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Update on re-auditions schedule

2011-10-05T21:58:00.004+08:00

Hello!

Thanks for taking time to register for your slots. If by some freak accident your name is not in the list, please call me immediately. I shall try my best-est to squeeze you into a slot. Otherwise, please read all the way to the end for your confirmed timing. *phew*

Please note your entrances and exits because you want to know exactly when and where to enter for your big show. So here's the stage directions for D day:

Please remember to reach 15 minutes before your allocated slot. If you are late, you might be requested to wait until a next available slot.

As we would be using America room for the auditions, please do not barge in to the room before your slot. The way into America room is through the 6th floor Oceania room (near toilet) staircase. You can wait at the staircase or at the corridor linking Nexus backstage and America room - am steering clear of the common corridors to avoid security headaches.

There will be a form for you to fill in while waiting. When we are ready, we will call you to enter the room. Perform, showcase, and dance for your life! Then we will direct you out through the main door of America room.

Name	Friday	Slot
Tan Guo Wei	7-Oct	6.50pm
Chua Chia Ling	7-Oct	7.00pm
Khoo Lie Hao	7-Oct	7.10pm
Chung Li Anne	7-Oct	7.20pm
Apinun	7-Oct	7.30pm
Natasha Cheng	7-Oct	7.40pm
BREAK	7-Oct	7.50pm
Kueo Guo An	7-Oct	8.00pm
Michelle Toh	7-Oct	8.10pm
Evelyn Wong	7-Oct	8.20pm
Tan Pei Yu	7-Oct	8.30pm
Cheah Rui Hong	7-Oct	8.40pm
BREAK	7-Oct	8.50pm
Andy Boey	7-Oct	9.00pm
Baggio Yeong	7-Oct	9.10pm
Jess	7-Oct	9.20pm
June	7-Oct	9.30pm

Name	Saturday	Slot
Jolene Yee	8-Oct	9.40am
Tay Xin Ru	8-Oct	9.50am
Althea Lew	8-Oct	10.00am
Vivien	8-Oct	10.10am
BREAK	8-Oct	10.20pm
Kah Hoe	8-Oct	10.30am
Jasmine Goh	8-Oct	10.40am
Tan Yi Lin	8-Oct	10.50am
Eugenia Lau	8-Oct	11.00am
Dylan Law	8-Oct	11.10am
Li Yufei	8-Oct	11.20am
BREAK	9-Oct	11.30am
Daryl Wu	8-Oct	12.00pm
Cher Ho	8-Oct	12.10pm
BREAK	8-Oct	12.20pm
Rachel Chia	8-Oct	12.30pm
Yeoh Yi Ching	8-Oct	12.40pm
Teng Yi Qin	8-Oct	12.50pm

Name	Thursday	Slot
Desmond Heng	13-Oct	7.00pm
Leong Seok Ting Denise	13-Oct	7.10pm
Nigel Ang	13-Oct	7.20pm
Joshua Yap	13-Oct	7.30pm
Liau Jian Hao	13-Oct	7.40pm
Wong Hui Min	13-Oct	7.50pm
Matthew Ong Xiangwei	13-Oct	8.00pm
Brandon Kang	13-Oct	8.10pm
Ezekiel Justin Chia Fan	13-Oct	8.20pm
Ezri Zhou Xueting	13-Oct	8.30pm
Chua Pei Jun	13-Oct	8.40pm
BREAK	13-Oct	8.50pm
Daryl Kang	13-Oct	9.00pm
Marcus Wong	13-Oct	9.10pm
Shermaine Tan	13-Oct	9.20pm
Chua Buan Hua	13-Oct	9.30pm
Christine Ong	13-Oct	9.40pm
Ying Ying	13-Oct	9.50pm
Koh Shi Ling	13-Oct	10.00pm
David Lim	13-Oct	10.10pm
Bridget Lin	13-Oct	10.20pm

Sign up for re-auditions slot today!

2011-10-02T20:40:00.005+08:00

Hello friends!

As we move into Textile, the youth dance ministry and the poly dance ministry would cease to exist, as we come together as a whole church to serve in our dance talents.

The auditions for new dancers would be held separately from the re-auditions for dancers who are currently serving in the above-mentioned ministries, or have once served in the ministry but moved on to a congregation without an existing dance ministry.

I understand that undergoing auditions is a stressful process, but I hope that everyone would see it as a point in time evaluation of your current skills. On the bigger picture, this process of understanding every dancer's strengths and weakness would assist me to support and lead the ministry better. I promise I tried to make this as painless as possible. So, read on for what's going to happen.

Details for the re-auditions are as such:

Dates: 6th (Thurs), 7th (Fri), 8th (Sat) and 13th (Thurs)
Time: 7pm to 10.30pm (Thurs and Fri) and 9.30am to 2.30pm (Sat)
Venue: America room
Format: A 30s to 1 minute showcase of your strongest genre. Routine need not be your personal choreography, and you can do the same choreography as a friend, but everyone will be auditioned as a soloist. Actual auditions should take only 10 minutes.

What you need to do:

Choose an available 1/2 hour slot (refer to the weeks view under this google calendar: https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=68d47tv5fuknes4nalccd8pqm4%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Asia/Singapore). Last available slot for Thurs and Friday is 10pm, and Saturday is 2pm.
Sms me your desired slot in format: [name][date][time] e.g. [jiali][6 oct][7 to 7.30pm].
Check back on your confirmed slot the next day (will update the calendar to reflect your exact time e.g. 7.20pm).
Prepare your routine and load your song into a MP3 device. (*Those using mobile phones, please bring converters if necessary.)
Report at America room 15 minutes before your slot. We may have minor adjustments to time on actual day.
If you have any questions about this post or the dance ministry, please feel free to contact me on my mobile.

Looking forward to be wow-ed by you. :)

Da:ns Festival 2011

2011-10-02T19:13:00.002+08:00

Da:ns festival is organised by the Esplanade every October. As with previous years, they have fringe activities happening at the Esplanade bay.

The workshops are free for all, and may be good recreational activities for your lg and friends. Pick up a new genre or spread the joy of dance to someone this Oct! :)

1. Mambo Jambo
Sat 8 Oct 2011, 9.45pm – 11pm at Esplanade

2. Pop Kids
Sun 9 Oct 2011, 7.15pm – 8pm at Esplanade

3. Line Dance
Sun 9 Oct 2011, 8.30pm – 10.30pm at Esplanade

4. Swing & Charleston
Fri 14 Oct 2011, 8.30pm – 10.45pm at Esplanade

5. Hip Hop
Sat 15 Oct 2011, 8.30pm – 9.15pm at Esplanade

6. MV Dance
Sat 15 Oct 2011, 9.45pm – 11pm at Esplanade

7. Bollywood Dance
Sun 16 Oct 2011, 7.15pm – 8pm at Esplanade

8. Cha Cha & A-Go-Go
Sun 16 Oct 2011, 8.30pm – 9.30pm at Esplanade

2011-05-22T01:47:00.002+08:00

sharing..

YDANCE AUDITION 2011 RESULTS

2011-04-24T00:08:00.011+08:00

Wasssupp~~

below are the list of dancers who got through our YDANCE audition 2011!

Congratulations for making it through~!!

For those who didn't get through, do not be discouraged okays?
Do not give up dancing if you love dancing!
The fact that you decided to come for the audition,
shows alot of your courage!
Honestly, all of you really have the potential.
Keep training and practicing!
At the end of day, whatever ministry we are serving,
we are still serving the same GOD.

We hope to see you in the next round of audition!
(if you're still interested!)

Baggio (NEB)
Evelyn Wong (NA4)
Michelle Toh (VA2)
Marcus Wong (EL1B)
Andy Boey (NEB1)
Cheah Rui Hong (NEB1)
Kwan Shi Min (ZC1)
Chua Buan Hua (CL3)
Jasmine Goh (CF2)
Koh Shi Ling (CL2)
Rachel Chia (JCEA1B)
Kahoe (N)
Ho Ying Ying (ZC2)
Dylan Law (EL3C)

Thanks!

AUDITIONS & RE-AUDITIONS UPDATE

2011-04-21T10:16:00.005+08:00

2nd Round of Auditions

Date: 23 April

Time: 9.45am

Venue: America Room

Namelist

Lim Ren Jing

Erica Chai

Koh Shi Ling

Lim Wanting Tricia

Claudia Lim

Kwan Shi Min

Cheah Rui Hong

Edison Tan

Jason Loh

Rachel Chia

2nd Round of Re-Auditions

* Dancers, do take note of your respective timings

Li Yufei 11.30pm

Teng Yi Qin Ephraim 11.30pm

David Lim 11.45pm

Adria Lam 11.45pm

Shermaine Tan 11.45pm

Yeoh Yi Ching 12pm

Natasha Cheng 12pm

AUDITIONS UPDATE

2011-04-12T00:32:00.007+08:00

S'UPP!!

okays! DO read carefully as there are some changes to this FRIDAY's AUDITIONS.

DUE to the time constrain of the dance studio, we will only have ONE SLOT.
there will NOT BE ANY 7PM SLOT.

ONLY 5PM.

so what i need you to do, is to ...
ALL MEET @ TOA PAYOH SWIMMING COMPLEX by 5PM SHARP.

