2012 RHAPSODY&TESSELLATIONS (One School, Mutiple Talents-SYNERGY)

On 13 and 14 April, HSS MDC performed Buchaechum(Korean Fan Dance) and Phantom of the Opera during the 2012 Rhapsody-SYNERGY. We girls have put in a lot of hardwork and together make this a WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE! WELL DONE, GIRLS!

Buchaechum(Korean Fan Dance)
Buchaechum, also known as the Korean Fan Dance is a dazzling showcase of the beauty and grace of the dancers set in a vivacious sea of colours. The movements evoke natural phenomena, from the color and fringes of the peony-coloured fans, to the many formations that recall blooming trees, flowers and natural waves.

Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera is a dance that will capture your imagination with its mystical dance movements and dynamic music. Be dazzled by the props, costumes and mysterious illusions of the performers.

Rhapsody 2012!

This year, HSS will be organizing another Rhapsody 2012. The theme of this year will be SYNERGY! Nevertheless, HSS MDC will be performing too! Other performing arts and other exciting items will be brought to you on 13/14 April!

Information:

Venue: Henderson Secondary School, School Hall

Tickets:-Only current Hendersonians ONLY @ $5, on 13 April-Friday (For Hendersonians ONLY)

-For the public @ $10, on 14 April-Saturday (For public)

Time:7.00pm-8.00pm

Hurry book your tickets while last stock!

Help by asking more people to buy tickets and support us!!!

COMBINE DANCE CAMP 2011 (27/28 DEC)

On 27/28 Dec, there was a Combine Dance Camp by all the schools that Mr Dan teach. NJC,HCI,SJC,HSS and CCHMS. On these both days, we were having a intensive dance camp and also a mini choreography that gonna made by ourselves. There are a total of 8 stations and each station duration was 1hr 15mins. There will be assessment which test our skills and technique

in dance. It was fun, challenging and also be able to make friends with other schools. We also can learn different things form each other and learn new jumps or dance steps.

All the 5 different schools :)

One of the grp (Group 2)-with our

HSS dancers, Erica,Charmaine and Yun Hui :)

KOREA TRIP 2011 (14-21 NOV)

On 14 Nov 2011, HSS MDC(Sec1-3)went to South Korea for a culture and arts immersion program. This enable our students:
1) To experience the first hand the social-economic development and cultural heritage of Korea;
2) Focus of the trip fot out SYF 2013 in terms of Korean traditional dance choreography, foot works and learning to wear traditional costumes(s);
3) The aims is to conduct a meaningful and sustainable educational projects with the Korean schools;
4) To promote youth leadership in performing arts through cultural and arts immersion; and
5) Also to visit sites and activities that is related to the various genre of dance education and explore the possibility of a school exchange program.

^^Everyone was happy and also learned a lot of things for this trip. Everyone learned things like the different types of dance, their learning experiences and more...!

Our Girls have gone to Korean Folk Village, Training Centre of Important Intangible Cultural Asset,Dance Workshop(Samulnori and Buchae Dance),Korean National Theatre,Seoul Central Mosque,Cheonggye Stream and Gwanghwamoon Plaza, Insadong Cultural Street, N Seoul Tower, Teddy Bear Museum, Myeong-dong Shopping Square, Nanta Show,Dongdae-mun,Namdae-mun and Everland!

MDC Enjoy A Lot :D <3

Well done, Girls :D

Korea Trip Wear !!!

Hey! Our Korea Trip is coming nearer and nearer day by day! Have you prepared what to bring? Here, below will let u have a rough idea on what things to bring, wear and which is not. Do mind the last picture! It also tells you where is the nearest winter sale!

ALLOW!!!

THERMAL WEAR (AUTUMN TOP/BOTTOM)-Wear this inside @ night to allow you to have warm.

(You must wear something outside too:P)

SWEATER-Allow your body to feel warm:P (Made of WOOL~)

SHORT FUR WINTER JACKET-It is generally lighter, tighter-fitting, and less insulating than a coat, which is outerwear.

LONG FUR WINTER JACKET-Serve as protective clothing.Warm~

JEANS-Keep your legs warm:)

LONG PANTS-Keep your legs warm too:P

LONG SOCKS-This type of socks allow your feet to be warm at all times :D Socks help to absorb this sweat and draw it to areas where air can evaporate the perspiration. In cold environments, socks decrease the risk of frostbite.

