Sunday, August 30, 2009
hey all!
stuff to note for aces day tomorrow:
1. come in your black dance tee + pe shorts!
2. report at the middle section of the gallery in front of the flagpost by 7.00 am. DO NOT BE LATE.
3. aisyah will be marking attendance. those who will not be able to make it or take part will have to give a valid reason, accompanied by an authorised letter/mc etc.
those who fail to turn up with a valid reason will be asked to choose another cca to join.(though the meeting time is at 7.00 am, those who're unsure of the warm up/steps/preamble please come earlier to learn from someone who does. if you lose face in front of the students, you cant really blame anyone else)
if youre not sure of your position or anything, please sms me (97690423) by 8 pm latest.
study hard, rest well and see you all tomorrow!
12:26 PM
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
ok, important aces day updates dancers!
try to understand the lay out i'll attempt to 'draw' out below. basically its the plan for the full dress tomorrow at 5 pm. (a), (b), (c) are basically the 'main' gallery sections, (a) being nearest to the caf. dancers will be spread out in two areas:
1. along the sections, standing on the big steps.
2. along the track itself, right in front of the classes.
Diagram:
flagpole
------(a)------ -----(b)----- -----(c)-----
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
the dancers standing on the big steps at:
(a) - vera, adria, amanda, danielle, priscilla, yi wen, nicholas
(b) - this is the main section. patrina, annette, liying, larissa, aditi, hee-won, hafiz, ian, aisyah
(c) - vanessa, trang, sing xuan, sophie, aaron, sharon, amelia, grace
the rest are the xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx. you guys will be spaced out evenly along the track!
that should be it for now! see you guys tomorrow at the track, and please tell your exco relay if you cannot make it for any reason, and the reason has to be valid! thanks!
9:38 PM
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
hello,
for tomorrow's practice, please remember to bring your mat if it isn't in school already! and practice practice practice the steps! thanks :)
10:12 PM
Sunday, August 23, 2009
here's the schedule for those teaching the Aces day routine this week:
monday:
8-9 am: adria,
amanda, danielle, nicholas, yi wen, priscilla, patrina
tuesday:
8-9 am: ashley, aditi, hee won,
hafiz, annette,
audrey9-10 am: larissa,
yan jing, yinzheng, chloe, samantha, le yi
10-11 am:
adria, amanda, danielle
wednesday:
8-9 am:
alysia, aisyah, di long
9-10 am: grace chan (will try to get ppl to help here)
friday:
9-10 am: vanessa, trang,
sing xuan, sophie,
amelia, chrystal,
grace lim, elaine, yee chin
*those bolded names will be the speakers
Important things to note:
1. when starting the whole teaching session, start off with a full demonstration of the entire routine, this gives the students a clearer idea of what to expect.
2. repeat/revise after every 4/8 counts, depending on the level of diffitculty of the step. we dont want them to forget the moves at the start after learning the last move!
3. dont do with music first. just get them familar with the counts and all. only do with music after they have learnt and more or less memorised the moves.
4. demonstrate clearly! make sure all your moves are the same, and everyone other than the speaker should spread out in front of the students, preferably facing same direction as them. no fancy fancy mirror image all.
5. BE PATIENT. the students might not have danced before, or might not be as musically or rythmnically inclined as you guys, or they might be shy about doing funny movements in front of their classmates. therefore, must be patient with them! remember to revise the steps with them after every few counts!
thats it, have fun :)
9:31 PM
Friday, August 21, 2009
dance practice will start at 930 am tomorrow. for those doing teachers day, please come at 8 am sharp! oh and remember to bring your TRACK PANTS. thanks and see you all tomorrow!
10:07 PM
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
as we all know, learning journey is tomorrow, you all are dismissed from class at 1 pm, please come to the studio to deposit your bags before going for lunch, as we will al lbe coming back after learning journey. be at the water feature outside the cc by 2.10 pm. we'll be back in school around 4.30 pm? note; zaki will not be coming tomorrow. so instead, we'll clean up the hip hop item, and we'll start choreographing for teachers day! oh! and please check the schedule for you al lto teach your classes the aces day steps. make sure you guys know the steps by heart ok! thanks and see you al ltomorrow!
10:54 PM
Sunday, August 16, 2009
hello!
take note of the following very important announcements!
1. Learning Journey is on this Wednesday19th August. we'll be dismissed at 1 pm from class. go eat lunch, and be at the water feature by 2.15 pm sharp! after the whole thing, we'll be back in school for Zaki's lesson. on that note..
2. Practice your steps! the hip hop and syf especially. the new part's tough, but with practice it'll look decent! we'll be trying to open the dance studio monday adn tuesday, so during your breaks, you can just drop in to practice the steps with those who have common breaks with you. alternatively practice at home! here's the you tube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCWUiBn2yXc&feature=relatedthats about it for now! study hard for MSAs!
9:27 PM
Monday, August 10, 2009
hi all!
there will be no dance practice this wednesday12/9. however, we will be collecting the dance form with all your particulars and such! remember to pass it to your exco relay! if not, any exco member you see will do :)
also, next wed we will be having learning journey as a CCA. so we'll most likely be released from school early, and going to some museum place. AFTER THAT, we'll take the bus back to school for Zaki's class!
thats all for now, study hard for MSAs!
11:48 PM
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
hi all.
ms wee has taken ill, so tomorrow we will not have her class. instead, most likely we will be rehearsing the aces day and national day hip hop dances. please revise the steps before practice tomorrow for a more efficient session tomorrow!
REVISE: aces day, zaki's hip hop, national day!also, please be punctual, try to come in by 2.50 unless you have lessons till 3. thanks, and see you all tomorrow! :)
"Dancing is the loftiest, the most moving, the most beautiful of the arts, because it is not mere translation or abstraction from life; it is life itself."
~Havelock Ellis
9:16 PM