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Batch 62! The performance you guys put up was great for a first one. The choreography was awesome! Remain invincible, dudes!


The sec 2s were the cool dudes (with the exception of Samuel). Now you all know what terrible thing he did, watch it to find out lol, you'll know in a half a minute. You all showed a lot of emotion in the dance, and great improvisation there!

If you all want to see the rest of the videos, just finish watching one of them and click on the related videos. Or you can click the title to be directed to Youtube and then watch appropriately.

Do hope to see you again for PN'12, with more inspirational and interesting dances :P, and stay tuned for DVOTW 25.

By the way, we are TEAM 29 for FDCOM! Train hard guys! And good job to those who ran their fastest for the inter-UG track and field races!

DVOTW 24

Hey ppl,

Welcome back to DVOTW 24: post-CAC edition. This week's video will feature a choreography by Kyle Hanagami on the song "Save Your Goodbye" which is one of the songs used in CAC Dance.



One nice thing to take note is how they hit all the beats in the song, which is also called sense of rhythm. the beats in the music is not just the standard "12345678" but also the lyrics, melody, instrumental etc.

Btw, the singer for the song is Mike Posner, who has a female element in his voice. Yes, he is a man. His name is "Mike" duh. If u r curious, u can go search for some of his other songs heehee :P

For those who dun noe, results for CAC:

Drama - 3rd
Dance - 1st

Excellent work to all participants for the commendable results. Thanks all supporters too for staying all the way from morning to the evening and all others who contributed to the success :P (sounds Announcementish)

Stay tuned for more DVOTW.

Current Affairs Compeition 2011

Hi guys, please remember that CAC is tomorrow. Compeition support is compulsory unless you have given excuses to Justin.

Venue : Woodgrove Secondary School
Reporting time (direct to venue): 10am
Reporting time (bus from school): 7:45am
End : Est. 5:30pm
Attire : Unit shirt or PE + school uniform pants

gothere.sg if you don't know how to get there.

Good luck to all participants!

DVOTW 23

Hey guys,

Welcome to a Special Edition of DVOTW! Special because it's...well...late. No, we haven't forgotten about the PN videos yet. They still need some time. Alright, if you haven't heard of Tony Transformer from Kaba Modern, here he is. He's known for his sick isolations and creativity. Just take a look at this video. You won't get tired of just one view, I promise.


Remember, when you thought you've hit a dead end when choreographing, look for the hidden possibilities. There are almost infinite ways to continue a move.
Oh, and evac silver accreds are just tomorrow. Good luck!

Evac Bronze Accreds Results + Evac Theory Test on Friday + additional info

Hey,

For those of you who took the evac bronze practical accreditations today...

Those who passed:
Brendon
Alfonse
Daniel
Jian Xing
Yue Howe
Rayner

Failed:
Jeremiah
Nirmeet

For those who passed, there's still theory and radio comm (awwww) so it's not time for celebration yet. And they will come quite soon. In fact, all of you listed above have to come down this Friday (15 July) for the evac bronze theory paper test. Meet at the Rajaratnam Block Foyer at 1.30pm sharp. It will be pretty quick if you pass on the first try, so do be punctual. For those who failed, you still have to come for the test, and don't be demoralised; it's just because you happened to not revise on the evac methods, so do yourself a favour and spend some time reading through your notes.

Also, those who have already passed evac bronze, your evac silver accreds will continue/start next Monday's training, so be prepared! After that you can proceed to take evac gold at the campsite when the Gold Modular Accreditations are here! How sweet is that?

CAC

We are into the CAC finals for all categories!

Wooo!

Good job to those who are participating in CAC!

For those not participating in it, do support your unitmates who are working hard for the finals!

Of course, you can read the posts on unichannel about which other schools are our competitors.


On a side note, for those going for yeoman duty, do remember to wear your unit tee with pe shorts for tomorrow.

See you tomorrow!

DVOTW 22

Yo dudes!

