danzbuddies 11th Anniversary Celebration Party - Part 2

We were honoured to have Acting Minister for Information , Communications and the Arts and MP for Tanjong Pagar GRC - Mr. Lui Tuck Yew as our Guest of Honour. As usual, he arrived right on time at 6.30 pm which allowed us to speedily proceed with our programme.








The MC called upon Mr Lui to made presentation of Tokens of Appreciation to danzbuddies members who had been with the Club for more than 10 years - congratulations to Koh Kee Ang, Irene Foo, Joyce Quek and Charlene Quek for getting this 'long service' award. Special Appreciation Awards went to Alan Khoo for his tireless work as the 'Club Photographer' and to Rosemary Ang for leading the danzbuddies for all these 11 years.

Mr Lui also presented 'Tokens of Appreciation' to members of the Goldhill Gardening Club for their contributions in winning for Goldhill NC three top national awards in the Singapore Garden Festival and the Community In Bloom gardening competitions

In appreciation for his support and encouragement to both the Line Dance and Gardening Clubs, we presented Mr. Lui with a copy each of the Photobook 'token of appreciation'.

Dinner was served and we were entertained by the Goldhill N C Ukulele band.....which had everyone singing along, especially during the 'Count On Me' number......

A big 'Thank You' to members of the Goldhill N C Uke Team............

We also thank Ms Doris Tan for helping with MP's 'walk-about' during dinner time to offer 'keropok' to all participants......

After dinner, we invited the Guest of Honour to join us in doing the 'Electric Slide' - and he gamely did us the honour of leading the dance......

Mr Lui also joined in doing the 'rock n roll' with the other crowd inside the main restaurant where the live band was holding sway with our social dance group......

Back at the al fresco arena it was time to cut our 'birthday cake'.....danzbuddy Soh Lay Kuan made a speech and a presentation to Rosemary and KC on behalf of the Wednesday and Friday danzbuddies.....

It was an emotional moment for many members - more so for those long-time danzbuddies who had stuck together with us through thick and thin, especially during those years when our tenure at Tanglin CC came under threat from the break-away group and we had to fight for our rightful place at Tanglin CC where we had come to call home.....

We are glad all that is behind us now...........and we had a wonderful party. We were fortunate to be able to watch the Fireworks display and the earlier Fighter Plane Flypast up-front from our party location.....

Once again - a big 'THANK YOU' to all our danzbuddies - you are the best , no the Betterest of all...!

Not forgetting - the usual big 'Thank You' to Alan Khoo for all the photographs you see in this blog....

See you all on the dance floor on August 14th at Tanglin CC for another rip-roaring party. It's our annual 'National Day Celebration' Party - so, do come in the preferred 'red-and-white' outfits........

danzbuddies Wednesday class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

here are details of the new dances we are sharing for this week........

- 'Blue Night Cha' by Kim Ray. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. No Tag, no Restart. Nice song used - 'Blue Night' by Michael Learns To Rock'. A really easy 'no stress' dance....

- '100% Easy' by Celina Tan & Christopher Hoe. 48 count, 4 wall, beginner level dance. No tag, no restart ! Using the song 'It's So Easy' by Buddy Holly. Steps are easy to follow and go well with the song, making it a 'no stress' dance. Stepsheet is now on Yipee website, you can click on the dance title above to see the stepsheet and watch video of dance demo.

- 'Hip To Be Square' by Rob Fowler & Pedro Machado. 96 count, 4 wall, intermediate dance. A popular dance using a Huey Lewis & The News song 'Hip to Be Square'. Although there are 96 counts for the dance, the steps are fairly easy and with practice should be manageable. Watch out for the restart on wall 1 and the Bridge during wall 4.

We'll share a easy dance for Friday and Sunday:

- 'Sweet Senorita' by Jan Wyllie. 32 count, 2 wall, beginner level. Great song 'Sweet Senorita' by Chris James. Nice easy steps to go with this great country song.

danzbuddies 11th Anniversary Celebration Party

Hi danzbuddies

R E M I N D E R !

Our 11th Anniversary Celebration Party takes place this Saturday 31st July at O'Leary's Sports Bar and Grill, Singapore Flyer Building. Our Guest of Honour is Acting Minister Lui Tuck Yew who shall be presenting '10-Year Active Member' awards to long time danzbuddies....

Congratulations to danzbuddies Joyce Quek, Charlene Quek, Koh Kee Ang and Irene Foo for getting this award.

Please note that the event is held outdoors - to allow us to watch the National Day rehearsal Flypast and Fireworks. Be comfortable, come in your danzbuddies t-shirt. Don't forget to bring your entry ticket - we have a 'Sold Out' situation with 180 participants, so there is need for some control......

The dance list for the party is as follows:

Those of you who are catching the bus at Goldhill Garden - the departure schedule is as follows -4.30 pm, 4.45 pm and 5.00 pm...... Please try to be early......

See you all and looking forward to a great party, as usual......

Rosemary & K C

danzbuddies Wednesday class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

here are details of dances we are sharing this week:

- 'TakeMe* Shake Me' by Heidi van Sinten. 48 count, 2 wall, intermediate level dance. No tag No restart ! Nice 'arabic-type' song by Soraya - 'La Noche Es Para Mi'. The couple of full turns may seem daunting.....but, try them - they go quite well with the music.....

- '7 Little Girls' by CH Lim-Naidu. 83 count, 2 wall, intermediate level. Cute song used - '7 Little Girls Sitting In The Back Seat' by Paul Evan. Don't be worried about the 83 counts - the first 32 counts are repeated. Dance routine is easy with some nice steps....

- 'Pack Up & Tip Toe' by Pat & Lizzie Stott. 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level dance. Using song 'Pack Up' by Eliza Doolittle. No tag No restart ! Well choreographed 'fun' sort of dance with a couple of interesting features which will bring out the smiles........

danzbuddies Country Jamboree at 'Santa Fe'

Sunday 18 July 2010

danzbuddies 'Orange Ribbon' Party

Saturday 17 July 2010



It looked like a 'Dutch Soccer Supporters' gathering with so many people in orange gears but no, it was the Tanglin CC Dance Club's danzbuddies and friends celebrating 'Racial Harmony Week' with an 'Orange Ribbon' line dance party....our thanks to all those who joined us and went 'orange' for the day...





























Racial Harmony is so often taken for granted and its important that, once a year, we remind ourselves about the history behind the many 'Orange Ribbon' events we hold every July in Singapore

The hall was filled to capacity - thanks, once again to all danzbuddies and many friends who came in support of the event..

Dinner time featured our favourite 'nasi lemak'......

and free flow of hot and cold beverages

It was good to see everyone having a good time - dancing, eating, chit-chatting......

Everyone agreed it was a great party........

even our youngest member said so............

Thank you to all danzbuddies for your continued support and friendship.

A big 'thank you' to Allan again for the photos....

See you all at our next party.......

the danzbuddies "11th Anniversary Celebration" Party on 31st July 2010.......