hello, please sms liyana 94380010 by like, latest latest saturday, the days when you will be free in a week. thanks to all those who did! ;pp

practice hard!

liyana

ATTIRE FOR TUESDAY DANCE PRAC:
White "I-Dance" tee, with black 3/4 tights and proper bun!
please be reminded that everyone is supposed to be in the gym by 5, unless you have a valid reason. ((:

ATTIRE FOR SATURDAY DANCE PRAC:
Black Western Dance Formal Tee (the one with gold words), black 3/4 tights, proper bun and POINTE SHOES. (by now everyone should have a pair already!)

With love,
ExCo. ((:

Somethings to inform everyone.

1)Aristal DVD 2007/2008
just in case anyone didnt receive the relay,
FOR THOSE WHO WANNA ORDER THE ARISTAL DVD 2008 (i know you want it!)
please reply to your exco IC latest by Thursday, 8pm.
orders after that timing shall not be pertained. WAHAHAHAH.

also, seniors who wish to cancel your orders for Aristal 2007 DVD, do inform your exco-IC too! :D thanks!

2) CALLING FOR DESIGNS!
as majority of the people are agreeable to getting a new sweater, we are now calling for designs! :D we do have some designs on hand, but we hope to get moreeee. ((: so people who are really keen on designing for the upcoming sweater, do design and send me, or any of the exco members the designs latest by 31 July.
THANKS. ((:

3) Song for Shama
Those who don't have the song for Shama, but want it, ask Zifang to send it to you! (:
Go revise the steps!

Hui Ting.

HEYLOW ALL!
ANNOUNCEMENTS! :)))


NUS Dance Performance:
There will be a NUS dance performance on the 13th and 14th of September (Saturday and Sunday), it would be held in the night. timing to be confirmed, should be about 7.30pm.

Venue: UCC (at NUS)
Price: Only 13 bucks!!

Please msg your exco in-charge latest by 6pm tomorrow. DONT FORGET! cause they will be allocating seats according to first come first serve basis and 60% is already sold out! so must hurry buy your tickets :D so all you aunites and uncles out there, don't hesitate! If you have anymore enquiries, feel free to call/msg me (Rachel) at 96880301.

Sweater:

MORE DETAILS WILL BE UP SOON!
so check the blog soon! :)


2nd of August Performance:
Venue: Cairnhill CC (Near Newton)
Timing: should be about evening 7pm

Confirmed List for those who will be doing Streetfest Contemp Item on 2nd August:

Nadine, Chandel, Chengxi, Ilyna, Vera, Janice, Sherryn, Emily

*Practices Days for this week:
-Wed 3.30pm
-Fri 4.30pm
*Venue: DS2
*Dress Code: Any shirt, fbts (optional: Dance pants/tights, cause there would be floorwork)

Note: Those who did contemp streetfest'08 dancers, please try to come down if your can make it for the wednesday and friday practices to help teach those who haven't learn. :) Also, bring your costumes and pass to Zi Fang. Put costumes in a plastic bag with your name written on it. :D THANK YOU!


Teacher's Day Performance:

Confirmed List for those who will be doing Streetfest Hiphop for Teacher's Day:

Grace, Jeremy, Yvett, Amanda, Aditi, Kara, Yiting, Taiwan, Tricia, Erika, Sophia

*Practices Days for this week:
-Wed 3.45pm
*Venue: Linkway
*Dress Code: Any shirt, fbts

___________________________________________________________________
To both contemp and hiphop dancers:
Remember to inform your ics if you cannot make it or will be late for practices.

Hiphop IC: Liyana
Contemp IC: Zi Fang


TO ALL:

if you are feeling bored can't find a cardBORED(board), need something to cheer you up or make you HIGH! Go to this website, it is a compilation of KABA Modern SMILES SMILES SMILES:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiBQKpySoE8&feature=related


May the week a week be a blessed week to all of your! :D

~Rachel lowwww~

Hello all, here's a little guide I've done for the begginers to pointe!

First of all, those beginning pointe should not attempt pointe work at home. You may sprain/break your ankles from trying to go en pointe and not knowing the correct way to. It's extremely dangerous, so please please be very careful! You also don't want to develop wrong techniques of pointe, which may mould your shoes into a wrong shape. Please don't try to teach yourself pointe!