(for those who do not know where the swimming complex is,
it is just opposite COURTS.)

the USHERS will usher you to the dance studio from the swimming complex.

for those who will be late, here is the map you can refer to:

apparently, the studio is not registered on google maps. but its at the mark "A".
as you can see, its across the swimming complex.

check out their website if you want:
http://www.jom.org.sg/location.html

if still blur, then you can ring us up.

SEE YOU THERE!!~

DK`

AUDITIONS UPDATE

2011-04-04T00:06:00.002+08:00

There are slight changes to the name list below:

*spelling mistake*

-GROUP 2:
CHUA BUAN HUA
CL3

*new addition*

-GROUP 2:
MEI CUI
NA4
91737687

kthankyoubye!!~

DK.

AUDITION IS FINALLY HERE~

2011-04-02T00:21:00.009+08:00

WASSUP PEOPLE!~

its the moment we have all been waiting for!~
YDANCE AUDITIONS 2011~!!!

the details are as follows:

just in case, you cant view the above info~~
i've typed it out for you~

DATE: 15th April 2011
REPORTING TIME: 5:30pm (GRP 1) 7pm (GRP 2)
VENUE: To Be Confirmed.
ATTIRE: Anything comfortable BUT NO shorts/fbts/slippers.
Everyone is to bring a pair of SNEAKERS.

TO DO: everyone is to PREPARE 30 seconds of SOLO for the auditions.

also, here are some FAQ (frequently asked questions...just in case ur wondering whats a "Faq")

Q1. what do i need to prepare for my solo?
Ans: you have to bring your own soundtrack (only from mp3/ipod/iphone) and prepare a 30sec piece you're most comfortable with.

Q2. i'm scared... can i ask my LG member to come support?
Ans: u can! but he/she have to wait outside for you while you are being auditioned. you guys can pray together before the auditions and makan after that.

Q3. what else can i expect other than the 30sec solo?
Ans: good question! there will be a short routine for everyone to learn first. before you do your solos.

Q4. who are the judges?
Ans: they are friendly and nice people from hope church singapore. don't worry, you will know on that day!

Q5. can i prepare more than 30 sec of solo?
Ans: can! the minimum is 30 sec. but preferably, 30 s - 1 min.

If you have any other queries please email to ydanceadmin@gmail.com

see you all soon!!~
and 加油!!!

DK.

2011-03-24T10:55:00.002+08:00

our counterpart. (:
Request.

2011-03-05T02:41:00.003+08:00

chanced upon this site.
remember the cause of why we dance.

worship.
explore.
inspire.
express.
dream.

Dance Revelation.

31 July Dance Day

2010-09-30T00:46:00.005+08:00

Music: "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida feat. David Guetta
Choreographer: Tabitha & Napolean

2010-09-14T22:42:00.007+08:00

Hi dancers!!

How you guys doing yo? I'm trying to make the blog slightly alive now! I shall post pictures from our past events! :D

YAY!! ^^

and UPDATES!!

Battle of the Year Breakdance South East Asia - Breakdance Competition

Date: 8th- Freestyle special Edition.

9th- Showcase and Battle.

10th- Workshop by BOTY SEA judges.

Time: Friday-Sat, 7.30pm. Sunday, 1pm

Venue: Scape Warehouse.

Price: Friday -$15, Sat-sunday, $20.

Tickets are book through sistic web.

Recognize Studios

Venue: Orchard Central.

They have dope classes! Can sign up from them! :)

http://www.recognizestudios.com/

2010-08-04T15:20:00.005+08:00

Heyo!
Street Dance, Brit film.
Darn Awesome! I have never seen so much dancing in a show and finally a different story line. This is a collision of ballet and street dance. Before you get turn off. Watch the following videos.

Britain got talent, tt 14 year old guy, George Sampson tgt with Diversity and Flawless.

the finale, taken behind the scenes.

Carly, the lead actress/dancer, she was from contemp background but she learnt the (street) dance in 6 weeks just for this movie. She is talented or should I say, it is not tt hard to change style from mojazz sorts to street! Yeah be sure to still master ur genre but yeah. open ur mind and do learn others as well. after all dancing, isnt just about the steps or styles, it is about the connection u have with ur audience, u can feel it in whichever genre it is.

if not, tt's not dancing. (:

2010-07-07T23:43:00.003+08:00

Hihi!!

Korean dance, Sachoom is coming on 16th - 17th july @ 8pm and 18th july @ 3pm. Student price for 2nd best cat is $50, 80 mins long with all genres!! Do sms me if you're interested! We need to book tickets soon!! Thank you very much! ^-^

2010-07-05T09:07:00.003+08:00

Thanks everyone for making 19 June a blast! (:
it was really a short production both in terms of trainings and the night performance but i guess you enjoyed urself? cause i did! ^^

anyhows, hope this production helped you to:
1. know each other better (old and new dancers)
2. had the chance to perform externally (it is q something)
3. had fun (both dancing and mucking ard)
4. reaped from the workshop conducted by both larry and eve
5. lotsa food and ice cream
6. move to the next level of yourself (skills and exposure)
7. contribute to CBF!!!

the photos has been uploaded on facebook titled, 19 June, MAX.
we are now in the progress of doing a closure report and coming up with some follow up programmes. meanwhile stay tuned and visit the facebook page.

many thanks once again,
jacq

Video sharing

2010-06-21T01:51:00.005+08:00

Hello! Thanks to my dance senior, I've been exposed to a lot of different big names in the California (mainly LA, San Francisco & San Diego) dance scene. I may not know a lot, but I'll like to share with all of you some of the dance videos I always watch on Youtube :) Click on their names to go to their Youtube channel :D

I love these dancers because I personally feel that they really felt the music and I love the way they interpret the music through their moves. I wouldn't say that it's pure hip hop or some would even think that it's not real hip hop, but to me, these dancers are just dancing to the music and they are amazing.

So sit back, relax and enjoyyyyyy :D

p.s. you all can bug tzelin to post up more videos of LA dancers 'cause I think I don't know as much as she does.

First up,

Shuan Evaristo

A lot of you may know him as the choreographer for Big Bang

Lyle Beniga

Keone Madrid

Mariel Martin

Tracey Seiler

Ian Eastwood (He is only 16)

Kyle Hanagami

Brandon Dumlao

Chris Martin

Erik Saradpon

Gigi Torres

Ellen Kim

Mike Song

JP San Pedro

April Rodriguez

Last but definitely not the least,

Shitkingz (they are actually a crew from Japan, Tokyo)

I really hope you enjoyed these videos I showed you :) And if you want to know more or watch more or want to share videos with me also, you can always talk to me on Facebook! The more you watch, the more you will learn how other people dance or how they interpret to the music, the more you'll be exposed to more dance vocabulary.

There are many more amazing dancers and choreographers out there, it's just impossible to put them all here. It's up to you to explore through the internet. I hope this post will help to spark off your journey to exploring more about this style of dance or even dance itself :):):)

Look out for more videos. I'll consolidate videos of dance crews and team performances soon!

Love,

Kang Li

2010-05-26T02:20:00.002+08:00

another one from jabbaaaaWOCKEEZ!!!

2010-05-25T09:10:00.002+08:00

the passion of dancing. ^^
you do it everywhere!

Cease POMO training for May

2010-05-10T00:17:00.002+08:00

For the next 4 weeks, there would be no trainings on Saturdays at POMO.

15 May: Auditions for new sign-ups (no audience allowed this time because room is small)
22 May: "When the bell rings" special
29 May: ID conference
5 June: ComCare service

As such, we would not be collecting dance fund for May.

Use that "extra cash" to do (at least) 1 of 2 things:
1) O$P$ - We are $240 short of "breaking even" with our rental expenditure. I am so sick and tired of bringing this issue up.
2) Take a class of your own style - the HS kids should be ending exams soon? I encourage everyone to take at least 1 studio class during your holidays as a form of experience & enhancing your learning.

Your own team leaders may inform you of individual sessions in the meantime.
HipHop1 - Guo An (92961770)
HipHop2 - DK (98991523)
Bboys - BK (81784764)
Modern Jazz - Althea (97503486)

i love this community!

2010-05-04T00:58:00.002+08:00

today my exams ended! and yes... at first i was thinking like, after exam typical activity = go out with friends and chill. but then... i came straight home cos had to go for ID rehearsal after that. but im not complaining la, in fact, when i stepped into america room at 7pm, i was soooooo happy. because i guess this is THE group i wanna hang out with, after one entire week of mugging, it's actually quite comforting to come for dance rehearsal and see all the very dear faces.

i don't really know how to describe it, but i really enjoyed every single moment of rehearsal and every single moment we hang out, dancers! it just felt like, home! can be who i wanna be, i am doing what i love doing, and this is where we support each other and share lives too. i just had to share this because i really want to tell you even though i was very tired today, seeing you dancers really brightened my night.

its like i really wanted to say just now,

thank you yunian for your random funny acts that are really very funny and make everybody laugh =x
thank you tzelin for your endless enthusiasm
thank you jiali for your leadership and choleric-ness during dance rehearsals ... lol!
thank you qixin for the constant cheerfulness and motherly-ness... at times. haha
thank you xinru for your faithfulness!
thank you apinun for being..the oldest and making very funny jokes. i admit, they're funny
thank you jacq for always being my accomplice... when it comes down to suaning people. hahaha
thank you althea for the sudden spurts of ... korean-possessed acts hahaha
thank you kangli for being our choreographer!
thank you june for always being so concerned and asking me how i am!

and the others... i can't list everyone down too many, but my point is, everytime i see you all, abit of everybody just rubs off me. and it adds on to me. i hope its the same for you too.

so whether you are young or old dancer, take time to invest in communities like that. not just your own lifegroups, i guess you could call this ministry another lifegroup ;) God put us in groups like that for a reason!

so... rehearsals are not tedious because you're not doing it alone. you all make life so much more fun, and relaxing. thanks dancers, i love you all! let's continue to share lives and grow, and support each other in our dancing 'careers'! let's continue to work on this? =D those who are not doing any productions yet, be diligent and aim to be excellent in our craft for the Kingdom. it's a privilege, to be able to dance for God, and to be able to dance with a community of God-loving people. work for it, guys!

