Bubble, how much do you pay for each class? I think I would go bankrupt if I take that many...

Haha... 20 bux for the SDT class
35 bucks for Latin Ballroom.

I believe my teachers would prefer me not to disclose for my ballet class =X

Haha but on the overall, its quite cheap for me =X...

do you work to support for your dance classes? thats a lot. 10 dance classes!

haha, I need to work HARD =X dance-wise. lol

My classes are affordable... those nice teachers don't charge for extra classes =X Love them to bits!

Name: Shuling
Age: 23 (this year)
Gender: F

Number and Type of dance classes taken: Ballet, alil hiphop/jazz/modern, Salsa
Name of teachers: Ms Jenny Chien, Mrs Lim Soo Chern
Name of studio/place: Kg Chai Chee CC, Elias CC, Bedok CC
Level or Grade of Class: Advance

How long have you been dancing?: Since 5 years old…
Favorite type of dance you take: Ballet
Favorite type of dance you watch: Ballet

Wow, brandon, u're improving! i can see ur passion so strong! i've done pas de deux before in australian ballet sch.
a little bit, just a feel of pas de deux.
we did some,pas courus, promenades and some jumps. i felt likei'm flying la! damn damn damn cool!
i cant find places that teaches pas de deux. i would love to learn properly since it is like a must must in ballet!
hmm, i think we shld organise some gathering for all the dancers in singapore!

Great idea Giselle, but hmm, there will be so so so SO many more girls than guys.. haha...

Anyway!, I've one more to add! I'm gonna take up pointe class on sunday! lala... finally I'm dancing 7 days a week =X

haha. i also wanna do pointe=)

Wow, you're so packed! pointe? this is interesting! hmm... i haven't seen guys on pointe yet! cool! is it a pure pointe class or wad? where is it? I'm looking for more classes! i want to do exams for RAD but i cant find a suitable one as yet. i like ms ong, she's so nice and a great teacher but tampinese is really too far!

Eh i'm surprised they let a guy do pointe???? Anyway watever u all organising, can u all pls pls pls try to make it in July -Sept? Cos i wanna join in too! I'm going back in July yeps. But i guess it's rather a long time,so i suppose just go ahead

Haha, its a pure pointe class at Kg Chai Chee. Qookie's teacher in fact. That'd be Bedok anyway... lol, 6 minutes from Tampines, I don't think that'd be any nearer for you, where do you live anyway?

And Whee, yes I'm packed! Dancing every single day... lol I hope my body can handle it...

Sigh, I'm in a dilemma though. Ms Sharon's Friday Class clashes with my Modern Dance class... Which should I attend? Can someone suggest something?

So here's the situation:

Ms Sharon's Friday class is a killer class, I really appreciate all that hard pushing though. Its quite good technically.

Modern Dance is really recreational, I have lots of fun there, but I don't quite improve there at all. So its one day where I let go and dance my heart out, without having to worry about syllabus or technique.

Which class should I attend? I don't want my dance life to be so static, neither do I want to just dance at my level and not improve... Its so confusing! How?!

Bubblebran, you should really consider going into a professional dance programme if you seriously want to improve. Taking many classes is good, but it does not give you the full spectrum of dance training.

A professional dance programme will cover dance technical training, repertory work, body-conditioning, pas de deux, choreography, improvisation etc and the teachers will be able to monitor your progress and push you further in a more effective way.

Hmm, any recommendations?

Actually for now, I'm waiting for my NS enlistment, so, I don't know what I should do either. I'm a bit lost, maybe I do need a full introduction to the dance world or something like that...

Hey, go and talk to the professionals! Speak to the SDT dancers, call NAFA and LaSalle to find out more about their dance programme or call National Arts Council to see if they can give you more insight.

Ahh, okay... haha I actually dreaddd making calls like these unless I really really have to... is there any peer here who can tell me what I'd expect to hear from them? =X

If you want something then you have to do it yourself. Just some friendly advice.

Hi guys, it's been long since i last posted!!! =)

Finally!!! Brandon, another male dancer here!