Parts of a Pointe shoe:
http://www.dancer.com/anatomy.php
Know the different parts of a pointe shoe(:

Buying Pointe Shoes
The two main brands of pointe shoes you can find in Singapore are:
1) Bloch (can be bought from Sonata Dancewear, OKH, Stage Image)

- Bloch Serenade
(the most common, recommended shoe for beginners. Broad platform allows for better balancing)
http://www.bloch.com.au/shop/p-152-serenade.aspx

-Bloch Suprima
(there is also Suprima strong, which is suitable for people with high,strong arches)
http://www.bloch.com.au/shop/p-154-suprima.aspx

-Bloch Sonata
(the 3/4 shank of this shoe is however, not recommended for beginners en pointe because beginners are not yet strong enough to hold their arch in the shoe)
http://www.bloch.com.au/shop/p-15-sonata.aspx

=> There are many other models of Bloch pointe shoes, but are not available in Singapore. )
=> It's cheapest to get Bloch pointe shoes from Sonata($42-45).(Ribbons cost about $5)

2) Sansha (can only be bought from Costumes Connection)

- Sansha Ovation (3/4 shank)
http://www.sansha.com/ShowModel.php?id=6

-Sansha Recital
http://web.singnet.com.sg/~costumes/Footwear%20Ballet.htm (called 'Sansha full pointe')

=> You can check the prices of the shoes from the second link above.

Some useful videos:

Fitting Pointe Shoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35gPlaYOnm4
It's really important to get shoes that fit you because of both your safety and comfort.
There are different widths and sizes of pointe shoes, make sure you get the one that fits your feet the most. Pointe shoes will feel snug, but not painfully tight. You should be able to keep your toes long in the shoes.

How to sew on ribbons onto your pointe shoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=feCNkoAUbe4&feature=related
I recommend using dental floss to sew on the ribbons, so that the ribbons will not come off easily.
If you find that the heel of your pointe shoes keeps falling off when you do pointe, try sewing elastics to the heel of the shoe.

Breaking in pointe shoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX-PNqJr9z4&feature=related
This is really important in making your shoes more comfortable to dance in. If you're afraid you don't know how to do it, you can approach me or anyone who has experience in pointe. Please be careful in breaking, you don't want to break the entire shank of the shoe and end up having to buy another pair.

How to tie the ribbons on pointe shoes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_BqoNLLlLY
Be sure not to tie the knot at the back of your ankle because you don't want to develop tendonities. Don't tie them too tightly as well, if not it will be really uncomfortable.

You can check out the other videos of this user: Lisa Howell. She's a dance physiotherapist and her videos are really useful.

I hope this has helped you in understanding pointe work and pointe shoes better.(: It's exciting to go en pointe, but I cannot emphasise more how dangerous it is for beginners to dance en pointe without a teacher's supervision!
Pointework can be really beautiful but that comes only with a lot, a lot of hard work. (:
Feel free to approach me if you have any questions about pointe shoes, I'll try to help you. You can always approach those who have experience en pointe too, or search the net for more information.


-Zifang (: -

Hello!

Attire for tuesday, as mentioned today, will be the white "I DANCE" tee, black tight (3/4 tights!) and proper bun.
those with pointe shoes, do remember to bring it. ((:

hello all,
updates as follows:

1. Contemp General Practices
General Practices will resume tmr, 11-2pm in the Gym. Attire would be formal WD tee (the gold words one), black tights and proper bun! :D For those who have pointe shoes, please do bring them, and if you have extra and dont mind lending your friends, do bring them too. THANKS! :D
The next General Practice will be on Tuesday, timing to be confirmed again so please do come back to the blog often to check! :D

2. Upcoming Performances
WD will be having 2 upcoming performances:
- A performance for the MPs on 2nd August,
It will be on the 2nd August (Sat), and we will be sending in the streetfest contemp item! But, considering that the promos are coming near, we've decided to open the item up for the ip1s and ip2s! :D The performance will be in Cairnhill CC, which is located in Newton, and timing would be around dinner time.

- Teachers' Day Celebrations 2008
For this we will be sending in the hiphop streetfest item, and for the same reason as stated above, it is also for the ip1s and ip2s! :D

THEREFORE,
IP1/2s, please sms your exco in-charge latest by SATURDAY NIGHT (19/07/08, 2359), to indicate if you are interested in doing the items or not. If yes, please also state your preferences as to which item you would like to do. However, please do note that you might not get what you've chosen! Thank you. :D
(Practice schedules for this 2 items are stated in the first post!)

3. Sweater
We are also at the same time thinking of getting a new sweater, since the current batch doesnt have the sweater! So, after reading this, please do reply to your exco in-charge as to whether you are willing to purchase a new one! :D
if the majority are agreeable, then designing of the sweater will be opened up! :D
THANKS.
oh and do reply by SATURDAY NIGHT (19/07/08, 2359) too.
((:

that's all for today! :D
hope you have a nice weekend ahead and see you all tmr!

Hui Ting

Hey all,

1. Contemp General Practices
please note that there will be no contemp general practices this working week (Tuesday's is cancelled), but practices will resume this Saturday (19th July), 11-2pm @ gym.