- much love,
chia!

加油s!!!

2010-04-30T12:45:00.005+08:00

ALL THE BEST TO THOSE PERFORMING FOR

DanzPeople Recital "Spotlight2- The Letter"

THERE'S BRANDON, BRIDGET, JIALI`~ SO LET'S TEXT THEM !

AN ENCOURAGEMENT WILL SURELY HELP! ITS TONIGHT 8PM!

I HEARD THEY ARE THERE SINCE THIS MORNING`~

YESS! ITS YDANCE REPRESENT, YO~!

EXTERNAL WORKSHOPS DOPE INSTRUCTORS

2010-04-22T03:22:00.004+08:00

for those of you who are not sure of whats coming up....

please don't miss this out......!! really.... if i miss these classes, you can come slap me.

what you all need...is $$$ , register and set aside the day you want to go learn.

i am saving up.. seriously.

1. SWAGGOUT 2 [whoohoo. by EVdance.]

http://www.evdancefactory.blogspot.com/

and.....my ou xiang is finally here!!!! SWAGGER SEOW LYLE BENIGA!!!

ahahahahahahah! gonna foam man! here's one of his DOPEST CHOREO`

not forgetting, PRETTY BOY KYLE HANAGAMI FROM THE LOST KIDS!!

for street jazz lovers!........

yi qin, i recommend YOU! lols!

lastly, the super power CONTROL DIVA ELLEN KIM FROM THE LOST KIDS too!

i took her class during last year's SWAGGOUT 1!!

2. In Da House Vol III - Elm Boogie Workshops!!

yesshh! ELM PIZARRO IS HERE TOO!!!! OMG....THIS IS MADNESS!

SINGAPORE'S GONNA EXPLODE!

http://www.danzpeople.com/danzpeople/In-Da-House.html

ARE YOU DROOLING ALREADY?

YES, THEY ARE COMING TO EAT SOME CHICKEN RICE AT KOPITIAM!

YES! THEY ARE COMING TO SINGAPORE!!

SO START SAVING!!!!

[those who're financially low, ask those who went to share with u!]

LET'S LEARN TOGETHER FROM THESE CRAZY DANCERS!!!!!

Chris Martin

2010-04-20T01:40:00.002+08:00

Chris Martin is coming to this part of the world!

HAHA. For whoever who doesn't know Chris Martin, you all can take a look at the videos below! And if you think that the last name sounds familiar, yes, he is Mariel Martin's younger brother :)

Date: 8/9/10 june (TBC)
Venue: TBC
Time: at night
Rate: RM2500 per class (SGD1081.92)
Organiser: dennis yin + gf + random other people (is reliable one, dennis won m'sia sytycd)

according to the rate given, 30 people will end up paying S$30+/pax for the class. not too shabby an offer.

My senior from my dance club is trying to get more people, so those who are interested can contact me through my phone number :)

p.s. Jiayou to all who are involved in the upcoming productions :)

Love,
Kang Li

April announcements

2010-04-18T22:39:00.005+08:00

1. This Saturday (24th) Hip Hop II performing for service. Do pray for us! We hope to open the service with an exciting start but currently the items are still quite raw and some of the people are flying to KL for GC this week. So pray for good health and super telepathic powers within the team!

2. Those of you paid for but yet to collect ydance tee, please note that we will only arrange to meet up with you on Saturdays (between 1st and 2nd service @ Reception). And contact me/ Shirlene/ DK by Friday night so that we can bring the shirt for you on Sat.

3. Danzpeople recital coming up on 30th April (Fri), 8 - 9.30pm @ The Lee Foundation Theatre, Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts. Tickets are sold at $20.

Originally to be used as ydance outing (if you check the training schedule), but I know some of us are saving hard for ID conference. So this is really optional, but if you are free, show some love to Bridget, BK and myself. haha!

Maybe those who are interested can confirm and preferably pay Shirlene by this Sat, so we can buy tickets for you. Shirlene, please help me with this.

Thanks!

YDANCE TEE 2010

2010-04-13T13:47:00.002+08:00

"YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN"
[GOD & US]

YDANCE TEE 2010 COLLECTION

2010-04-09T08:56:00.003+08:00

take note all YDANCERS,

**do make payment to shirlene all outstanding dance funds
[including April's]
this saturday, 10 April @ our YDANCE BOOTH inside ASIA ROOM from 12noon onwards.

Also, you be collecting your YDANCE TEE`~ this saturday too`~!
so we can all wear it `!! its DOPE LAA!

YDANCE TEE 2010 COLLECTION

2010-04-07T20:31:00.002+08:00

THANKS YDANCERS!!
the money collection of the YDANCE TEE 2010 was a success!

you guys will receive the tees really soon.`~
EXCITED!

2010-04-03T10:03:00.001+08:00

'Step Up 3-D' Will Deliver 'A Whole New World'
'Dance in 3-D is unlike anything you've seen before,' director Jon Chu says.

More updates to come! (:

Ydance tee 2010 deadline payment

2010-04-03T01:03:00.002+08:00

Hello Ydancers,

as you know, our orders for the tee has closed.
i need one last and most important favour from all of you.

which is, to make payment latest this coming SUNDAY, 4 APRIL.

do pass the cash to your respective TEAM LEADERS.

TEAM LEADERS, do pass me the cash after service. I will personally call you.
I will be around SUNTEC AREA.

this is urgent as i need to pass the cash to the print shop by 630PM.

thanks!

2010-03-31T21:47:00.001+08:00

Step Up 3D in HD

Trailer Park Movies | MySpace Video

so SICK! (:

APRIL 24TH SHOWCASE TRAINING

2010-03-31T02:07:00.006+08:00

to all HIPHOP II dancers,

here are the items we're doing..`
there's a slight change.

ITEM 1: KANG LI's lyrical

song: missing you by trey songz

dancers:
Guo An
DK
Xinru
Christine
Jia Li
Bridget
Chia
Kang Li

then followed by

ITEM 2: CHIA's reggae.

song: TBC

dancers:
Chia
Jia Li
Kang Li
Tze
Cher

and..

ITEM 3: DK's shots

song: shots by lmfao

dancers:
Ralph
Chia
Kang Li
Jia Li
Guo An
Christine
Xin Ru
Bridget
Cher
DK

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Training for DK and KANG LI's item would be this friday, 2nd April.

MISSING YOU: 9 - 11am
SHOTS: 11 - 2pm

Venue: TBC
**do check blog again`~

those who cant make it, do inform us.
there's not enuff time left so we STRONGLY ENCOURAGE you to make it down!
we want to teach and clear the choreo this week.

REGGAE item should be on sat morning. will update u guys again.

those doing all 3 items, chiong liao~! XD
this is gonna be a time to level up for HIPHOP2 dancers..
so do jiayous!!!

YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN, YDANCERS.

2010-03-30T01:03:00.003+08:00

YDANCERS,
would like to share this with you all

quoted from Yeya, "You gotta make it happen yourself."
and thats our slogan. YOU also refers to God, who gave us this
talent. HE made it happen. We carry on.

remember, dancing is not about just steps alone but
expressing movement from within.
most importantly, lets all enjoy dancing!

*watch the last part of this video, you'll know what i mean`~ XD

Ydance tee 2010 deadline payment/orders

2010-03-29T08:15:00.003+08:00

take note all ydancers,
our tee shirt orders will extend latest till 31st MARCH`~
after wednesday, 2359hrs, orders will close and i will proceed with the printings.

**so those who already read this post,
DO INFORM THOSE WHO MIGHT MISS OUT.

Team Leaders, it would be greatly appreciated if you could ensure your team is aware of this.

Lastly, please make payment by SUNDAY, 4 APRIL.

Thanks once again!

Q2 training roster

2010-03-28T17:45:00.005+08:00

Sessions on Friday nights, unless otherwise informed by team leaders/ instructors. POMO trainings same time on Sat.

From now on please inform the following people if you cannot come for that week's session (be it on Fri or Sat):
Hiphop1 - Guo An
Hiphop2 - Instructor for the week
Bboy - BK
Contemp - Althea

Be inspired

2010-03-28T12:23:00.002+08:00

Sharing a find from Jason.

What will make you stop dancing?