Name: Trevelyan Neo
Age: 18
Gender: Male

Number and Type of dance classes taken: Around 10: Chinese, Ballet, Contemp, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Funk, Javanese, Balinese, Latin and basic ethnics
Name of teachers: Too many =p
Name of studio/place: LADC, here and there
Level or Grade of Class: -

How long have you been dancing?: 12
Favorite type of dance you take: All?
Favorite type of dance you watch: Depends.

Anything else you would like to share about you as a dancer?
I will die for dance! =p

email address (if you want to leave it): Tevelyan_88@hotmail.com

Bubblebran, try the NAFA access course for dance as i was telling u about on msn. If i'm not wrong they have ballet, modern and folk. Each course is twice a week and it lasts for a year. u can do it even while u're in ns provided u're not an officer cos the classes are in the evening. Actually i really wanted to do it but i'm overseas so can't. For the rest of u reading this,i think (may be wrong) it's a good opportunity if u're thinking of taking dance seriously cos it's actually a course that leads on to the diploma course. The diploma course is a fulltime course which is hardcore and probably suitable only for fanatics like Bubblebran. I thought of doing the access course but not the fulltime one.

Name: Sam
Age: 16
Gender: Female

Number and Type of dance classes taken: Ballet (4 classes)
Name of teachers: Ms Cheah MS, Ms Low MY
Name of studio/place: SBA
Level or Grade of Class: Advanced-F

How long have you been dancing?:9 years (really long)
Favorite type of dance you take: Ballet
Favorite type of dance you watch: Ballet/Modern

Anything else you would like to share about you as a dancer? I love ballet!


email address (if you want to leave it): ----

amethyst

O... finally someone from SBA, sounds like top guns!

hey amethyst, do u know christina? she was a girl from tkgs and i heard that she had gone overseas to further her dance career. she's quite short but she's super flex. do u know her?

Hey all, do u know any dance centres/cc in jurong area or at least in the west tt offer ballet classes up to advance? I'm thinking of quitting nafa after my performance and i cant dance 4 times a wk, I will see myself deproving! pirouttes, lifts and everything!

hi...im a little late here i know...but better late than never (=

Name:snowangel
Age:16
Gender:F

Number and Type of dance classes taken: ballet.before exam was 3 times a wk now its once
Name of teachers: Ms Sylvia McCully, Ms Shirley Tan and a few more teachers who taught me when i was young but ive forgotten their names
Name of studio/place: used to be Practice Performing Arts School, now its Sylvia McCully School of Dancing
Level or Grade of Class: currently its a non-syllabus class(meaning its a open class...anyone who has passed grade 5 can join)

How long have you been dancing?: since i was 4
Favorite type of dance you take: i only take one...so i suppose ballet is the only choice...though i do love it
Favorite type of dance you watch: anything that's gd...

Anything else you would like to share about you as a dancer?
actually i feel like joining sba...but i know of some ppl frm my sch who go over to sba because my teacher wont let them take exam...
so its kinda weird...
im starting to love my bloch suprimas!!!

haha...im so irrelevant

OOh, i'd almost forgotten that I had a dance.net account!! I'm an Ice Skater and totally horrid at dance. Anyone else like me out there? It's so nice to see so many Singapore dancers, beginner - pre-pro and every stage inbetween. It's also great to see how people have improved so much over the years/months. Anyway, here goes..

Name: Jump!
Age: 21
Gender: Female

Number and Type of dance classes taken: Ballet, Jazz, Swing, Ballroom when i was little
Name of teachers: Lets see now! too many.
Name of studio/place: Jitterbugs, Attitude (when i can make it)
Level or Grade of Class: Nowhere!

How long have you been dancing?:I'm pretty inconsistent.
Favorite type of dance you take: Hey does Skating count?
Favorite type of dance you watch: Ballet/Funk

Anything else you would like to share about you as a dancer? I wish I could dance more, but my chosen path of life doesn't really give me much time. I'm getting OLDER and not any better!

email address (if you want to leave it): ----

~Mal~

Ice skater! wow, do you do ice dancing? Its coolness in every aspect, really spectacular... you can tell us about your skating experience