2. ExCo 0809 Elections and Handover
Date: 16th July 2008, Wednesday
Time: 430pm
Venue: LT3
Compulsory for all dancers including the J2s/IP4s
ExCo elects will make a short speech of about 2 minutes each, after which there will be a Question and Answer session where the dancers will ask the elects questions. What time the session will end will depend on how long the QandA is, but as always, be prepared to stay a bit later. Voting will take place after that, where you will all vote for the 9 people you want in ExCo.
Date: 17th July 2008, Thursday
Time: to be confirmed
Venue: LT2
All the voting results will be announced. Official step-down.

For those who have not included the events that they have helped out in, please do so by this Sunday 10pm. In yr email/sms, write the event name and what exactly you were helping out in: e.g choreography, carrying boxes/props etc. And those sending me smses, please include your name! (:

Additions to the events on the previous post on CCA Records:
Those who have missed any of these for your records, update me by Sunday.
2008
- International Dance Day 08 (i have already included for all participants, in case you have missed it out)
- Dance Bliss 08
2007
- SYF closing
- Asean Night
- MOE national day ceremony
- NJC national day
- Arts from the Heart
- NUH Healthy Lifestyle
- Novena Square 2 Performance

Remember, final submission Sunday 10pm. By Monday, the records would be with the administration.

Love,
Priya

Exco Elections and Seniors Step Down

The elections and step down have now been pushed forward to 16th and 17th of July.
Venue is to be confirmed.

On 16th, meet at 4.30pm, at the venue. We will announce the reporting time for 17th July on 16th itself.

Teacher's Day Performance

Just to keep everyone informed, we've gotten an offer to perform on Teachers' Day. Because the venue's nicer to perform in (Hall and LT5), we've decided to accept the teachers' day performance, and reject the NDC performance.

Hi all, this post is about demand and supply. The Quarter Master of Western Dance DEMANDS costumes, however SUPPLY is low because suppliers have not been returning costumes, namely Dan's and Mr Gn's costumes. Hence, while this defies all laws of microeconomics, he will be placing a tax of $3 on every dancer who fails to return his or her costume by THIS WEDNESDAY. To elaborate, each errant dancer will have to pay $3 for each day that he/she is late in returning the costumes. This is the only reminder that you will get for i will not send out anymore relays for i have given you all 2 WEEKS to return.
Thank you, and have a nice day. =)

1. Payment of $20 extra for shirts
To cover GST (7%) for the shirts. The informal tee is $10.50, formal tee $12.50 and Aristal tee $15.50.
Also to cover for dance funds used to purchase makeup, food etc. during the Aristal period.
Sorry it's a bit pricey, but we hope you understand.

2. General Practices
Next contemp prac: 12th July, Saturday (details will be updated later)
Practices will resume from then on, twice weekly for contemp. We're trying to arrange for Hip Hop General Practices as well.
Mr Dan will be choosing the people he wants for SYF 2009, and we'll specialise into genres from there. Those doing SYF will specialise in contemp, and the rest specialise in hip hop in preparation for DanceWorks.

3. New Teacher-in-charge
Mrs Ng, who was on maternity leave, is now back in school and will continue being in charge of WD.
She teaches J1 Chemistry, for those of you who don't know her.

4. National Day performance
Date: 8th July
Venue: tentative but probably in the parade square like last year
Time limit: 6 min
Preferably suiting the theme of National Day
Majority want to perform, so we're accepting the offer. The ExCo elects will be coordinating the item, as the performance would be after we've stepped down.

5. ExCo Elects
There'll be a sharing session next Thursday morning on the chalet, meet 740am at the amphitheatre.

Thanks (:

Attention to ALL Dancers
The following announcement is regarding your CCA Records.

You are required to submit a list of events that you have taken part in by this Friday, 10pm, to Priya.

For JC2/IP4s/IP3s/IP2s: For 2007 and 2008
For IP1s/JC1s: For 2008

The following are just a list of common events, however, if i have missed out any, be sure to add it in your list.

2007:Aristal, Streetfest, busker's, BP Gala Dinner, Dance Bliss, Grad Night, Butts Off, Danceworks, Interact Installation, Open Day, SISC, SYF IP, SYF JC, Danceworks skit, MOE teacher's day, SYF Opening Ceremony, Serangoom RC, Tanglin CC, SGH Performance,
2008: Aristal, Streetfest, Pizza Hut Viva Launch, Danceworks (indicate allegro or fod)

This is concerning the keying in of your CCA Record. Any delay after Friday, 10pm, you will have to go through messy admin procedures.

Email me (sparky_devil6@hotmail.com) or sms (93362103) or write it down and pass it to me by latest latest Friday! Its extremely important.

For any further clarifications, feel free to ask me. (:
-Priya