Follow-up on 20 Mar meeting

2010-03-25T20:06:00.003+08:00

1) DANCER
I didn't have time to do this on Sat, but this is very important. Please look through the characteristics of a DANCER and identify the area you want to work on for this quarter. The more specific and practical you can be in your goal-setting, the better it is for yourself. :D

For those who missed the meeting, these are the key performance indicators you will be evaluated against at the end of the quarter.

Discipline - self-training, punctuality (create your own morning call networks if necessary)
Availability - training attendance
Network - get to know people within your teams, entire y-dance, industry players etc.
Classes - take external classes in either your genre of specialization or for exploratory purposes
ESS involvement - if you can't perform on the day itself, you can still help out in production roles
Role Model - inspire others as a pastoral leader, aspire to be a team leader, desire to take on other roles in dance and lead positive change [in church/community, in/ outside SG]

2)Dance training for Q2
Sorry I'm tweaking the dance training schedule for Q2 so that will be put up sometime next week instead.

3) Attendance card
I forgot to mention this on Saturday: please bring your attendance card with you EVERY session from Q2 onwards. If you don't want to use the cue cards I gave out on Saturday, please feel free to design and personalize your own cards. For those who did not manage to copy down the template, here are the headings:

Instructor - this is also where you write the focus of that week e.g. Musicality, Technique Groove, Style
Attendance
Selected
CC (Convenient Column) - remember the main purpose of this is to enhance your Versatility as a dancer, so bonus points will be given to new 'tricks' demonstrated

4) Ministry Awareness Drive (10 Apr)
No showcase this time round. Instead as mentioned, we might be going around with our cameras these 2 weeks to capture some dancing. More importantly, the focus of ministry drive this time is to raise awareness on "What is ministry?" So I strongly urge everyone to send in a short write-up addressing any of the following questions:

What is ministry to you? Has your concept of ministry changed over the years of serving?
How has dance ministry helped you grow? As a believer, a person etc., in what areas?
What are your dreams for this ministry? If possible, establish a time frame.
What do you love about being in the dance ministry?
Why did you join the dance ministry?

I would appreciate it if write-ups can reach our official email account (ydanceadmin@gmail.com) by 4 Apr 2359. Thanks!

Tee Size Chart / Classes on 26/3 & 27/3

2010-03-24T01:25:00.005+08:00

These are the sizes for our upcoming YDANCE TEE 2010

Do revert with your sizes ASAP.

Please mail it to your TEAM LEADERS.

HIP HOP I: GUO AN [guoan93@hotmail.com]
HIP HOP II: KANG LI [joshuarinachen@gmail.com]
BBOYS:BK [jesus12_bk@hotmail.com]
FUSION: JACQ [jacq.ruth.tan@gmail.com]

TEAM LEADERS, Please consolidate and mail it to DK by Friday[26/3], LATEST!!!

jphreak_dk@hotmail.com

This is the best deal I can get.
It is still $22 per piece. I'm sorry for any financial inconvenience caused.
Please pay by 27th March 2010.
Thank you~

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As for this Friday, 26th March, we are having the following sessions.

HIP HOP II: 630PM @ AMERICA ROOM
BBOYS: 630PM [VENUE TBC]
FUSION: [REHEARSALS for EASTER]

Whereas, on 27th March, it will be at POMO.

HIP HOP I & II: 930PM @ POMO
[FUSION & BBOYS, DO FEEL FREE TO JOIN US!!~]

2010-03-22T19:42:00.002+08:00

GREAT JOB, BBOYS!
certainly brought ydance's bboying to the next level`

keep at it`~
time to chiong power moves!!!
hahaha.

Improving Pirouettes

2010-03-16T01:10:00.002+08:00

Sharing a post from Dance Advantage. Fresh from the mailing list. Not just for our ballet/ jazz dancers, but I think we all do turns from time to time.

1. Engage your core muscles to maintain good alignment during the turn.
2. Every turn is a balance, so practice balancing the position in which you want to turn (retiré, a la seconde, etc.)
3. Spot and keep your eyes off the floor (or that’s where you’ll end up).
4. Use only enough push to get around – sometimes a dance student’s biggest downfall in pirouettes is pushing so hard that they throw the turn off.
5. “Connect” your arms to your back – you should feel and imagine width across the back and shoulder blades and the arms should maintain their position (don’t “wind-up” for a turn)
6. Take off from a properly placed and expansive plié for power in the turn.
7. Strengthen your ankles supporting the relevé – if you are wobbly, sickled, or pronated, this will ruin your turn.
8. Mentally, make a choice to come down from the turn, don’t “let” gravity make the choice for you.
9. Visualize yourself doing a beautiful, clean pirouette – it really does help!

2010-03-14T13:21:00.006+08:00

Got to dance is a new dance series in UK.
Status choreo the dance based on the inspiration of Alice in Wonderland.
i tot was q cutee. hurhur. tho i haven watch the movie. hurhur. (:

read on if u are interested in technical stuff for production (:

if u breakdown the technical stuff for next time production especially for a bigger crew like this.. pardon me for being so technical. i think we can all learn something production based (:

1. camera angles: they took and switch q quickly because they accommodate with their dancers means in rehearsals, they not only have an idea but they alr settled the camera blocking.. (: so they basically have 4 camera angles..
a) front view = audience view (slightly above eye level: panning)
b) bird's eye view= top down (to see the formation)
c) left camera angle = to capture the side view of the dancers while dancing
d) main camera = the one where captures the full frame of the crew.

hurhur. they are panning smoothly because of the wheels that have attached to their camera tripod.. not sure if we have but in future for our new building. haha. maybe? (:
so how to scale down to what we have now is.. to portray 3 angles that can be screen on nexus wall..

1st: main frame to capture what we want to see (audience) and highlight particular dancer at certain times.
2nd: top view to show the variation and capture the formation that the choreographers have made effort to do.
3rd: left and right sides diagonal down
4th: front view but a distance away from the stage to capture the stage and the dancers. (:

2. Mixing of track
u can hear it, it is q smooth, this the choreographer have to either learn how to do the mixing/overlaying or work with whoever that is able to mix it for u. (: if not can work with the hiphop team, learn their expertise. not too hard with the programme install for u. most of the time the issue is creativity. (:

3. Costumes
because they have a theme: alice in wonderland, so it was very much easier to dress the dancers. so perhaps, choreographers can learnt to communicate with the image team like telling them the theme instead of just saying street feel. so putting it to greater details will help them to be more precise when helping us with our image. (:

hurhur. sorry being very technical cause nowadays after studying my course, i cannot see the stuff in an audience perspective anymore. everything has its technicality in my eyes. hurhur. =x i hope i can still enjoy dance shows. =x

2010-03-08T12:12:00.003+08:00

NTU Hall Closing Ceremony 2010 Dance Champion: Hall 1

This performance is worth watching. Although it's not So You Think You Can Dance or America's Best Dance Crew, I think they put up a really good show.

With more than half not experienced dancers and 10 NTU MJ dancers, I really respect how my seniors came up with super cool choreography and blocking and how they put in a lot of effort to train the newbies.

Enjoy!

2010-03-07T01:21:00.007+08:00

as you can see i am pretty excited about LXD.
updates.
check this out.

in the new digital age, dance evolves! (:
When I dance, I want people to question the reality of what they're seeing-- Madd Chadd
It is all about details, everything i move has purpose -- J. Smooth
It is never what you do, it is how it is done -- Kid Man
I attempt to balance between weight, energy, space and time -- Lil C

we dance ___________. (:

2010-02-20T22:32:00.002+08:00

1. No training at America room on 26th Feb (Fri)
Bboys will still be meeting on that day. If you're unsure of the time and venue please contact Brandon.

Hip Hop II members please attend the session on 27th Feb (Sat) at POMO instead. So Sat we should see members from Hip Hop I and II and the Fusion group.

2. YDANCE meeting on 19th March (Fri)
FULL ATTENDANCE EXPECTED because this is advance notice by 1 month. Please block out 6-9pm for this. The exact starting time will be confirmed again. But please have a really good reason if you have to miss this.

2010-02-18T23:21:00.004+08:00

This is what we are waiting for.
This is dance translated to a message.
This is AWESOME!

and again if u missed it on sytycd.

It is gonna be like the next hero serial! (:
I CANT WAIT!

jacq

2010-02-14T00:32:00.000+08:00

wishing everyone a
blessed valentines day
and
a prosperous lunar new year!!!!

2010-02-10T01:22:00.002+08:00

RedBull street battle 2010~`
held 7th Feb`~ @ scape.
We sent Bk, ryu, desmond and guo wei to check it out`!!

BAKAU ROCKERS won a trip to TOKYO to battle in the REDBULL BC 2010!

ed moore.

2010-02-07T04:00:00.003+08:00

If you're a dancer, watch this video. Something I feel worth sharing =)

Watch, Listen, Learn.

2010-01-31T23:43:00.002+08:00

while helping mingyi search dance quotes, i came across this that speaks loud.

"Artists lead unglamorous daily lives of discipline and routine, but their work is full of passion. Each has a vision and feels responsibility to that vision."
~Merryl Brockway

jacq

2010-01-19T23:34:00.004+08:00

enjoy hunks and babes!
their steps are clean!
energy 100% (:

tzelin's style.

dk's style.

mind u they are kids..

kangli's style.

i dance _____________ (:

jacq

What's burning your fire?