SPORT SHOE-Not easily slip and also keep your foot from freezing o.O

BOOT-Make your feet warm all the way till your knee:P

GLOVES-Comfort hands from cold. Material likes cloth, knitted or felted wool,etc.~

SCARF-A scarf is a piece of fabric worn around the neck, or near the head or around the waist for warmth

WINTER HAT-Feel warm:P~

NOT ALLOW!!!

ANKLE SOCKS- It only cover up till the ankle and we need much warmth to protect our feet and so, ANKLE SOCKS are not allow. :(

FLATS- We would be walking the whole day and during the winter time, we need a shoe that can keep us warm. Therefore, FLATS are not allow :(

WINTER WEAR SALE!!!

LOOK! There is a WINTER WEAR SALE @ SAFRA MOUNT FABER, level1!

It is from 1 OCT-27 NOV!!!

HURRY DOWN TO THERE WHILE LAST STOCK!

KOREA!

Well,after our Hong Kong trip, it is time for us to go to Korea! This coming holiday, the school will be organising a 7D5N Cultural Exchange trip to South Korea between 12th to 20th November. Girls are able to learn different types of Korea traditional dance and foot works; workshops of traditional make-up and costumes; performances on traditional korean dance like fan dance, masked dance, sleeve dance...etc;and on a cultural heritage of Korea-food and more...

History Of Korean Traditional Dance :P

Korean traditional dance originated in ancient shamanistic rituals thousands of years ago. By the time of the later Korean kingdoms, Goryeoand Joseon, in the 2nd millennium CE, Korean traditional dance benefited from regular support of the royal court, numerous academies, and even an official ministry of the government.
A number of different dances gained permanent high status, including the Hermit dance, the Ghost dance, Buchae Chum (the fan dance), Seung Mu (the Monk dance), the Oudong (Entertainer) dance and others, despite the fact that many had humble origins. For example, the Fan dance is believed to have originated with shamans performing nature rites with leaves but evolved into one of the most highly refined Korean dances
Other Korean dances remained and remain to this day under the ambit of farmers and folk dance groups. Props used in the dances include the long billowing silk scarf of pure white used in the Salpuri dance, drums, hats, swords and others. The props may be peripheral or central to the story of the dance. In the Ghost dance, the entertainer has a joyous reunion with a deceased spouse, only to endure the heartbreak of reseparation, and there may few or no props. On the other hand, the Great Drum dance (one of several forms of drum dances) features a gaudy drum which may be taller than the performer. The drum tempts a monk until finally he succumbs to it and performs a rolling drum "orgy."
Due to the cultural suppression by Imperial Japan, so called "cultural genocide" during the Colonial Korea,[2][3] most of the dance academies died out and some dances were lost[1] as well as some of dance forms were distorted.[4] However, few pioneering Korean dancers such asChoi Seung-hee (최승희 崔承喜) created new forms of Korean dances based on the traditional dances and kept many of the traditions alive in secret and abroad,[5] and today Korean traditional dance is enjoying a vibrant resurgence. Numerous universities in Korea teach Korean traditional dance, and even some universities abroad now provide instruction in the forms. Top dancers are recognized as "Living National Treasures" and are charged to pass their dances down to their students. The lineages of dance and dancers may be traced back several generations through such connections.-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_dance

Here are some ideas for you ... Hope you like it :P

Different types of traditional dance :D
Fan Dance:P Drum...Korean Traditonal Make-UpTraditional Costumes...etc :DTraditional Food:)

Changdeokgung Palace :D
Changdeokgung Palace Take2 :P

Olden Days House ...
Shopping Street :D
Modern Seoul :)

INDANCITY(BEYOND)

On 17 Sep 2011, we girls went to a concert at TRCC THEATRE. There are 5 performance out of 7 which were being choregraph by our instructor, Mr Dan Kwoh_Fiesta,Solo Variations,Out of the Blue,Message and Lost Memories.Th girls enjoyed very much. From this, we are able to look at the diifferent types of dance to also gain more experinence about dance and also to look forward to this next year!

