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Collection of JC SYF costumes

Wednesday, August 29, 2007, 10:24 PM

Hey guys there are still some of you who have not collected the costumes for the colours photoshoot tml, so plz meet me at 3pm at the dance store to collect your costumes before we head to DS1. for those who have not yet returned me their costumes, please kindly do bring them tml k....if not u better go home and come back.....a reminder to those who collected your costume plz remb to bring it tml.

oh yes one more thing, there is someone out there.....who has mr chin's blue jacket he used for urban youth i think. he wants it back. so can this person plz sms me or gimme a call so i can go collect it. plz make sure its clean btw....thx

TImOtHy

Tuesday, August 28, 2007, 9:17 PM

COLORS (JC SYF)
29 August (Thursday)

Timing of Colors Photo Shoot is confirmed to be at 4.05 pm to 4.25 pm. We need to report 10 min before the start of our shoot. Venue should be Amphitheatre, but in the case that it rains, it'll be in the Atrium.
On Thursday itself, meet 3.15 pm, tentatively DS1 (will inform you if we're unable to book the studio). Don't be late! (You're allowed to miss school to prepare for this. Don't leave amazingly early, of course.)
Attire for Photo Shoot: SYF costume (leotard, skirt, pyjama pants), tights (optional), pointe shoes!
Cokes, Tim, and guys, your respective costumes please.
No make-up, no need for earrings, headband and scarf.
Hair pulled back in a tight ponytail, gel if necessary.
Please come for the Photo Shoot, cause they're going to paste the picture up in the hostel's "Wall of Fame" for a very long time and I hope for no one to be missing.

As mentioned in the message a few days ago, after the photo shoot, we can change into presentable attire (smart casual), and for the formal ceremony we must be seated by 6 pm, which means getting ready by about 5.45 pm.
Venue for formal ceremony is School Hall, it will last until 8.

What to Bring on Thursday: SYF costume, hair tie and pins, pointe shoes, nice clothes to wear for Colors ceremony

PLEASE MESSAGE ME OR TAG ON THE TAGBOARD TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU'VE READ THIS POST, IF NOT I WILL INCESSANTLY CALL/ BUG/ HAUNT YOU TO ENSURE YOU HAVE.

Thanks,
reg.

Monday, August 27, 2007, 9:38 PM

IPerform

Compulsory practice for hiphop after audition on wednesday.

Butts Off!

, 4:00 PM

HipHop Competition - Butts Off!

To all people interested, there is a hiphop competition, preliminaries on 3rd November this year (around 3 weeks after Promotionals)
An ANTI-SMOKING competition, we will be using a dance similar to Danceworks! 2007.
As practices must not touch preparation for Promotionals, be prepared to know that training will be extremely intensive after it. Dancers wishing to participate must be very COMMITED.

Auditions will be held on wednesday. 29th August 5pm SHARP
Most probably at the linkway or DS, for JC2 are having prelims in the hall+gym.

We have booked DS2, however because the last time we booked DS2, another dance group also booked it so hopefully there is no one using it too.

apparently there is consultation for a few people on wed.
(if you're late, we will run 2.4km as per norm - I stress that discipline is also something that is needed in this dance. Actually, this rule applies to all dances)

Judging criteria for auditions are :
1. Skill
2. Showmanship
3. Speed of Learning
4. Attitude towards Dance

Note:
1. only a max of 8 people can be in this competition.
2. we got 1st runner up last year
3. You guys are highly encouraged to take this opportunity and try out. For even if you may not know it, you may dance really well.
4. All IP2's taking HMT cannot participate

Preliminaries: 3rd Nov

Finals: 17th Nov

Please inform any exco on whether you're interested. For more details, please send me an email.

Thank you.

yingting

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IPERFORM DANCERS

TEACHERS' DAY is NEXT WEEK, FRIDAY

Hiphop:
1. Get a plain giordano tee (short sleeves), in bright orange.
2. Suspenders
3. Please borrow danceworks! 07 pants from anyone
(tis, jamie, eesha, enqin, ale, tasya, zhangyun)

- Please get these by MONDAY. Its preferable if you can borrow the shirt and suspenders.

Contemporary:
Its not confirmed yet. Shining will brief you

TO ALL in IPerform
Practice everyday from Monday - Thurs All starting at 5pm.
Please be punctual, and everyone is expected to turn up for ALL of the days, unless its unavoidable.
If you read this message, please acknowledge it on the tagboard. Thank you.

New Skin!

Sunday, August 26, 2007, 11:44 PM

sorry people..

as much as we all loved the previous skin, it just had to go.
i really hope that this blog is as much pleasing as the previous one. If you guys have other skins to recommend, keep me informed! And, i would like to know, is anyone proficient at designing a skin? I am picturing a skin that is a fusion of ballet and hiphop.