2010-01-12T12:36:00.002+08:00

My first time visiting Gigi Torres' site and I came across one of her entries on "Where's the fire in the dancers?" Encourage everyone to read that now. It raised some issues which I think is relevant to us.

1. The hunger to learn and get better
I see the same people NOT showing up for training AND the same people who show up taking additional classes. Do we really need to wonder why some people are getting better, faster?

2. Is it a money issue?
I know that everyone is saving up for CBF currently, and I am too. Those of you who read my blog will know my stand on this. I quote: "classes are but only one way to learn & improve as a dancer. I go for classes because it helps me be disciplined in my learning and I can afford the time and money. If I spend 1 hour dancing in the studio, and you spend 1 hour dancing at home, we are actually investing the same amount of time which might result in similar results. I would still recommend classes because an (usually more experienced and qualified) instructor is there to mentor you; but I think we need to be aware of our own limitations & not feel pressured into the form. I'm equally (or more) impressed with the dancer who gathers enough self-discipline to dance and train everyday, everywhere, anywhere. Know yourself and do what's necessary to help yourself improve; but more importantly know your priorities and live by them."

3. No Action Talk Only
I am aware that some of us do watch a lot of dance videos on YouTube or follow every season's (and every country's) SYTYCD. I used to allow myself to just get inspired for the brief moment but it never transpired into serious action. I would say things like "I wish I was as good as them!" but continue sitting on my butt and proceed to watch the next (few) episode(s) and then go to bed. I hope none of us become so excellent critics or judges that we forget to diligently pursue and steward our gift of dancing.

And she aptly ends with this question that we constantly ask ourselves: What is the reason for dancing? I wonder how many of you remember your responses in the bonding camp.

I dance __________

Training updates and christmas retreat

2010-01-10T18:42:00.000+08:00

Hello! Know that some of you were confused last week over your training schedule. So hopefully this version will be clearer. Just look under your group's column for the weekly training time and venue. Please note the changes.

Am sure you guys are aware that there is no service this Saturday, but training continues. For bboys on Friday, "Gallop Gables" (S268856) is one of the church staff's apartment function room. Guowei and Api, please help to lead the people this session. For those of you who need directions to the place, I recommend gothere.sg.

And for the dancers who were involved in Christmas opening dance, reminder that there is a retreat this Tuesday (12 Jan) 7.30pm at "8th Degree", NTU Alumni Club (S138664). It is 5 to 10 minutes walk from Buona Vista MRT. Please contact June if you need help. I have class from 6-9pm, but hopefully it ends early and I can join you guys for a good time of celebration! :D

To greater growth!

2010-01-04T00:44:00.006+08:00

As announced on Saturday, these will be your new groupings for training. There may be some changes for the Friday and Saturday Nexus venues and times after this Saturday. Please check this blog regularly for information. And also please remember to update your particulars with Shirlene. Those who still fail to do so by Wed can be prepared to receive a personal phone call from me. Let's make the work of the Lord a joy and not a burden. To greater growth and new heights in 2010! :D

Training groupings

BASICS FOR ALL ||

2010-01-03T03:34:00.003+08:00

heys, those who attended yesterday's class,
i would like say A BIG THANK YOU.

mainly, its for the freshies.
THANKS. REALLY.
i know the choreo is tough, but we all learn together.
i am proud that you guys survived it through.
no one gave up, and you guys did your best!
SERIOUSLY, WELL DONE`~.

i wanted to share the emphasize of the choreo.
but after class, we got no time so here's it.
i wanted to train you guys on :

timing : knowing when to start and carry on, that's why i asked all of you to count together.
precision : to listen carefully to the lyrics, executing the moves to the words. [the singer sang really slowly]
beyond yourself : the toughness in the choreo, so that you all will push yourself and break your limits. its okay to look silly in the mirror and correct them, rather than doing a good and easy choreo, and not knowing how to improve.

thanks for coming for basics II.
please keep practicing what we've went through these 2 weeks.
like the basics, down/up bounce, arm waves, isolations...
not to forget to train your core.
you'll improve tremendously in no time.

2010-01-01T10:59:00.001+08:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR
YDANCE!!
HAPPY 2010!!!

Boogiezone

2009-12-29T13:51:00.002+08:00

Not sure if any of you subscribe to Boogiezone, but here's some dancing and words of advice from a dancer/ choreographer who is so accomplished at only 18 years old.

Hope to see you at Basics for All (Part 2) this sat!

happy holidays!

2009-12-25T16:33:00.003+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS YDANCE!!

kudos to those who performed yesterday @ suntec!
DOPE!
lets spend this season with our loved ones and always remember the giver.

2009-12-22T22:45:00.002+08:00

messy but i didnt want to correct the steps because i felt it was a single person's
individual expression of worship :) hope u guys felt God during the song!

tzelin

LAST TRAINING OF 2009

2009-12-20T23:25:00.004+08:00

take note:

there'll be a BASICS FOR ALL training this coming saturday.
*this includes our beloved freshies*

as you all know, that saturday, there will be no service.
so i strongly encourage we all to make it down, yea??
you will need to sacrifice sleep.....but its worth it to train!!!

TRAINING EVENT: BASICS FOR ALL
TIME: 930AM - 1130AM
PLACE: POMO DANZ PEOPLE STUDIO
DATE: 26TH DEC 2009

see y'all there!!

Simple. Clean. Powerful.

2009-12-10T23:56:00.001+08:00

Sorry for the delay in posting this up. The upload took much longer than I expected. :D

Auditions results

2009-12-06T01:18:00.002+08:00

We would like to thank everyone who came for the auditions on Thurs. Hope you had fun learning the choreography and dancing your hearts out.

Congratulations to the following people for passing the auditions:

David Lim
Brandon Kang
Ryu Sasaki
Lim Zi Yuan
Shermaine Tan
Yeoh Yi Ching
Natasha Cheng
Jolene Yee
Ong Rui Zong
Sherie Lee
Dennis Ng
Walter Goh
Tng Wei Xian
Foong Shi Hui
Jamie Ang
Eugenia Lau
David Tan
Eileen Chew
Sean Mulyadi
Zhang Yu Hui
Adria Tham
Ben Ng

We look forward to seeing you in our bonding camp on the 8th - 9th Dec! :)
*More details will be supplied shortly, but do seek parental consent and leaders' approval for overnight stay.

AUDITIONS

2009-12-02T23:59:00.001+08:00

ALL THE BEST
to those who's coming down for auditions tomorrow!

World Supremacy Battlegrounds (WSB) 2009

2009-12-01T10:43:00.002+08:00

http://dancelounge.com.au/2009/world-supremacy-battlegrounds-wsb-2009/

check it out!

SINGAPORE REPRESENT!

on the 29 Nov 2009, SINGAPORE sent 2 TEAMS to Melbourne to compete
@ WSB this year... Seven Crew [Suntec Dance 3rd place]
and IYHAYKICYH [Suntec Dance Champion]....and guess what??

These 2 DOPE TEAMS from SINGAPORE got 2nd and 3rd placing a
the World Supremacy Battlegrounds in Melbourne!

2nd : Seven Crew
3rd: IYHAYKICYH

SO PROUD OF THEM!!! WOOOSH`~
SICK SICK SICK!!!` ~ CLONES! ALL OF THEM!

truly, the dance industry in Singapore is growing tremendously!!
The world is looking at us now`~

standards must be raised...
boundaries must be broken..

time to level up!!!

below are the videos...for those who missed out on the good stuff`~

AUDITIONS / BONDING CAMP / YDANCE 09 TEE

2009-11-22T21:27:00.004+08:00

calling all dancers who registered last week at M.A.D 09...

below are the details for our upcoming auditions!!
this is IMPORTANT`!!

WHY?

because there are 2 slots....do not come for both.
we have allocated which slot are you suppose to turn up for.
so look out for your slot!

NORTH, NORTH EAST, WEST

EAST, JC, CENTRAL

those coming for auditions:
-do come in proper DANCE GEAR.
[ to both genders: shoes only, no slippers/sandals
loose and comfortable gear is encouraged.]

To current YDANCERS:
if you're free that day... do come by~!!!
you will be needed. :D

THANKS! C'YALL THERE!

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there's a bonding camp during the week after the auditions.
its for the current YDANCERS and those who get pass the auditions...
for now, do block out the dates.

it'll be a one day overnight camp. we do encourage those who can
stay over to do so, BUT, PLEASE CONSULT YOUR PASTORAL LEADERS
and SHEPHERDS first. Remember that`~ :D

DAY: ~~10 - 11 DEC~~ *Edit on 26 Nov*: 8 - 9 Dec tentatively
TIME: probably late morning
VENUE: TBC

more details will be posted soon.

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we'll be launching our NEW YDANCE TEE really soon.
but before we do so, we're having a tee shirt design competition!!

COLOUR, DESIGN, STYLE, FONT TYPE, its all up to you.
the ONLY STUFF you have to include are the following:

- YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN [our new ydance tagline]
- our YDANCE LOGO or/and ICON [download below]

*participants only for current YDANCERS.*

WINNER will be awarded. :3

DEADLINE: 5th DEC
TIME: 2359
SEND TO: jphreak_dk@hotmail.com [DK]

if you need to change the colour of the logo/icon,
do ask me personally, i will send you the file to edit.

this tee will be launched for the new dancers as well.
lets do this well! `~

2009-11-15T16:59:00.003+08:00

THANK YOU for all those who helped out in M.A.D 2009!!!