ASG-SYF Appeciation Tea 2011 (25 July 2011)

On 25July2011, 5 of our dancers ( Lee Jing Yun, Lim Zhi Juan, Phoebe Tng, Isabelle Tong and Samirah) with our teacher-in-charge, Ms Hasina went to NanYang Poly for our ASG-SYF Appreciation Tea 2011. On that day, the Guest-Of-Honour is Mr Hawazi Dapi. We were also able to see different performances that had been performed in the ASEAN School Games.

ASEAN Schools Games Opening Ceremony 2011

ASEAN SCHOOL GAMES OPEN CEREMONY!

On 1 July 2011, 33 of our dancers performed our SYF piece 'SHANGO', @ MAX PAVILION. Under the teaching by Mr Dan, they put in a lot of effort and had a wonderful performance!

Both Of Our President And V.President presented "The Performing At ASEAN School Games Open Ceremony Certificate" To Mr.Simen!

On The Performing Day... @ The Waiting Room... :) Some Of The Dancers Waiting To Touch-Up Their Make-Up
Take 2 With the Seniors Behind... :P
Some Of The Sec 3 Dancers!
(Jia Yin, Charmaine, Jasmine and Xin Yu)CHEESE!
(Liana, Wai Leng, Amirah, Zune, Joey Chiew, Xia Ming, Si Min and Hui Yee)
Our V.President-Celestine Is Helping Our Dancer To Touch-Up The Make-Up! Melinda(Rocker!), Joanne, Caroline and Jing Ning! :D

ASEAN School Games Opening Ceremony

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Announcement of SYF Results 2011 @ Morning Assembly - Gold :)

Work hard, together. Suffer in pain, together. Have fun, together. Laugh and joke, together. Shed our tears, together. Together, we can do it better and better. Thanks for everything, Modern Dance Club, for showing Henderson that WE CAN EXCEL. :)

Reflections on Combine dance camp @ SRJC with NJC & HCI.



Phoebe, Sec 2

After going for the combine dance camp, I felt that dace is very interesting and fun. We did a lot of activities and programs which was very fun. The activities we did were like playing games in our different groups and learning other kind of dance that we have not learn before. Although the camp hours was long and tiring, I think that it is worth as we get to learn lots of things.


Rosanne, Sec 2

I thought that the camp was very motivational as all the JC's were very good with their techniques. Hopefully our dancers will have the motivation to be as good as them. The workshops were very educational and fun as we get to experience the different kinds of dance.


Syuhaidah, Sec 3

I attended last year's dance camp at SRJC together with MDC and the rest of the schools that was under Mr Dan's class. We were separated among groups, and was partnered up with other dance girls from different schools. People were all unknown and I had to learn to gain confidence into speaking up, and played a role of teamwork with different people. I get to know new friends and I an excited to have learnt bollywood, hiphop and flamingo dance. This dance camp benefited us with activities like bonding games and dance competitions. I enjoyed these three fruitful days throughout my dancing years.


Seah Jia Yin, Sec 3

During the December holiday, we have 2 days dance camp in SRJC. We were then separated into different groups with dancers from different schools. I find the dance camp interesting as we can not only make new friends and learn new types of dance for example: Bollywood dance and Carmen. Learning different types of dance inspired me to find out or learn more about the dance. And of course it increases our knowledge and make me want to dance more! It is also relaxing and enjoyable as we have bonding games with our team-mates to interact with each other and we even choreograph our own dance too! I hope to attend more of these dance camps as it is fruitful and make us understand more about the word "Dance".

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"We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams."

Dance Appreciation

SAJC SYF 2007 (Gold with Honours)

SAJC SYF 2005 (Gold with Honours)

Juying Sec SYF 2009

Cresent Girls' SYF 2007

Methodist Girls' School 2009

CCA Leaders 2010

WHITE TIGER!

otters! ;D

Map!

ARRIVED at the singapore zoo! ;D

journey in the bus!

MDC camp trip to SINGAPORE ZOO ;D

looking at the shoes! cant wait to wear and start bowling! ;D

SUPERBOWL ;D

dancers are lining up to walk to safra(:

MDC camp trip to BOWLING! ;D

During mdc camp, we went bowling and paid a visit to the singapore zoo! We enjoyed ourselves alot ;D