Your dance videos are still in the process of being processed, so meanwhile, enjoy a dance video of our own unit from 3 years ago! That was when there existed a competition named Arts Festival (also formerly known as Talentime).



It's true that it cannot be compared to dances choreographed by professionals who do nothing but dance all day, everyday, but as a sec 1, I was thoroughly impressed (so much that I wanted to watch it again and again and even made the promise to join the dance cat when I turn sec 3). I won't try to point out any elements here (cos I'm not someone who enjoys doing that). So just try to appreciate this dance as a whole piece.
This is for dudes who think choreographing and performing a decent piece for PN was impossible. And here's wishing luck to ourselves that we'll enter the finals for all 3 categories of CAC!
[edit (oops)]
Results out on Tuesday *sweats* 
Tuesday, Tuesday, gotta get in on Tuesday. 

Oh by the way, Ardente photos are up!

DVOTW 21

Hi all,

U hav probably seen storyline choreographies, but we did not focus too much on it. simply, u r telling a story thru dance :P
While watching, see if u can pick out the msg from the dance



Some interesting things to note:
the use of props is amazing: notice how they manipulated the telephone wire. they entangle themselves and then untangle again IN THE SAME MANNER, AT THE SAME TIME!!

Another cool thing is how the two lead characters, Keone and Mari do not physically contact each other throughout the dance!! (except the front intro section.) It is intersting considering it has duet or pair dancing elements in it.

If u r wondering wad happen to the PN specials, we are still in the midst of getting the video done up, so do be a lil patient :P

Coming up soon DVOTW 22!

FYI. There is a prequel to this dance called "DAYDREAMER" also by the same choreographers .

PN Excuses

Hi all,

ppl who have yet to submit their PN excuses, pls submit them to me by the next trng.

B62:
Andrew, Reeve, Ryan, Sakthivel

B61:
Hethav, Allan, Daniel, Nirmeet, Jeremiah, Arun, Alfonse

B60:
Sean, Chong Ching, Ryan Tia, Kavin

PN is an official trng, so u noe the consequences of not submitting yr valid excuses.

Thx.

PN'11

YO ppl,

u guys were awesome for PN'11 FIREWORKZ. YEAH. Hope u guys enjoyed yrself, cos i enjoyed it rili rili much, esp. party time. WOOHOO (still haven't calmed down from the 'high')

Good job to all the performances!!! sec 1s, altho it was your first time, but the performance was rili rili good, prolly one of the best i have seen since PN started. Sec 2s, loved yr choreography, it is the first time in PN u guys r putting in emotion into the dance. heehee

would like to highlight a few ppl. firstly the emcees, vatsal and aloysius, u guys were great at being emcees. secondly, chan kai yan's first appearance as YAM AH MEE lol. it was epic (wonder were u bored after saying the same thing so many times) hope u will also live a long life and have many children. for the rest of the org comm and sec 3s, thx very very much in help run the event. u guys were fantastic too!

Most imptly, let's thank Deo who is the OIC for PN'11. he is the one who pulls everything tgt and make everything possible. this PN he came up wif several new concepts and ideas, so round of applause for everyone!!!!!

On the side note, for ppl who are absent for PN, pls rmb to submit yr excuses nxt trng (tmr) with relevant proof.

Stay tuned for the delayed telecast of DVOTW FIREWORKZ special.

See ya back in sch and start chionging yr unfinished hmwk :P heehee

PN Vetting 2

Hey guys,

WELCOME BACK FROM ARDENTE CAMP!!!!
hope you enjoyed it.

but your journey is not over yet.
PN is in few days time, so u ready for yr performance?
(apparently not rili)

Well details for the vetting as follows:
Date : 24 June, Friday
Time : 0930 to 1230 hours
Venue : Hall Foyer
Attire : School based attire

Pls bring your own songs and speakers.

this is an OFFICIAL vetting. so it is compulsory to come.

