moves came out the way I wanted them to.”

CONTEXTOn how long it took, after starting aerial hoop training, to get the moves to the level they wanted.

“When you keep placing second, then third, you start doubting your own talent — there was a stretch where I was just worn out, wondering how many more times I'd have to go out there before it finally happened.”

Looking back on five years of chasing the Asian championship and never getting past second or third.