FINAL：NEVER PUT YOUR REAL PASSION ASIDE EVEN DURING THE DARKEST TIME.

A DAY OF CORONAVIRUS BY A BU DANCER

Sharry Li is one of the founders of Upro, an urban and hiphop dance club in Boston University. April and May used to be her busiest and most satisfying time in school. She spent days and nights preparing for the final performance. For her senior year, she and her teammates planned to devote their greatest passion to their farewell performance this year, passing down their spirits to the Upro dancers of the next generation. Unfortunately, because of the rampant coronavirus around the world, the lock down of the cites and schools, graduating students already said goodbyes to their dear friends in the way that they didn’t notice at all.

“The most rewarding experience over the four years outside the class is creating our small world of dancing in BU,” She said. “So I almost cried at the night when I knew that we won’t see each other any more.”

During the quarantine life, Sharry was occupied with her part-time job as an intern accountant and everyday freestyle dancing. People can get really stressed out because of the lack of social interaction. Sharry believes that freestyle dancing is the most relaxing exercise during this special time. Every morning, she put on her business causal outfit, spending 5-hour on the client negotiation through Zoom meetings. After lunchtime, she will make the living room a stage of her, and the only audience is her cat named Oreo.

“Never put your real passion aside even during the darkest time,” She said.

We have to admit that it is a hard time for everybody around the world. The loneliness is not the only challenge. People are forced to say goodbye to their friends and families. Our passion for life is gradually consumed by the confusions and anxieties caused by separations. Hours of dancing is most satisfying time in the day for Sharry, which encourages her to continue her journey of becoming a great dancer when the world returned to the peace. She wished to unite with her teammates one day and present the best make-up performance ever.