danzbuddies Party 17th April

Saturday 17th April 2010



It was time for another rip-roaring line dance get-together at Tanglin CC as 100 over danzbuddies and friends came together to enjoy another successful party.



It was great to see the Tanglin CC hall once again filled to capacity - as they say, you know its a 'danzbuddies party' when you see one with a real crowd.......so, a BIG 'thank you' to all who came - your BIG support really made it a great party.......

This month's fringe promotion was on 'Staying Healthy with Chinese Herbal Soups' - the poster display put up on popular chinese herbs and their use in preparing Healthy Soups proved to be popular with the crowd......many had asked for the web-site for this information and so, here's the website:

http://www.homemade-chinese-soups.com/

Check out this great website for its thousand and one wonderful ideas about chinese herbal soups.

For dinner, we had a special treat - served up by our hardworking 'Food&Beverage Brigade' -delicious longtong from Haji Rosli @ Newtown Food Centre. Once again, he did not disappoint and , as usual, everyone gave him and his longtong their 'thumbs up'......

Many thanks to danzbuddies William, Philip, Kim, Sam, Bessie, Amy, Florence and Peggy for helping with the Food catering........

Table 6 had their 'extra special' - Khong Bak Pao - mmm , tasted real good, unfortunately they could spare me only just that one portion........

Tables 4 and 5 even got red wine to drink....!?

James Nee gave us his "Very OK" for the free flow of coffee and teh tarik.......

Nellie, Ivy, Esther and Yvonne in their nice danzbuddies t-shirts

Maggie, Ivy and Lay Kuan also want to show off their danzbuddies t-shirts

so do these others - Cynthia, Esther, Violet and Siok Im......

even Chwee Kim and K L Lee......

also Shi Chi.......... Mary and Jeannie

Everyone enjoyed the company of their danzbuddies and friends - even our youngest danzbuddy, 18-month-old Philuez Ho ..........way to go, boy boy !

Once again we want to thank our 'DJs On Duty' - Tang, May, Maizie and Lay Kuan....

Special 'THANKS' to Alan for his help with the photos.....

The next 'danzbuddies line dance party' takes place at Tanglin CC on May 22nd - we look forward to seeing all of you again.......

danzbuddies Ukulele Band - Making Good Progress

Friday 23 October 2009

The danzbuddies Ukulele band had its second meeting tonight and the group has grown to 13 with two new members...........The new-comers had a half-hour 'catch-up' session with our Ukulele master Richard Chong who had them strumming right along with the rest in no time - amazing! The group is making good progress and now can strum along with Richard for the 15 songs so far introduced - including the 'Rasa Sayang Rojak Medley" which we are adopting as our signature song............you'll hear from us, soon.
We are still open for registration of new members - do come and join us in our weekly class and jam sessions...........inquiries please contact K C Ang HP81000293.

danzbuddies wednesday class - new dances

Wednesday, 16th September 2009

hi danzbuddies,

details of dances we will be sharing are as follows:

- ' Turn It Up' by Ria Vos. 32 count, 4 wall, high beginner / intermediate level, 2 restarts and 1 tag. Good song used - 'Turn It Up' by Afro-Dite. Note that the published stepsheets have errors in the wall indications for the 2nd, 3rd and 4th sections......The steps , although not common ones, are easy to manage. A good dance.

- 'Fun House' by Hannah Harrison. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Using the song 'Fun House' by Pink, nice strong beats which goes well with the dance steps. Should go well with our dancers.

- 'Boys Boys Boys Summertime Love' by Rep Ghazali. 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level with four restarts. Music used is 'Boys' by Sabrina. Interesting choreography, dance steps may seem daunting but are really not difficult, will grow on you. A good dance, getting very popular at parties.....

We will walk through one easy dance in the SRC Charity Party dance list:

- 'A Good Thing Going On' by Pete Harkness & Gary Lafferty. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. Song is Alan Jackson's 'Too Much of A Good Thing Going On'. A 'slow slow' easy dance.....enjoy the really nice country song.

danzbuddies Wednesday Class - New Dances

Hi danzbuddies,

The new dances for this week's class are as follows:

- 'Say Hey Love' by Bracken Ellis Potter. 32 count, 2 wall, beginner level. No tag, no restart. Danced to 'Say Hey (I Love You) by Michael Franti & Spearhead, a great mambo rock type song. Steps are easy.

- 'In The Summertime' by Teekay. 48 count, 4 wall, beginner level, using an upbeat version of 'In The Summertime' by Shaggy. No tag, no restart. Another easy-to-learn dance.

- 'Let's Get Excited' by Ria Vos. 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level. No tag, no restart. The song used is 'Let's Get Excited' by Alesha Dixon. A fast song. Steps can be complicated for some, but are manageable, really

danzbuddies Wednesday Class - new dances for the week

Hi danzbuddies,

Dances to be shared this week are as follows:

- 'Pussy Swing' by Oli Geir & Hugrun. 48 count - 2 wall - intermediate level. Danced to the song ' Pussy Swing' by Catz Club. One tag and one restart. A well-choreographed and nice dance.

- 'Baila' by Pat Stot. 72 count - 4 wall - intermediate level. No tag , No restart. Don't be intimidated by the '72 count' description - the steps are easy to manage. Song 'Baila La Tierra' by David Bustamante is quite nice, has strong enough beats to carry the dance through.

- 'She-Wolf' by Levi J. Hubbard. 32 count - 2 wall - beginner level. Song - 'She-Wolf' is by Shakira. A nice easy dance. One tag after 4th wall.

We will also bring back the following two 'oldies' :

- 'Big Bad Wolf ' by Ross Brown - a good companion dance to 'She-Wolf' , we thought. 64 count - 2 wall - fun dance. Song used is 'Little Red Ridinghood' by Cartoons DK.