Some people are unable to see, since its too small and some miss out some posts totally as they have to scroll all the way at the bottom and read alot alot at one go.

My Advice:

- Once you receieve an sms to see the blog, you jolly well check it out. To check the blog every Sundays is a Must!

Also, to prevent any further miscom through the relay system, i Stress on the fact that you are supposed to acknowledge the message which you receive from your respective exco member in charge. If you're having low sms limit or anything that sort, please go see the exco member who sends you and work a way out together (:
we really cannot afford to have any such miscommunication.
Do remember to reply with a simple 'yes' or 'got it' or whatever..
Remember okay!

Love,
Priya

, 5:20 PM

IPerform
There is a technical run on Monday. Those who can make it please come on time.
We will meet at DS2.

Venues:
Mon-Wed (DS2) for wed is after the audition
Thurs (DS1)

Thanks

Wednesday, August 22, 2007, 8:52 PM

OPEN DAY 2007

Dancers,
A reminder that Open Day is this Friday, 24 August 2007 from 1 to 6 pm.
Attire: half-grey, Western Dance shirt. Make sure you are properly attired.
Meet at our booth location, which is along the linkway, outside the I&E Hub, by 12.45 pm latest, for final briefings.

On Friday itself, the costumes parade is cancelled due to a regulation made that requires all students to be in half grey. So if you're scheduled to do costumes parade at the certain time, you're free to walk around.

Please check the schedule for the timing of your duties again (scroll down the posts), and ensure that you do turn up to man the booth/ give out flyers.

Booth duty
Standard stuff to say, introduce WD and what we do, and ask if they would like to write their names down on a sign-up sheet that will be printed.
Aristal programs will be on display, and if you have any nice photos of WD you would like to share, go ahead and print them out.

Flyer duty
We've already cut the flyers to be given out, I think we have about 200 in total so each shift takes about 40. We're allowed to give flyers but must ensure they don't litter the place.
Do not force them to take the flyers if they don't want to.

And, we're supposed to try and get all visitors to attend the principal's talk from 3-4 pm in LT5. Meaning if they come to our booth, get them to go to LT5. Don't force, encourage (:

That's mostly all. The EXCO would like to thank all of you for your help with the wires, greatly appreciated! (:
Here's to an enjoyable Open Day :D

reg

Practice

Sunday, August 19, 2007, 9:04 PM

There will be practice tomorrow @ linkway, 5pm for Urban Youth Open Day dancers.
Please be punctual. If you see this message, please help inform those who may not have seen it.

IPerform dancers, practice on tuesday @ Linkway, 5pm

submission of wires

, 5:27 PM

Please note, dancers, that the the submission of all wires is tmr. You might wanna put the wires in any sorta plastic bag and write your name on the bag.

You can catch the excos at the round tables at 430pm. But If you happen to pass the wires to us when you see us around school, a bag would be really helpful (:

Love,
Priya

Thursday, August 16, 2007, 10:06 PM

there would be NO official mugging session tomorrow, friday, 17th August. of course, if you still wanna mug with your friends, by all means do so! everyone mug hard alright! let's go, and mug..

Audition for IPerform; Practice for Urban Youth (Open Day)

Wednesday, August 15, 2007, 10:18 PM

IPerform Audition:

Saturday, 19 August, 9am
(please be punctual -*hint* its better to come early so we don't need to run 2.4)
Venue: Gym

URBAN YOUTH Practice

Friday, 18 August, 5pm sharp @ Linkway
Please inform if you got the message, and whether or not you will be coming.
Thanks.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007, 9:40 PM

CIP ENDORSEMENT!

Hello dancers, I understand that some of your portfolios are due, and dance-related CIP has to be endorsed by our teachers-in-charge.
(If you don't know what I'm talking about, refer to your CAAL portfolio, section about CIP and the relevant reflections thing. Or go to KM>Community Involvement Program>Record of CIP Activites (2nd document))
btw, the CIP hours for dance-related events were posted in an earlier post.

All dancers please submit your CIP reflection things with the reflections done to any one of the EXCOs at round tables tomorrow at 3.10, right after CAAL. If you can't come down to pass your records get someone to do it for you. This is because the teachers want to endorse all of it at one go instead of getting the dancers go in batches.
We will get the endorsements from our teachers-in-charge then return it to you ASAP.

Thanks,
reg

wires for open day

Monday, August 13, 2007, 10:40 PM

Hello all!

If anyone does not have your wires( for open day) with you till now, please get to any of the excos.

Please note that it has to be in by Next Monday! So, whoever who doesnt have your wires, you've lesser time than the rest. Hurry and get them!

Exco

Practice Dates

, 10:31 PM

IPERFORM

We have dance studio 1 for practice THIS wednesday, 15 Aug. It will be open from 330pm.

Practice however, will start at 5pm sharp.

