It's the official start of the Asian competitive season now that the Chinese New Year is over. Lots of incredibly talented dancers from around the world will now be flocking to Asia to claim the titles and prizes (very often cash). Even more so now since most airlines are not charging fuel surcharges. Great news for competitive dancers who are always cash strapped.
I've been offered the great opportunity to participate in some of the biggest and most prestigious competitions in the region this year as Master of Ceremonies & Compere. Check out my side bar on the competition schedule.
My first stop this year will be in Tokyo, Japan this weekend for the first leg of the Asian Open Dance Championship which carries a purse of US$100,000 for winners in the Amateur and Professional levels. This is the biggest purse that's ever been offered in the Asian dance circle. The Japanese Dance Council (JDC) first mooted this last year in order to raise the awareness of our talented dancers and to educate the public on how dancers participating, specifically in Dancesport events, are equal to professional athletes around the world. We train as hard, spend as much on training (time & money) and are as dedicated as any other sports person but seem to be the least appreciated or acknowledge for our efforts. Well, the JDC is out make this perception change. Last year 7 countries took part in the Asian Tour with each country raising a purse of US$100,000 each, some managing to raise a little more then that too and adding it to the prize money to the winners.
This year, the JDC has decided to divide the tour into 2 seasons in order to pace the dancers that follow the tour from country to country. In this first season four countries will take part in the tour - Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Macau. I've received the honor of accompanying the tour to each of the stops as the English speaking MC/compere. I'm terribly excited and I look forward to bringing back lots of news to you all.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
New Fitness Classes ! Bringing rhythm to life, fitness to the soul.
Ah.............i've finally figured out how to post the flyer here. Thanks Sze :*
Hope you all can read about the new fitness classes i've created and am introducing this year. If this image is not clear enough, go visit my website and you'll see a really clear one there posted by Sze.
Happy reading. I hope it'll help you achieve your idea of fitness thru my passion of dance.
New Look, New List
Hey, hey...........i've changed my look. What do you think?
I've decided to divert away from my norm of dark (black) and mysterious. Frankly i think they just gave people weird ideas about me and how 'dark' i must be :) Anyway, green is another firm favourite of mine so i'm giving this a go.
Check out my two new list i've added to the side too. Lots of people ask what i'm doing in classes week to week so i've decided to let everyone know. If you want to pop in to learn just that one dance, come right on over. Just remember to buzz me first to make sure class is on schedule.
Since i've been getting into line dancing in the last year i've actually found quite a few step sheets that i actually 'approve' of. The choreography matches the song well and the flow of steps are smooth and suitable to the style. They also allow 'free souled' dancers, such as myself, lots of room for expression. So i've decided to add a list of my favourite dances to help dispell the notion that i dislike line dances. I DO like them, i just dont always enjoy the way line dancers dance them. Step sheets are there merely to guide you thru the dance people, add some of YOU to it when you dance it lah.
Another list I'll be adding soon will be the Competition List which will feature competitons in and around the region that i'm either participating in as compere or competitor OR am just aware of. This is to help keep you informed so that you can either attend them as a spectator or take part in them. I'll also throw in the occasional social event that comes along that is open to the public. Stay tuned.
Sze Yen, my webmistress, is constantly making improvements on my website, all of which are worth checking out. Sometimes i'm not even aware of how cool its become till someone tells me :) So check it out if you've got time at www.guruofdance.com and check out the flyer for my new fitness classes which commence in March.
Enjoy.
I've decided to divert away from my norm of dark (black) and mysterious. Frankly i think they just gave people weird ideas about me and how 'dark' i must be :) Anyway, green is another firm favourite of mine so i'm giving this a go.
Check out my two new list i've added to the side too. Lots of people ask what i'm doing in classes week to week so i've decided to let everyone know. If you want to pop in to learn just that one dance, come right on over. Just remember to buzz me first to make sure class is on schedule.
Since i've been getting into line dancing in the last year i've actually found quite a few step sheets that i actually 'approve' of. The choreography matches the song well and the flow of steps are smooth and suitable to the style. They also allow 'free souled' dancers, such as myself, lots of room for expression. So i've decided to add a list of my favourite dances to help dispell the notion that i dislike line dances. I DO like them, i just dont always enjoy the way line dancers dance them. Step sheets are there merely to guide you thru the dance people, add some of YOU to it when you dance it lah.
Another list I'll be adding soon will be the Competition List which will feature competitons in and around the region that i'm either participating in as compere or competitor OR am just aware of. This is to help keep you informed so that you can either attend them as a spectator or take part in them. I'll also throw in the occasional social event that comes along that is open to the public. Stay tuned.
Sze Yen, my webmistress, is constantly making improvements on my website, all of which are worth checking out. Sometimes i'm not even aware of how cool its become till someone tells me :) So check it out if you've got time at www.guruofdance.com and check out the flyer for my new fitness classes which commence in March.
Enjoy.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
2009 !!!
HAPPY NEW YEAR ! SELAMAT TAHUN BARU ! KONG HEI FATT CHOY !
I'm finally back on line with my blog. I am once again aiming to try to keep people informed on things I consider important in my corner of the world and on what I'm doing to spread my passion on achieving Fitness thru Dance. Aside from my existing, long standing classes in :
1. Freestyle Jazz
2. Freestyle in Line
3. Social Dancing
4. Fusion Line Dancing
which are conducted in several locations in the Klang Valley. The new fitness classes I'm introducing this year are :
1. Dancefit in Line
2. Ballet Fit
3. Cardio Dance
Stay tuned as i discover how to post the discriptions of these classes here. If you can't wait, just go check out my website at www.guruofdance.com where my brilliant webmistress will have done an effortless job at posting it there.
On another note - as the CNY draws to a close the competitive Dancesport scene in Asia is springing to life. The first event I'll be involved in will be the 2009 Open Asian Dancesport Tour which will cover Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Macau in the first leg of the year. More news on this to come but I can let you know that it will commence 22nd Feb. 09 in Tokyo, Japan.
I shall be back with more news. Meanwhile, enjoy 2009 and good luck at keeping your resolutions.
I'm finally back on line with my blog. I am once again aiming to try to keep people informed on things I consider important in my corner of the world and on what I'm doing to spread my passion on achieving Fitness thru Dance. Aside from my existing, long standing classes in :
1. Freestyle Jazz
2. Freestyle in Line
3. Social Dancing
4. Fusion Line Dancing
which are conducted in several locations in the Klang Valley. The new fitness classes I'm introducing this year are :
1. Dancefit in Line
2. Ballet Fit
3. Cardio Dance
Stay tuned as i discover how to post the discriptions of these classes here. If you can't wait, just go check out my website at www.guruofdance.com where my brilliant webmistress will have done an effortless job at posting it there.
On another note - as the CNY draws to a close the competitive Dancesport scene in Asia is springing to life. The first event I'll be involved in will be the 2009 Open Asian Dancesport Tour which will cover Japan, Malaysia, Korea and Macau in the first leg of the year. More news on this to come but I can let you know that it will commence 22nd Feb. 09 in Tokyo, Japan.
I shall be back with more news. Meanwhile, enjoy 2009 and good luck at keeping your resolutions.
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