Five nights and six days in Holland

Let me start this article with one of the best choreographers in the dance world.

A dancer, choreographer, a gentlement and more than anything else a kind hearted friend - Erik Lalta, the founder of Dance Squad Holland.

Dear friends, I will update this article with the amazing story of this man soon. Until then I will take you through my thanks giving note to Erik after my short stay in Holland:

On 23-04-2009 10:35, "Pradeep Weerasinghe" wrote:

Dear Erick,
Was thinking how to start & what to write on this mail.
Coz  words “THANK YOU” does not seems to be enough or does not express my feelings at all.
On the other hand those two words may devalue the good deeds I learnt.
I went on a trip to Learn Dancing & came home as completely different person.
Those five days in Amsterdam, turned my life in to a different page. Feelings were weird....
My head was spinning with strange thoughts, missing my loved ones(unusual for me, as I’m living a bachelor life for last 9years)
Felt like a stranger on the dancing floor for the first  time.
After seeing the way you value simple facts of life, was feeling guilty for myself. (Do I appreciating what I have in life.)
 
My first observation was towards you as a person.(pls do not be offended, as Its the habit of mine or the way of life, every stranger whom I met, left me as a good friend, each of them means a lot to me)
You are a much more than a human being. When I experienced the things what you do beating all odds in life,   
I only had questions for myself “ what did I do with my life”.
 
Lets keep dancing aside, I learnt a lot from you, about “life”.

Never to complain,
To appreciate what we have,
To share the knowledge
Being nice to people
Have courage to face any situation
 
I realized that how much we are missing in life just because of our ignorance.
The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous.
I realized that the courage I have is not good enough
I realized that the will power or motivation of mine, is nothing compares to yours.
With all these odd feelings, I realised that I have forgotten to live a life................
 
My note is getting lengthier.......
 
I’m sorry that I m unable to pay for all above teachings of yours.
Only way I can pay back or appreciate your good deeds (at least a little) is to become a good human being.
I will accomplish bits & pieces all those you thought me & will try my best to be a new dancer, a different person, a different style of my own, a unique WEERA.  
I think in Sinhalese(my language) & write in English, hence pls leave me for grammatical errors.
 
Pls do keep in touch.
Best regards
 
Weera