-thanks for the 4 GROUPS who performed including TZE LIN`!
-thanks CHRIS for the booth and shoes
-thanks YUNIAN for your shoes too...
-thanks SHIRLENE for the dope colourful ice cream sticks & pictures....
-thanks BRIDGET for your ydance tee..
-thanks JIALI and RAPHAEL for the impromptu solo! wooosh~

THANKS ALL!

LOOKING FORWARD TO THE AUDITIONS!
SEE YOU!!

2009-11-12T00:33:00.002+08:00

My goodness. Look at those kids dance!

2009-11-11T22:50:00.001+08:00

Glee -- Artie! WHYYYY whyy they put the best dancer on the wheelchair! =x

ministry drive is 3days away!

2009-11-11T22:23:00.002+08:00

How's everyone doing? :3

3 days left before showcase...
it may be a small item...but lets not take it lightly...
YET, we will enjoy the 5mins up there`~

lets' give it our best`~!
besides, its HIM who we're dancing for.

by now, you should have received the showcase mixdown.
i have send it to all your ICs.
If you still haven got it, please get it from them.

listen carefully to the music, and take note of the transitions.

keep practicing`~
practice makes improvements...
but practicing correctly makes perfection..

this is the order of our showcase :
1] hiphop 1 [dk + tze lin]
2] bboy [api + des + guo wei + yu fei]
3] popping [joel + joey + yu jun]
4] contemp/jazz [chia + cher + peu]
5] hiphop 2 [kang li + yi qin + guo an + xin ru]

looking forward to this saturday!
wooosh`~

DK.

ministry drive updates_08/11/09

2009-11-08T02:23:00.004+08:00

DANCERS for showcase on 14th NOV,
we're officially left with a week.

We have got no time left.

Arrhhgg`!

I would like to strongly encourage those involved to practice
on your own, best, if can meet up to go through.

Remember to settle costumes.

Though its only a min item for each genre,
but lets keep our spirit of excellence up.

this coming saturday, training will end in by 1030am...
leaving us with bout 45mins full-out run thrus for the showcase.
[we will leave POMO by 1115am...]
while the rest of us, can proceed to set the booth up with Christine first.

Christine is the Overall IC of our YDANCE BOOTH.
do aid her if she requires assistance. thanks.

For those sending in videos, i have only received daryl wu's.
LATEST it will extend till sunday 1900 [7pm] ...
because there's still video editing to do. we seek your cooperation. ^^.

THANKS for those who took the time off to do the video!!!
YOUR VIDEOS WILL BE SCREENED THAT DAY!!!

REMINDER: our dress code on 14th NOV, would be YDANCE TEE or any FULL GREEN TEE.
*this only applies to those not involved in the showcase*

IT'S SHOWTIME!
LET'S DO THIS!

ministry drive updates.

2009-10-31T23:37:00.004+08:00

THANKS for those who showed-case today!!

as we can see, we really need to PRACTICE HARD!
time's running out. and we have yet to have a PROPER FULL RUN.

TAKE NOTE:

Only these 2 weeks, trainings on the 7TH & 14TH NOV:
time: 930 - 1030 [training] 1030 - 1130 [showcase prac and full-run]
*for showcase session, we'll have to see each other's progress these 2 weeks.
so we'll have a full-run at the end of the session.

it'll be 1 hour each.
for those who finishes training at 1030,
and not involved in showcase prac,
you can use the time to do your VIDEOS.

***VIDEOS: if you can send me the videos earlier,
it will be so so much better. its best to avoid last minute work. thanks!***

***SONGS: each IC have to send me their edited songs LATEST BY TUES 3RD NOV, 2359***

***COSTUMES: reminder, each IC are to settle their individual costumes.***

***DRESS CODE: on the 14th NOV, the rest who are not performing... we'll wear our YDANCE tee or anything GREEN.***

DK.

2009-10-29T00:01:00.005+08:00

beautiful.

2009-10-27T00:47:00.003+08:00

Project X
It is a funk tap, hiphop, live music, percussion and beatboxing all in one.
I had the chance to watched it in Esplanade. It is a new concept and it is really Rhythmic! most imptly, it has very crazy beats! the dancers all kept up to it!

Its highlight would be the collaboration with Korea's bboy crew Last for One (LFO). THEY ARE MAD! the control of all the dancers were fabulous and most imptly, they never ran out of tricks. and mind u this whole performance was based on live band and beatboxer, there was no tracks used.
ahha. perhaps we can collaborate with the hiphop ministry for the beatboxing parts cause it really leave the audience roaring and it has interaction. lol. (:
Since we dun have tap-pers but we got shufflers. ahha. we can incorporate shuffling with bboying. it is new concept that i think may somehow work. just need to work on the music. (: and.. i think if the guys dance according to the beatboxer, the fusion of these two genres are GANGSTA! (:
hurhur.

below are the videos (similar to the actual performance):
Raw Dance Company (Brisbane)

Featuring Last For One (Korea)

funk it out,
jacq

ministry drive showcase

2009-10-25T03:03:00.002+08:00

TAKE NOTE:
to all ydancers,
in case you didnt catch what i briefed earlier today before training...

our showcase is on the 14th Nov
[which is 3weeks as of now]

everyone of us will be involved!

1.those doing showcase on-the-spot,
your ICs should've told you bout it.
And, there's not much time left!

*NEXT SAT, 31st OCT
THERE WILL BE A FULL RUN of ALL ITEMS after training*
[so best, finish it asap. if not, showcase whatever you've come up with]
*ICs, take note and let your team know the necessary info.*

API [BBOY]
JOEL [POPPING]
CHIA [CONTEMP]
KANG LI [HIP HOP1]
DK [HIP HOP2]

2.Those who are not doing live showcase are to send in VIDEOs
of yourself performing.

*deadline: 7th Nov*
send it to DK.

email: jphreak_dk@hotmail.com
[can upload to mediafire.
if any other means of sending, eg. cd or thumbdrive,
do lemme know.]

WHERE: ANYWHERE STREET, COOL, FUNKY
[eg. istana park, POMO studio, car park]
WHAT: A ROUTINE/CHOREO of 30sec-1min
WHO: SOLO/PAIR/TRIO/GROUP OF 5 MAX.
WHEN: 7TH NOV, 2300HRS. [1100pm]

note: do make sure the speakers you're using is loud enough,
so the song can be heard clearly in the video.

*pls do not forget*

thanks!!!
do help me inform those who haven seen the blog to read it up
[esp those who didnt come for traning yesterday]

DK.

Training week 2

2009-10-19T01:06:00.000+08:00

Trying out the blog layout, so err construction in progress.

Training week 1

2009-10-11T12:48:00.002+08:00

Hey great job everyone!
By the way during my announcements yesterday, I forgot to say that we'll need videos for our booth to make it exciting apart from the 5 minutes showcase.
And how exciting these videos are depend on you guys!
If you would like to help, please send in a video of you dancing solo/ with people from the team, and we'll piece the various items together for the video.
If you don't have a camera, bring your song on Sat, and I can film you between 11 to 11.30am. :D

cheers!
jiali

Connecting faith and dance

2009-10-05T02:07:00.003+08:00

Came across an interesting read. This extract originated from Dance Advantage. Please go there for the full article.

The Relationship Between Faith and Dance

Dance is born from the heart and soul of people and cultures. Long before the polished refinement of classical or contemporary dance movement, dance lived and thrived in personal expression and communal relationships within a society. Dance was also a highly important and viable means of worshipful devotion, as worldviews of faith were visually demonstrated through offerings of dance. It may seem that as dance evolved more to a stage performance art form that these sacred expressions of faith began to disappear.

Perhaps not completely recognized or documented, dance as a form of worship or as a means for visually incarnating one’s faith is one of the oldest and perhaps richest offerings of dance. Although it is clear that dance and faith have always maintained a dynamic interaction throughout history, it is in this present age that dancers are finding a fresh significance in regards to integrating their beliefs with their artistry.

... (more here)...

The gulf between faith and art is finding needed reconciliation and a more holistic view of what it truly means to create art that is informed and supported by one’s personal faith. As many artists during the time of the Reformation knew, the gift of art is a gift of God to mankind who has created us in His image. The artist therefore can understand themselves as servants of God to humanity, enriching life and upholding its’ truth and beauty through their offerings and servitude. The artist then finds freedom from the pull of celebrity appeal to the higher call of a creative servant, meeting this world in its’ need. The arts were meant to bless and enrich our world.

6 more days!!
jiali

Brief summary of 26 Sept meeting

2009-09-27T18:48:00.004+08:00

Hey!

This is for the benefit of people who are forgetful/ came in late/ overslept/ drifted off during the meeting itself/ "HUH what meeting?!".

Thanks Christine and yunian for leading us into a time of worship and indeed I wish for God to be my "all consuming fire". Once again, be reminded that the best gift we can bring to the church is a healthy, joyful, loving and vital self; not our talents, knowledge, leadership, experience or creativity.

So while I was reminded of my vision while preparing the meeting, I hope that everyone will really take time to think and ask yourself: Why dance? Why dance for God? Why dance in this church? Why dance in this team?

