Dance List for Country Jamboree@ACS June 7th

The dance list for the Country Jamboree with Jan Wyllie is now availabe - to get to it click on the following dancelist link.

Tickets are now available and will be distributed from this week.......

Danzbuddies Wednesday Class, Apr. 1 - New Dances to be Taught

hi danzbuddies,

For this week, we will be sharing the following dances:

- Here I Come by Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris. 48 count 4 wall, Intermediate Level. One Restart . Nice song 'Get Ready' by The Temptations. A 'no stress' type dance.

- Here's Looking At You Kid by Steve Lescarbeau. 32 count. 4 Wall. Intermediate Level. Lovely song, 'Key Largo' by Bertie Higgins. One easy tag. A slow, smooth and easy dance. should go a long way.

- Bad Influence by Mark Funnel, Jo & John Kinser. 64 count. 4 wall. Intermediate Level. 2 Restarts. The song is called 'Bad Influence' by Pink. Easy enough dance , loved the 'Macarena' moves.

- I Promise You by William Brown. 32 count. 4 wall. Beginner Level One restart and 2 tags, but manageable ones. We love the song 'I Shall Return' by Billy Currington, so country..........

Danzbuddies Wednesday Class 25.03.09 - New Dances to be taught

Hi danzbuddies,

A REMINDER - our new 8-week module starts this Wednesday , please help to remind other 'non-internet connected' danzbuddies and also get your friends who wants to join us to come.

For this week we will share the following lovely dances - all with NO TAG, NO RESTART......(click on each dance listed to check out the stepsheets and videos):



- All I Want To Do Is Dream Dream Dream by Larry Hayden - 40 count, 2-wall, Beginner Level to song by Barry Manilow. We are using the a nicer version of the song by the Irish duo Foster and Allen.

- My Love is True by Ms Leong Mei Ling - 32 count, 4-wall, Intermediate Level to the beautiful song by Teresa Tang, 'ye liang dai piow woh de xin'. A very good choreography from Leong Mei Ling!

- You Were Always On My Mind by Sandra Speck - 64count, 4-wall, Intermediate Level to the song 'Always On My Mind' , not the slow version of this popular Karaoke song but the fast version (126 bpm) by The Pet Shop Boys. Nevertheless the dance is not too difficult, it is well choreographed and smooth flowing.


For Friday jam, we will share:

- Not Unusual by Rachael McEnaney - 36 count, 4-wall, Intermediate Level to the Tom Jones song, 'It's Not Unusual'. We are using a nicer version of the song by The Tune Robbers which has a nice strong beat, goes well with the choreography. Good job by Rachael McEnaney, should be a popular dance.

- Walkin' in the Sunshine by Raelin W Dale - 40 count, 4-wall, Beginner Level to the song 'Walkin' In The Sunshine' by Roger Miller. This is one of the dances in the Jan Wyllie big party on June 7th........

Danzbuddies Wed.Class@Tanglin CC - dances to be taught

Tues. March 17th 2009

Here are dances to be taught this week (click on each dance for links to stepsheets and videos):

- Toes , by Rachael McEnaney, 32 count - 4 wall beginner level - no tag / no restart. An easy going dance to a nice country track from Zac Brown Band.

- Memphis Master , another dance from Rachael McEnaney - this one much more challenging. 64 count, 2 wall, high intermediate level. 3 tags! 'Walking In Memphis' song by Master Blaster is fast and furious. Some of you may want to simplify the full turns.

- Count To Ten , an interesting dance from Peter & Alison. 64 count, 4 wall, beginner level. No tag/ No resart. Song is 'Don't Talk To Him' by Cliff Richard.

- Cumba Dance , by our good friend Kenny Teh (he gave us 'Hot Chilli Cha' and 'Semowah'). 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level dance. The song used is 'Cumba Dance' by Ruben Roberis. A little bit of a 'samba' beat - should go well.

- Walkin' In The Sunshine , by Raelinn W Dale (Dec 08). Will be shared on Friday. This dance is featured in the Jan Wyllie Jamboree A real easy 'no sweat' dance...........

REMINDER: The Country Line Dance Party with Jan Wyllie is on Sun. June 7th - tickets are now available. Remember to ask for the 'Danzbuddies' Special Deal.

Wednesday Class resumes @ Tanglin CC March 11

REMINDER!

Our Wednesday class will resume tomorrow (Weds. Mar 11) at the newly renovated Dance Studio (new air-cons, walls repainted, dance floor repolished.......)

New dances to be taught are as follows (click on each dance for stepsheet link):

Wanna Dance, a 32-count easy 4-wall dance choreographed by Peter & Alison to a nice Cliff Richard song - we are using a more 'beaty' version by Keith Dunn. No tag, no restart.

Chiki Chiki, another fairly easy 32-count 4-wall dance. This version is by David Spencer (Feb 09). The song Chiki Chiki is by Carlos Baute, nice latin beat. Two simple 'bump-bump' tags.

Life Without You, by Maggie Gallagher, 64-count 4-wall intermediate dance.Pretty fast song 'My Life Would Suck Without You' by Kelly Clarkson. Simple tag to be done at end of walls 1,3, 5
Taking Back My Love, by Alan Haywood, 64-count, 4-wall intermediate level dance . Great song from Enrigue Iglesias featuring Ciara. One restart on wall 2 after 48 counts.

Four nice dances - all should be no problem for you danzbuddies. See ya.

TAKE NOTE - we will have a visit from Australian choreographer Jan Wyllie in June - Jan will be conducting a couple of workshops for CLDAS. A big 'Country & Western' themed Party will be held at the ACS big hall (700 participants) on Sunday, June 7th. Watch out for details.........

Letter to Forum Page, Straits Times

Mon. March 9th 2009

Reading the reply from Minister Mentor's Principal Private Secretary Mr Chee Hong Tat really got me all worked up - I felt that his words "It would be stupid for any Singapore agency or NTU to advocate the learning of dialect.........." was a bit strong.
I hope my letter in reply will be accepted in the right spirit...............there are ordinary Singaporeans like me who feel a loss in the declining use of our mother dialects.............

DANCE LIST for danzbuddies LD Party March 21st @ Tanglin CC

Welcome to Tanglin CC Dance Club Party on 21st March.
- Click here for further details and dance list.