Those who will be late or who cannot come please inform the person in charge of you. Thank you.

URBAN YOUTH FOR OPEN DAY

Technical Run this wednesday. Please meet at dance studio 1 right after school.
Please post on tagboard if you see this message + whether you'll be there or not (if you're not there, you're so dead. haha)

Thanks.

SLOTS!

Sunday, August 12, 2007, 10:40 PM

ok i am really sorry to be this slow but here it is! (: the slots for open day! :D

1300-1400
Booth - Emily, Cherie, Shining, Mildred, Rachel Chew
Costumes parade - Gabrielle, Avril, Regina, Timothy, Geraldine
Give out flyers - Serene Siau, Amanda, Eesha, Jerlyn, Priya

1400-1500
Booth - Yiting, Charlyn, Gim Lim, Aiwei, Erika
Costumes parade - Hang, Charvi, Ying Ting, Eunice, Mildred
Give out flyers - Sophia, Liyana, Tisiana, Timothy, Wei Zong

1500-1600
Booth - Jade, Hui Ting, Regina, Geraldine, Jerlyn
Costumes parade - Janice, Cherie, Shining, Priya, Aiwei
Give out flyers - Kara-Anne, Avril, Eesha, Mildred, Eunice

1600-1700
Booth - Sherryn, Amanda, Ying Ting, Timothy
Costumes parade - Vera, Charlyn, Tisiana, Jerlyn, Rachel Chew
Give out flyers - Tricia, Charvi, Gim Lim, Priya

1700-1800
Booth - Ilyna, Liyana, Sophia, Charlyn, Wei Zong
Costumes parade - Hui Ting, Tricia, Avril, Geraldine
Give out flyers - Kara-Anne, Regina, Shining

for all the time slots that you are not allocated to, you are free to walk about but do advertise for WD along the way! (: there will be busking from time to time too (when there is a crowd) so do come back often as well. HAHA.
if you are not able to make it for any slots, just make sure that the slots at least have 3 people doing it. ESPECIALLY THE BOOTH. we wont want to let people come to our booth and find no one there right? (:

that's all! (:
huiting. (i am really sorry for the delay)

, 10:18 PM

hey you hippyhoppy ballety dancers!

don't just dance, must mug! be margging dancerS! =) must strike a balance~~ so heres the mugging sessions plan from your darhling welfare officers!

Mugging Plan
Objective: provide a structured / regular timeslot for Western Dancers to study, promote balance in Dance and studies
Note: the mugging sessions will not be compulsory.

Plan Outline:
1) Western Dancers will meet up every Friday after school at 4.30pm (or earlier if you can make it) at the RainTree (tentatively).
2) form study groups.
3) However, you can choose to study in that group or individually
4) At the end of the term, we will reward the most improved group(s)!
5) i.e. reward is group-based, but you don’t necessarily need to study with your groups.

the formation of groups is merely for helping one another out! like the most improved group as a whole... so if you wanna be solo kia, bcos its more effective for you, go ahead, no pressure!

those who are interested, try to form the groups by this coming thursday, 16 Aug! =) so that we can start margging asap! try to take part k, if not we will be heartbroken! after you have formed the groups, tag on the tagboard =). we will take note!

~welfares.
jerlyn.weizong.

Saturday, August 11, 2007, 3:29 PM

This is to all the Urban Youth people who have not answered to the previous message. Please scroll down to see the post and reply. Thanks

Western Dance Sweater Poll

, 1:05 PM

NOTE:
1. All questions on survey are COMPULSORY
2. Picture labels correspond to the one below the picture.
3. Survey will close next week, Sunday 19th Aug
4. Colours on pictures may not be the ones used in the end
5. Please read the survey options clearly, for certain pictures are not available for both front/back of the sweater

Click Here to take survey

yingting

Friday, August 10, 2007, 11:28 PM

Dancers,

Latest update for Open Day: we can't perform The Riddle for Open Day due to certain reasons.
We're not planning to re-use Rhapsody due to over-utilization of the dance, and are planning to choreograph a short, minute-plus, contemporary dance to Sweet Escape.
Because we're short of time, we've only asked a few dancers to perform so that it'll be easier to coordinate.
Sorry for the last minute change of plans (we know this has been happening quite often), and for any disappointment caused.

the EXCO

Mr Chin's Technique Lessons

, 11:26 PM

Hello.

There will be no technique lessons this coming Saturday. So, use the time to study!!