You may not have the full answer, but I hope you won't just brush the questions aside either. If you on the same frequency as me, I hope we can give our 100% best from now on, starting with trainings.

We will start with 8 weeks of training from 10th Oct to end Nov, every Saturday morning 9.30am. We will be using the Danzpeople studio @ POMO for this. EVERYONE is expected to be there, as we start afresh and make training part of our ministry's DNA. Mainly for the purpose of funding the studio rental, everyone also need to contribute to the monthly dance fund. Please pay $10 to Shirlene by every first week of the month. Once again I repeat, that the 1st collection is by 3rd Oct and it is YOUR responsibility to contact Shirlene to pass her the $$.

For the ground rules that we've set, please remember that at the top of the list sits: Be punctual. So on 10th October, everyone is expected to be there on time and properly attired. Do contact the following people (district i/cs) if you have issues with training, e.g. will be late on that day.
People whose pastoral cg is:
MinOps and Northeast - jiali,
Central - Desmond,
East - Shirlene,
West - Christine,
North - Bridget,
JC - Api.

Finally, do check back this blog regularly. We will be having a new look and more features soon. In the meantime, here's a video that to me shows the kind of body control we are hoping to gain after training.

Before one can confidently execute controlled triple pirouette on stage, one should be able to do a quad during trainings off stage. So as we hit the dance studio once again for training, let's not lose sight of why we do what we do.

May our passion be re-ignited this season!
jiali

2009-09-17T04:39:00.000+08:00

a good attempt to do both ballet and another genre tgt! u can really tell she is fantastic with her techniques.
ENJOY!

jacq

awesome dance meeting

2009-09-16T21:15:00.002+08:00

Hey people, missing dance yet?

Meeting all awesome dancers on 26th September (sat), 10am at Europe room.
*europe room = the one at reception

Those who are not serious about dance can stay in bed.
I know you'll be there. See ya!

love,
jiali

2009-09-06T16:59:00.003+08:00

TAKE FIVE! STUDENT-SPECIALS

Calling all students! Take a break from your studies and take advantage of our special afternoon classes for students! For only $5 you can take one of our many dance classes between 4 to 6 pm every weekday. So grab a fiver and take 5!*

*Only applicable at Jitterbugs Swingapore @ The Cathay. A valid student ID has to be presented when signing in attendance to qualify.

Monday (w.e.f. 7 Sep 2009)

1600 - 1700 Hip Hop (encourage to go)

11700 - 1800 Wacking 1

Tuesday (w.e.f. 6 Oct 2009)

1700 - 1800 Street Latin Grooves

Wednesday (w.e.f. 7 Oct 2009)

1600 - 1700 Jazz 1

1700 - 1800 Grrl Power 1

Thursday (w.e.f. 20 Aug 2009)

1600 - 1700 Ballet 1 (Adults)

1700 - 1800 Contemporary 1

Friday (w.e.f. 21 Aug 2009)

1600 - 1700 MTV Street Jazz

11700 - 1800 Grrl Power

Hey all, if you guys are interested to take up dance classes outside, you may check out this few sites :)

http://www.oschool.com.sg/

http://danzpeople.com/

http://www.swingapore.com/

The grand finals for the Suntec dance competition is on 20th sep! Do go down to catch it, who knows what will you learn from there? :D

-shirlene (ydanceadmin@gmail.com)

2009-08-11T16:39:00.001+08:00

The highly anticipated annual Suntec Dance competition, Suntec Dance is back and this time the prizes are much more attractive!

We wish to invite you to register and participate in any of the following categories to stand to win prizes totaling a value of $37,000!

The competition is open to:

Junior Solo Category : Individual 12 years old and below for Junior Solo Category
Open Solo Category : Individual 13 years old and above for Open Solo Category
Group Category : 4 to 8 members of any age

The closing date for registration is 9 August 2009 (Sunday).

EVENT DATE/TIME/VENUE DETAILS :

Audition*
Date : Sat 15 Aug 2009
Time : 1pm
Venue : Galleria Square

*ContestantsParticipants for all categories will go through the Audition to show their talent and skills for 1 minute. Qualified contestants will be invited to compete in the Heats.

Heats*
Date : Sat 29 Aug 2009
Time : 1pm
Venue: Galleria Square

*15 selected contestants/ groups in each category will be selected from the Heats to will compete in the semi-finals.

Semi Finals*
Date: Sat 5 Sep 2009
Time: 1pm
Venue: Galleria Square

*Top 10 Selected contestants/groups in from each category will be selected from the Semi Finals semi finals will compete for a chance to enter the Grand Finals.

Grand Finals
Date: Sun 20 Sep 2009
Time: 5pm
Venue: Fountain of Wealth

*Top 3 winners for each category will be selected for the Grand Finals. The winning team for from the Open category will represent Suntec City Mall to participate in the BATTLEGROUNDS International Championship in Melbourne.

* Results will be published on the www.sunteccity.com.sg and shortlisted contestants/groups will be notified via post/ phone calls.

2009-08-08T00:46:00.000+08:00

hey dude.
in line with all the rankings and comps.
here are some of ur fav number.
and i really like the no. 1 too.
http://popwatch.ew.com/2009/08/06/so-you-think-you-can-dance-15-great-routines/
have fun.

dk.
u are gonna for comps.
u start the wave, make a difference there!
we will ride on it!
(:

2009-08-04T01:51:00.004+08:00

this is madness!!!!
NRA sent out JOYCE & THE BOYS for competition during SBDC [singapore best dance crew]
during May 2009. they emerge as champions!! and got a trip to VEGAS to participate in HIPHOPINTERNATIONAL..
[http://www.hiphopinternational2009.blogspot.com/]
guess what YDANCERS...!?!

THEY GOT 3RD PLACE!!
OMG!!!! THIS IS PRIDE & GLORY!
REPRESENT SINGAPORE!!~ WHOOOO~
PROUD TO BE A SINGAPOREAN INDEED~ HAHAHA..

for those who missed out. here's the vid!

DOPE MAX!!!!!!
hahhaa, dun u just hate them for being so good?!
ok kidding... YDANCERs, lets work hard too!

SINGAPORE'S DANCE INDUSTRY IS GROWING.
WE MUST DO SMTH. WE ARE REPRESENTING CHRIST!

-DK-

2009-07-08T09:31:00.004+08:00

things we dun see on the media. while conducting my research i found this. (: enjoy!

they are so pro that anyone and everyone could just come out and dance. dope!

<3,
jacq

2009-06-28T15:01:00.002+08:00

Hello! It's me again! Posting great dance items from So You Think You Can Dance. Season 5 Has started! Though I feet that this season is quite disappointing 'cause I think last year's contestants are way better, below are the few pieces that are really good.

love <3,
kangli * joshuarina

2009-06-26T23:44:00.001+08:00

bboy-ers out there..check this out

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_breakdance_moves

im super overwhelmed by the entire list. hahaha. have fun! and have fun trying them out too.

chia

2009-06-15T11:57:00.000+08:00

First up, check out our poppers and lockers in the finals of the Oschool's K.O night on Friday June 26th.
Popping : KahMar (Marcus and KS) and Freqance (Yizhen and Nicholas)
Locking: Lock Out Loud (KS and his friend)

***
On the next night, join us at DXO for Brooklyn Rock 3 on Saturday June 27 from 10pm. It's a party for all things hip hop and street. Check out our very own La Fuse strutting their girl power together with our Elite Team, represented by Choon Hui, Kevin, Winnie, Yiwen, Jazreen, Xilin and Adrian. It's going to be a night of party with other performers from Danz People and NRA.

Tickets to Brooklyn Rock is available at Studio Wu at only $20! Brooklyn Rock is hosted by DJ Andrew T and Mono-E.

***
For a third straight night of partying, catch Studio Wu's PAP (Popping Action Party) at Oschool's Big Groove on Sunday June 28 at the Singapore Expo Hall 1. Tickets available at Sistic. A host of Asian crews will be there too.

***
Are you EXHAUSTED yet?
***

Save your energy for a weekend night event at The Butter Factory for the launch party of Wu Amplify (www.wuamplify.com). To kickstart the month of July, join us at THE MASQUE: A Wu Amplify Launch Party on Thursday July 2 at 730pm.

Come dressed or come as you are for a line-up of performances such as acts from the Freekzy Nutz, Yutaki, Andy, Freda, Faliq and also La Fuse and the Studio Wu Elite Teams.

FREE ENTRY. Get your invites from Studio Wu Central Branch.
Strictly for 18 and above only.

PHEW.... it's going to be a smashing time ahead and more to come!

~Studio Wu

june holiday classes

2009-06-11T00:01:00.002+08:00

hey guys, recently i met up with my dance senior and she recommended this dance school (apart from the usual oschool, studiowu, danzpeople... etc. but i think movingarts specialises more in jazz, ballet and contemp)

BUT good news! they are having some workshops this holidays. all after camp. and all are still open. quite cheap also. you guys might like to check it out!

here's the website!
http://www.moving-arts.net/rotating-open-classes-10-per-class/

have fun okie! i'm quite interested to go for reggae open class. any takers?

chia

2009-05-10T12:06:00.003+08:00

heylos!
mingyi here. =]
just wanna....advertise smt! =P

okok. according to a few sites,
a movie is coming up on 28may [i mean in singapore], called
Dance, Subaru!

let you all see the hongkong trailer first.

as you can see, the main genre on the movie is...
ballet and contemporary.
i have to say that i'm not really into ballet and contemp.
though...i did ballet before and is in my school's contemp dance team.
as i said before, contemp to me is more like.....rolling around, jumping around, running around.
the end.
BUT.
i have watched this movie, TWICE. *shhhhh*
the storyline isn't bad, it's basically talking about the life of a girl called Subaru.
[of course, there are other things but i shan't spoil the movie.]

what really attracted me, are the dances.
[there are other reasons i watched the movie too...but that's outta the main point.]
as i said, i'm not that into ballet and contemp.
but in this movie, it's different. at least it seems different.
the dances just make me go "wow", "wow", "wow" and "wow".
also, there were some things about the attitude a dancer should have when they're on stage.
which i agree to most of it, except that we should be dancing for God and not ourselves. XP
oh and it was interesting to know how people see hiphop in ballet's point-of-view. haha

i shan't say that much, in case that'd spoil the movie. XP
but do feel free to ask me qns. i'll....see if i can answer. =]

so yeah. i really suggest you all to watch it!!
though for productions we rarely use plain contemp or ballet,
i still find it worthwhile!
[but i do see that yDance is getting stronger in terms of a wide range of genre too!]
all the best in everything, ya?
-mingyi.

2009-05-05T02:37:00.002+08:00

Hello! Kangli is here to share SYTYCD videos again. This time round the 2 videos I'm sharing with you are from SYTYCD Australia Season 2. Amazing.

Amazing piece by Tabitha and Napolean, again.

For people out there who loves Taylor Swift. A choreography to her song "Love Story".

Did you realize that the female lead in both videos are the same? Ha, she's the winner of that season :)

2009-05-03T19:52:00.002+08:00

Heylo people! :)

Some of you guys have registered your group and the event you are watching for june's project, but some hasn't. So if you have not register your grp with me, please kindly do so by 11.59 tonight (3rd may 09) to : ydanceadmin@gmail.com

Thank God for you people! :)

shirlene.

May showcase

2009-05-03T00:56:00.005+08:00

Good job everyone! :D
Here is the article I promised on lyrical hip hop: http://dancespirit.com/articles/2131
Study hard and all the best for your papers!

2009-04-20T15:12:00.001+08:00

[PV] BoA - EIEN - BoA

girls can be shuai in their dance too!

2009-04-08T21:13:00.002+08:00

Ever wonder why ballet is key to most dances?
Ever thot u may want to venture into that to build your techniques?
Here is a good site. (:

To whoever that may be interested in ballet, learning ballet or jus love seeing them spin.
ballet blog

<3,
jacq

april showcase

2009-04-05T11:15:00.002+08:00

Hey people! Because I ended the meeting yesterday in a rush, some of you might not have caught the details. Do inform your team members to check this space.

You have 1.5 hours with your choreographers either this week (6th) or next (13th). Thereafter, your team is on your own for the rest of the month.
America room is available to 2 groups per 1.5 hours slot on 20th and 27th. The SMS booking will be opened on the Fridays before (17th/ 24th 00:00), and will be given out on a first come first serve basis.
I've got back most of your feedback on what could have been better, so hope that you apply it in this month's showcase. We'll meet everyone together again on 2nd May. :D

Your groupings are:
6/4 DK's street jazz 6pm: kangli, yufei, rasheed, yilin, api, carol, issac, shirlene
6/4 Joshua's breaking 7.30pm: xinru, yujun, cleo, raph, joey, desmond, tzelin, denise
13/4 Chia's contemp 6pm: vivien, guoan, jacq, cher, jessie, weien, caryn
13/4 Christine's hiphop 7.30pm: yunian, yiqin, martin, daryl, paul, yenli, june, (jullian)

Althea, Peu, Bridget and Joel have been excused from this showcase for various reasons. Should any of you wish to be excused as well, do talk to me asap.

Thanks,
jiali

return of costumes update

2009-03-23T02:16:00.002+08:00

hey ess dancers,

anyone loan out your clothes and yet to get them back?
I have a black cardigan and a brownish 3/4 bottoms in my possession currently that is untagged. I have no idea who loaned it and who owns it, so please help me out if you have any clue.
Any other costumes not accounted for (haven't return + haven't apologize for forgetfulness), please direct to me and I will try to hunt it down for you.

thank you.
good night.
love you.
jiali

2009-03-17T20:41:00.001+08:00

in case the sms din reach u.

ycc retreat
friday 20 march
6pm
place tbc
contact person: ur respective item leader and of cos chias, jiali and raphael
looking forward.
(:

TPDE dance concert : hip hop and modern

2009-03-16T01:23:00.003+08:00

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TPDE Concert

Hey ydanceRs,

There will be an upcoming concert held by TPDE. Below are the following details:

Event: TPDE Gem 4 Fairy Our Tale
Date: 3/4 April 09 (Friday and Saturday)
Time: 7.30pm
Price: $15

Those who are interested..do lemme know by this
WEDNESDAY, 18th MAR, 10PM.

DK [93654404]..

we are going for the FRIDAY slot. = 3

Thanks!!

2009-03-06T01:02:00.002+08:00

yozza friends! how's everyboday doingggg. we are one weekend away from 14 march! i am really really really excited to see what God's gonna do through all of us! and before i go on to anything, really thank God for you guys, all the hardwork, commitment and passion. we are all dancing, moving towards one vision, for one God ... (:

let's pray...

1. for the sowing efforts from now till march 14. pray that God will soften and open hearts, pray that the people we're trying to reach out to will be receptive and responsive! pray for visitors as well that they will be moved by God in a big big way through the ess, and they will experience wholly the love of God

2. for the ess!!! let's pray for our dances alrightt. pray that God will make the image and the lights work out really good, as we do our best depend on God to do the rest! pray that God will bless us and help us deliver our message across strong and sharp and impactful. that we'll be able to portray whichever emotions/expressions we need to, and the lights and image and sounds will be a great complement to the dance!

whohooo!! jiayou guys! God is using us in a big big way! (:
i am really thankful, and privileged that God gave me the ability to dance, to serve Him with movements... and i wanna be faithful with this, i wanna do my best cos God deserves it.
how about you?

(ps. ALL ESS PEOPLE TAKE NOTE: we are supposed to bring our costumes (or rather, whatever parts of the costumes we have) on sat. can you guys please put your individual attire into a plastic bag/shoe bag and then attach your name on the bag so that we wont mix up the clothes. there's 26 of us... i wouldn't wanna imagine if we mix'em all up. THANK YOU!)

alright off to bed. jiayou guys!

2009-03-05T14:32:00.002+08:00

Another amazing contemporary routine from SYTYCD Canada :)
This dance somehow reminds me how Jesus loves us even though we did things that disappointed and hurt Him.

love <3,
kangli * joshuarina

Why dance?

Update on re-auditions schedule

Sign up for re-auditions slot today!

Da:ns Festival 2011

YDANCE AUDITION 2011 RESULTS

*AUDITIONS & RE-AUDITIONS UPDATE*

*AUDITIONS UPDATE*

*AUDITIONS UPDATE*

AUDITION IS FINALLY HERE~

31 July Dance Day

Korean dance, Sachoom is coming on 16th - 17th july @ 8pm and 18th july @ 3pm. Student price for 2nd best cat is $50, 80 mins long with all genres!! Do sms me if you're interested! We need to book tickets soon!! Thank you very much! ^-^

Video sharing

Cease POMO training for May

i love this community!

加油s!!!

DanzPeople Recital "Spotlight2- The Letter"

EXTERNAL WORKSHOPS *DOPE INSTRUCTORS*

Chris Martin

April announcements

YDANCE TEE 2010

YDANCE TEE 2010 COLLECTION

YDANCE TEE 2010 COLLECTION

Ydance tee 2010 *deadline* payment

APRIL 24TH SHOWCASE TRAINING

YOU MAKE IT HAPPEN, YDANCERS.

Ydance tee 2010 *deadline* payment/orders

Q2 training roster

Be inspired

Follow-up on 20 Mar meeting

Tee Size Chart / Classes on 26/3 & 27/3

Improving Pirouettes

ed moore.

If you're a dancer, watch this video. Something I feel worth sharing =)

What's burning your fire?

Training updates and christmas retreat

To greater growth!

BASICS FOR ALL ||

Boogiezone

happy holidays!

LAST TRAINING OF 2009

Simple. Clean. Powerful.

Auditions results

AUDITIONS

World Supremacy Battlegrounds (WSB) 2009

AUDITIONS / BONDING CAMP / YDANCE 09 TEE

ministry drive is 3days away!

ministry drive updates_08/11/09

ministry drive updates.

ministry drive showcase

Training week 2

Training week 1

Connecting faith and dance

Brief summary of 26 Sept meeting

awesome dance meeting

june holiday classes

May showcase

april showcase

return of costumes update

TPDE dance concert : hip hop and modern

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TPDE Concert

AUDITIONS & RE-AUDITIONS UPDATE

AUDITIONS UPDATE

AUDITIONS UPDATE

EXTERNAL WORKSHOPS DOPE INSTRUCTORS

Ydance tee 2010 deadline payment

Ydance tee 2010 deadline payment/orders

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