danzbuddies Wednesday Class - new dances

hi danzbuddies,

new dances for this week are as follows:

- 'Country Boys Roll' by Harlan Curtis. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level, very easy dance. Nice song by Billy Currington 'That's How Country Boys Roll.

- 'Party 4-10' by Rep Ghazali. 64 count, 2 wall, Easy Intermediate level. Song is by Glen Frey, a good rock 'n' roll number called 'Partytown'.

- 'Dance Our Way' by Peter & Liz. 64 count, 2 wall, beginner level, 'ballroom type' of dance. Song used for the dance is 'The Old Fashioned Way' by Helen Reddy

- 'Little Red Book' by Dee Musk. 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level. We use the Titanic Song' - 'My Heart Will Go On' by Celine Dion. Nice heavy beats, makes a big difference to enjoyment of the dance!

- 'Pretty Little Baby' by Jessica Guu. 32 count, 2 wall, beginner level. Very easy. Lovely, lovely song.....by Connie Francis.

Dancing with Friends from South Australia

6th to 8th June 2009

It was a great pleasure for us to play host to South Australia's well known choreographer and instructor, Peter Heath (Bicycle Waltz) , his wife Liz and 7 of their line dancers when they visited Singapore. They were on a 3-day stop-over in Singapore during their 11-day trip which also covers Chiang Mai and Bangkok.

We had the group joined our Sunday jam session and it turned into a 'workshop' of sorts with Peter sharing with us their choreography 'Dance Our Way' which won 'Dance of the Year' at Tamworth this year. Another dance taught to us was 'Little Red Book', a nice number danced to the 'Titanic Song' by Celine Dion. We shared our 'Lifetime Waltz' and 'Sexy Cha Cha' dances with the Australian dancers.

It was a rip-roaring dance session with plenty of laughter and fun - and it was with great reluctance that we called an end to the dancing to have lunch.

Lunch was a 'pot-luck' affair with many contributions from danzbuddies - we amazed the visitors with the great variety of dishes presented.

We didn't foget the wine! - and what else but a nice white from South Australia - an award winning 'Yellow Label' chardonay 2007 from Wolf Blass.

It had been a wonderful experience to meet and enjoy the company of our new-found friends from Adelaide - having 'chilli crab dinner' at Chinatown, breakfast at Botanical Gardens, dinner and drinks at SRC, visit to the Singapore Flyer, Sentosa, etc

So, til we meet again - picture showing us having a farewell drink at the SRC.

From left Barbara Kroehn, Sue Daff, Meg Stone, Sue Morresey, Shirley Elliotte, Liz Heath, Peter Heath, David Reed, Sonja Reed

Dancing with Jan Wyllie - 7th June 2009

Sunday, 7th June 2009

Danzbuddies showed up in force at the 'Country Jamboree with Jan Wyllie' on Sunday at the 'Tan Chin Tuan Hall', Anglo Chinese School at Barker Road.

More than 5oo line dancers were in attendance and our danzbuddies stood out as a group in their white-top 'Danzbuddies' oufit.

We had the opportunity to touch base with Jan Wyllie again and it was great to be able to dance alongside her on the dance floor.....

Sunday 7th June 2009

Line Dancing on The Stewords RiverBoat - 6th June 2009

The 'Stewords Riverboat' at the Marina South Jetty was the perfect setting for a great Line Dance Party and how we enjoyed ourselves on the afternoon of 6th June 2009 - with line dancing , some cha cha cha, a sumptious 'Tex-Mex' buffet and wonderful company......

The day started with a visit to the Asian Civilization Museum to view the 'Kangxi Emperor Exhibition'. It was an eye-opening experience for many of us - the guides who took us through the exhibit were really good and provided lots of interesting stories about the Life and Times of the great Emperor Kangxi........one person we will regard with great respect from now on....what with his three Empresses and 55 'official' children..........

We also visited the Peranakan Museum with its ten galleries featuring all aspect of the Peranakan culture. Also on show was a special exhibit 'Baba Bling' - featuring many interesting displays of Peranakan jewellry.

Then it was on to the Riverboat where the deejay and the dance floor beckon. We line danced, did the cha cha cha, had a good meal and really enjoyed the nice ambience of the Riverboat.

danzbuddies Wednesday class - new dances

Wednesday 3rd June 2009

Here are the dances taught on 3rd June:

- 'Ay Amor' by Ria Vos, 44 count, 4 wall, beginner level. A great rhumba-beat dance, nice song used - 'Ay Amor' by Semino Rossi. Should stay popular.

- 'Copycat' by Vikki Morris & Karl Cregreen. 64 count, 4 wall , beginner level. Rock 'N' Roll type of dance, song is by - who else?....... Copycat !

- 'Cool Chick' another good dance by Robbie McGowan Hickie, 64 count, 4 wall, beginner level.
Danced to 'Please Mama Please' by Go Cat Go (never heard of them....)

- 'Never Stop' by Robbie McGowan Hickie, 32 count, 4 wall. Real beginner level dance!
Love the song ' You Can Never Stop Me Loving You' - version used is by Kenny Lynch (never heard of him either!)

danzbuddies line dance party - May 2009

Saturday 30th May 2009

We saw another huge turnout at our May 30th Line Dance party with the Tanglin CC Hall filled to capacity........

The police personnel from Kampong Java NPC were on hand to man the 'Crime Prevention' exhibition. Many danzbuddies and friends took the opportunity to get themselves updated on the latest crime situation in the neighbourhood.....and to get the many 'goodie' being given away.

Many danzbuddies answered our call for 'volunteer deejays' and all those who came forward did a great job and came through with flying colours.............so, a big 'Thank You' to all those volunteered.

We had a great party with a popular dance list, comfortable seating arrangements, the ever-popular 'Market Street Nasi Lemak' and loads of bananas..............yummy!

danzbuddies Wednesday class - dances for the week

27 May 2009

hi danzbuddies,

here are dances to be shared this week at our Wednesday class:

- 'Hang On' by Oli Geir and Hugrun, 32 count, 4 wall, beginner level with easy tag done at end of Wall 2 and 7. Danced to a nice happy song 'Save All Your Kisses for Me' by Brotherhood of Man.

- 'Carnavalera' by Ria Vos, 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate level with 2 simple tags wall 2 and wall 5 (done after restart at 16 count.) Song is by Havana Delirio.

- 'Heart of the Ocean' by Peter & Alison, 32 count, 4 wall, intermediate level with a long 48 count tag to be done after every 4 walls. Great song 'Mamacita' with nice heavy beat by Mark Medlock. Most popular dance in town for the week.

- 'Old Bandanas and Blue Jeans' by David Sinfield, 32 count, 2 wall, improver level. Simple and easy steps danced to a beautiful country song 'Dancing Cowboys' by the Bellamy Brothers.