, 8:43 PM

CIP Hours
Arts from the Heart (at HarbourFront): 10
NUH Healthy Lifestyle (at Suntec): 5
Dance Bliss in the City (at Bugis Junction): 10
Draagonboat Festival (at Serangoon RC): 5
SISC Closing Ceremony: 5
Singapore Street Festival 2007: 50
SYF Opening Ceremony: 20
Buskers' Festival (Bone Marrow Donor Programme): 10
Interact Club Installation: 3
Bukit Panjang National Day Gala Dinner: 5
MOE National Day 2007: 20

TO ALL JUNIOR HIPHOP DANCERS

, 3:00 PM

TO ALL JUNIOR HIPHOP DANCERS (urban youth)

this is a repost due to certain discrepancies.

Hey guys, we need to get together for Open Day, and tentatively it will be on the 13th August, 5pm @ Linkway. Will inform if there are changes to be made.
This is very important, and every single person who is involved MUST come, for there is a TECHNICAL RUN on the 15th of August. (please refer to post by reg below)

Post a message on the tagboard, sms or email me (preferably), once you read this (if you are not performing please sms/email me) and please inform the others to check this message too if you think that they are clueless about the existence of this message.

Thank you.

yingting

P.S. Come prepared to make the session more effective (: As in, practice the dance and see which parts you have forgotten/need help in.

Thursday, August 9, 2007, 7:47 PM

For those who were not at the GM yesterday, we gave out wire for the dancers to fold it into the word "dance" (for Open Day), so check if anyone has collected your wire for you, if not inform us. Remember the wires are due on the 20th!
Sorry to those who haven't been receiving relay messages, from now on please remember to reply to the person who has messaged you so that we know you've gotten the message.

Dancers for Open Day (Urban Youth and Remember) please note that there is a technical rehearsal on the 15th (we've to get at least formations done by then), and a full dress on the 22nd (both Wednesdays). The actual performance on Open Day will be at 4 plus.

Thanks,
reg

Sunday, August 5, 2007, 10:36 PM

Hello dancers (:

There'll be a very very very short GM after NDC on 8 August (wednesday), probably in the Amphitheatre.
We promise it's going to be very short, so you're not actually deprived of your chance to go out after that (:
Will send out a relay soon, but just so you know.
The GM, btw, is regarding Open Day on 24 Aug.

Thanks (:
reg

Hi!

, 10:33 PM

Hello WD-ers,

Couldn't resist posting on the pretty background, just for the fun of it. Seems you've got lots of events lined up eh, btw, you should get this blog address out to our alumni too somehow, since last year they tagged our blogs (I do not know how). All the best with all your items, modify them to be better and funkier! Maybe change up the costumes haha.

Ale

, 10:13 PM

Hey people.
I was taking a break from mugging and voila!

um. in the case of you not being able to view it, click on the link below
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WUrJuSh0evE
yingting

Performances and Events of Western Dance

Friday, August 3, 2007, 1:10 PM

Update #3

Performances and Events of Western Dance

2nd August - Interact Club Installation [Infusion Streetfest]

6th August - Bukit Panjang CC Performance [Infusion Streetfest]

8th August - National Day Celebration

11/19th - Novena Square Performance [Rhapsody, Infusion Streetfest - To Be Confirmed (TBC)]

24th August - Open Day (The Riddle, Urban Youth - performance) [more updates later on]

Teachers Day - IPerform item

PopCulture 2 finals

, 1:06 PM

Update #2

Finals of PopCulture 2, featuring the top 10 hiphop teams
Venue: DXO (just beside esplanade and opposite marina square)
Date: 4th August
Time: 5.30pm onwards
Tickets: $15 (can be purchased at the door)

This is a hip-hop competition that’s organized in conjunction with National Day Parade. The finals are featuring the top 10 teams that passed the audition rounds.
Of these 10 teams, you may just recognize 2 of these teams.
One team is made up of Zhang Fan, Calvin and myself, Priya with some others – Groove Inc. While the other team is- Purify (only some of them).
Do come down, as not only will you get to watch really good performances, you also will learn about the hip-hop style and get some ideas here and there. Oh, and the media will be there.
Also, Groove Inc really needs your support as there will be voting (not via sms, don’t worry) in DXO itself. So do try your best to come down and tell me by Saturday morning if you’ll be able to make it. I can help you guys book tickets (: It’ll be really great if you guys could come down and support us.

Lots of Love,
Priya

The First Every Entry (:

, 12:38 PM

Hello WD (:

This would be the start of something new. I really hope that you and me, together, keep this blog active. Because, even if we continue updating, we still need your never-ending support =)

This blog, would be the medium through which you can channel all your doubts or clarifications. If there’s anything you need to suggest or feedback about, this is it! There’s a tagboard. But don’t flood it!

All right, that’s about it for now.

Last but not least, an update:

Mr Chin’s technique lessons will be cancelled this Saturday as he is having a very busy schedule. He will get back soon on when he will be able to cover it up.

Till then, concentrate on your performances(if any), practices and Studies!

This blog is so not done btw, do leave your links at the tagboard! (:

Lots Of Love,
Your friendly neighbourhood ExCo (: