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.

Sunday Danzbuddies Jam Resumes @ Tanglin CC

Friday 7th March

REMINDER to our Sunday danzbuddies

- the renovation of Tanglin CC Dance Studio has been completed and our weekly Sunday jam will resume this Sunday, March 8th - please bring your March/ April fees which will be collected on that day.

New dances to be shared are as follows (click on each dance name for link to step sheet):

- Cha Cha Conchita by Jennifer Choo Sue Chin

- My Lady Soul by Karl-Harry Winson

- Cowboy On The Run by Rep Ghazali

Other dances for the day will include the following:

Midnight Kiss

Boyfriend of the Year

Dreamboat

Wanna Be Elvis

Semowah

Tea For Two

My Father and Me

My Veronica

Eagles Rock

Rosalita

People of the Mountain

SPECIAL TEACH SESSION @ HILLVIEW GREEN - 4TH MARCH (WED)

In replacement of the cancelled class/jam sessions at Tanglin CC, there will be a Special Teach Session for danzbuddies at Hillview Green Condo Clubhouse on Wednesday March 4th from 6.30 pm to 9.30 pm.

This is FOC , all are welcome.

We shall be revising the following recently taught dances:

- My Lady Soul

- My One Desire

- Cha Cha Conchita

- Breakin Dishes

- Love Me Tomorrow

- Cowboy On The Run

The following new dances will be taught - for dance sheets, click on each of the dance names below:

- Hit The Lights

- We Believe

- Whiter Than White

VISIT TO THE VET - PART 4

Mon. 2nd Mar 2009

Another visit to the vet tonight for Max!

Although his constipation problem seems to be getting better, we noticed him having problem keeping his eyes open last night and this morning and saw that his 'mata kuching' were cloudy. So, no choice and it's off to see Dr Jean Sim once again........

At the examination table, during the usual struggle while being held down, Max did a 'Body in Motion' and presented Jean Sim with one precious nugget. So, constipation not a problem for now, hopefully.......

The eye problem may or may not be serious, depending on how well he response to the eye-drop treatment (PRED FORTE - prednisoione acetate, Allergan). And the $ damage this time:

consultation $25.00
eye drop $16.00
GST $ 2.87

Total $43.87

MakanBuddies File - Mee Siam Caterer

2nd March 2009

Many danzbuddies asked for details of the caterer who supplied the mee siam at our party last Saturday. Details are as follows

Contact: Rosli @ HP : 96830395

Hajah Mona Kitchen

No. 81 Newton Hawker Centre

And here's photo of Rosli with his sister and mother...........they run a family business and are always friendly and obliging, they give great value for money and provide good service and are a joy to deal with. You can get good satay, lontong, kueh kueh - whatever you need for a good traditional 'kampong party'.

Don't forget to tell Rosli you're from Tanglin CC danbuddies club when you order.

Danzbuddies Wild West Shindig - Feb 28th

Sat. 28th Feb 2009

The danzbuddies line dance party on Saturday February 28th saw another full house of 148 participants. Our offer of the usual table-seating arrangement, a nice meal of mee siam and kueh-kueh, free flow of drinks, good playlist of 76 popular dances, plus a newly renovated air-conditioned hall proved irresistible to the many guests who decided to attend our party...

The 'Wild Wild West ' party theme proved to be a hit with the crowd and we had lots of fun playing 'cowboys and indians'.......The 'Red Bandana Gang' got rounded up and learned not to 'tangle with the Sheriff'.....

The big Chief 'Queen of Sway' and her danzbuddies wanted to know why their tepee is so small..............





The Sheriff found the tepee building contractor responsible and put her under arrest...............

The 'Yellow Banana Gang' took all the bananas for themselves........

A big 'Thank You' to danzbuddy Alan Khoo for all the above photographs