- ' My Guy' - by Rachael McEnaney. 64 count - 2 wall - beginner level .we are using the song 'My Guy' by Scooter Lee. A good favourite from the past.

danzbuddy Zoe Boon in the News

Kudos to Dr. Zoe Boon on her making the news recently for the great way she handled 'racial harmony' issues at Anglican high School where she is the Principal.

Danzbuddies in the News - in New Zealand

The following reports on danzbuddies activities were published in recent issues of 'The Beat' - the Line Dance magazine of New Zealand.

THE BEAT June 2009 issue report........

THE BEAT July 2009 Report..............

danzbuddies Wednesday Class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

here are details of dances to be shared this week........

- 'Evacuate The Dance Floor' by Mike Hitchen. 64 count, 2 wall, intermediate level, no tag, no restart. Danced to a nice song by Cascada. Steps throughout the eight sections are quite easy to manage - once you get through the many turns in the first section....! Seems to be a popular dance at various parties.

- ' Love Struck' by Francien Sittrop. 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate level. 2 tags, 3 restarts. Song is by V Factory, a good strong 'Disco Rock' type tempo which gives the dance its punch........a challenging dance but enjoyable when you get it right.

- 'Paradise' by Marie Sorensen. 32 count, 4 wall, Beginner Level. One restart at Wall 2 (after 16 counts). Song used is 'Isle Of Paradise' by Blue Lagoon. This is same song used for earlier 'Isle of Paradise' dance. This dance seems easier and we hope will go well with the many danzbuddies who prefer such 'no stress' type dances.

- 'Playing For Change Stand By Me' by Stella Cabeca. 32 count, 4 wall, Beginner level. A very easy dance with no tag, no restart. Fascinating song! - an award winning documentary called 'Playing for Change: Peace Through Music' The song 'Stand By Me' is played and recorded by various singers and musicians all over the world with the players adding their parts to the beautiful song as it travels the globe...check out the youtube video.........great stuff.

danzbuddies Wednesday class - dances to share

11 August 2009

hi danzbuddies,

List of dances to be shared this week are as follows:

NEW DANCES:
ALL 3 new dances are from Peter & Alison, The Dance Factory. Mmm, this factory seems quite productive lately....

- ' More Than I Can Be' , 64 count, 2 wall , intermediate level. The song is a fast-beat version of 'You Raise Me Up' by Deja Vu. A great rendition of a wonderful song - for those who are interested here is link to video with the lyrics. The dance is fairly easy, although very fast paced, like an aerobic dance. No tag, restart.....so enjoy.

- 'Be Happy', 64 count, 4 wall, intermediate level. Another nice song - this one 'Don't Worry Be Happy' . Again version used is a faster beat rendition, this one by the Hermes House Band.
Another easy to manage dance, yet not too simple to be boring. Note - there is one tag and restart during wall 5, after 40 counts .

- 'L.O.V.E. Love' , 64 count, 4 wall, beginner level. One restart during wall 3, after count 16.
Although a beginner level dance the dance is fast, so you'll need to stay focused and know the routine well. Song is 'L.O.V.E.' by V V Brown.


We will also do a walk through of Celina & Hoe's dance , 'Here With You', the danced they taught at our National Day Celebration party last Saturday. Watch the video of Celina& Hoe dancing it at our danzbuddies August 8th National Day Celebration Party.

Also to be shared are some favourite old dances like 'L.O.V.E.' , 'Love Love Love' , 'Splish Splash', 'Diana' , 'Mony Mony' and 'Pata Pata' , dances we want to feature at our September party.

danzbuddies National Day Celebration Party

Saturday 8th August 2009

Tanglin CC danzbuddies organised a successful National Day Celebration Line Dance Party on Saturday, 8th August 2009 with 110 participants in attendance. All (well, almost all) came decked out in our National colours and the sea of red and white in the hall helped to set a joyous mood for the five and a half hour celebration party.


All were eager to pose for our 'photographers 0n duty' - Alan Khoo and William Mok who took pain to go from table to table to capture each memorable shot.......

And then they danced - all 80 dances listed in the party playlist. The good selection of dances kept many of the participants on the dance floor throughout the 5 hours of dance time.....
Our friends and fellow line dance choreographers, Cellina and Hoe were good enough to do a quick teach of their new dance - 'Here With You', a 48 count intermediate dance using a Michael Jackson song, 'You Are Not Alone'. A great dance , well received by all who tried it. Celina even caught the action on video (click to view the video).

A Big 'Thank You' to Celina and Hoe for taking time to come and share their dance - we were pleased to present a "Michael Jackson' T-shirt each to both of them.

Dinner time came and everyone had a sumptuous 'Chicken Nasi Briyani' treat - catered from Hajah Monah Kitchen. It was the first time we tried a 'Nasi Briyani' dinner - and all seems well pleased with it. Yummy!
Then it was time to cut the 'Birthday Cake'. The song 'Stand Up For Singapore' played and it was a special moment for us all as we gathered in front to sing the popular National Day song out loud .

Many were so moved, they even get together to stand by the flag to say the national pledge...

It was another great party - we thank all danzbuddies for making it another memorable get-together for us. A big 'Thank You' to all our 'volunteer deejays':-

C P Tang

Maizie Chua

Soh Lay Kuan

Richard Wong

William Mok

and

Alan Khoo

Grateful thanks also to:

Sam and Kim for helping with the Food and Drinks

Alan Khoo and William Mok for taking all those nice photographs and

all danzbuddies for being there with us in celebration of our Nation's
44th birthday

M A J U L A H S I N GA P U R A !