Rest well this one or two days, and see u back in school soon for PN. :P
Date : 25 June, Saturday
Time : report at 1 pm
Venue : AHH
Attire : School based attire (but bring along yr costume)

June Camp

Hi all,

lots of confusion in the tagboard about Camp timings,so here they are:

Report: 8am, RC Campsite
Dismissal: 1pm, RC Campsite

Also, please bring along your ez-link cards ($10).

Camp consent form if you need it: https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0nxqRjN6jcJ1Zgl5tCXHnic7jikFVjeh4TVlcNRWsw3qqKkRi39dSB-n4gnGlchc4dc_WslZFEHYLOXiHPD0V09OketE-eJeXVr4cmDLyvy1tEQ0GrOaUjqWlBiytE8RjOG1w1gtXE0/s1600/IMG_0001.jpg

Thanks!

DANCE VIDEO OF THE WEEK 20

Hello everyone,

Its the 20th Anniversary of DVOTW! :D (well technically we're late but its special so we took extra time to prepare it) :)

Body Rock 2011 just ended and my mind got blown watching the videos of the dances; here are the top 3 choreographies this year, and PLS MAKE SURE YOU WATCH IN HD or you'll miss some of the nice small details of the beautiful choreographies!!!

S**t Kingz [1st Prize]

Choreo Cookies [2nd Place] (Unfortunately, their full performance got banned from our country for copyright reasons :( but the tech rehearsal is still up so watch it while you can :D i can't guarantee that it won't be banned tho :( )

Super Galactic Beat Manipulators [3rd Prize]

Ok so here's the coolest part:

The top three crews are all led by the choreographers from Movement Lifestyle! :O that's dam pro right!? :D

S**t Kingz [ML]

Keone Madrid [Choreo Cookies/ML]
Mariel Martin [Choreo Cookies/ML]
Vinh Nguyen [Super Galactic Beat Manipulators/ML] <-- This insane guy here choreographed most of the sets in the performance O.O

Anyways Camp is tmr and I hope you've already packed (good point I should go pack too ><).

Next of all, PN is in 5 days time, so I hope you've already finished your performance stuffies, or else, HURRY UPPPPP!!!

Lastly, School is starting in 7 days time, so FINISH YOUR HOMEWORK (x2 from last time)

June Camp Reminder

Hi all,

REMINDER:

June camp is in 3 days time.
Pls meet at the campsite on 20 June, Monday at 8am.
(for those who are confused by the slides)

For more details, refer to the slides found under the tag : Training

See ya :P

Performance Night Vetting

Hello everyone,

The vetting will be outside the auditorium (above the Hall Foyer) at 17th June, Friday. The timings for the Sec 1 and 2 vettings are different. Sec 1s report at 11 am, Sec 2s report at 10 am. Please bring your costume for the vetting as well as the song in a thumbdrive/send it to deo.rcy@gmail.com by thursday night. (Please do not bring CD ty!)

For those who hav no idea wad to where, think along the lines of : FIREWORKZ. it can be bright, explosive, colourfull etc

Performance Night is in 11 days time :D so hope you have been meeting up regularly and practicing for the event, btw the coolest bit is that there are more than 10 schools not to mention lots of VIs and YOs involved so lots of people will be watching you! No Pressure! *wink*

For those poor souls who forgot when PN is, its the 25th of June, Saturday, so please do tell your parents too! Report at 1 pm at the school hall in school based attire (don't forget to bring your costume). The event will end at 10 pm.

And have you finished your holiday homework yet? Oops sorry did I just remind you of your horrible pile of homework? :D *sadisticgrin* HURRY UP AND FINISH IT. Holidays are ending in 1 week! (ohnoes!)

ULP

Let's welcome back Kai Yen from ULP!

Sec 2s, next year's your chance to go for this enriching experience too! Do look out for the opportunity!

DANCE VIDEO OF THE WEEK 19

Hey all,

On this special day, we bring to you a special video, from ABDC!!!.

We are featuring I.aM.mE once again, back with a very interesting choreography. If u have noticed the recent series of super hero movies (X-men, Green Lantern, Cap Am etc) this dance shld ring a bell.

Now let's welcome the super hero dance crew I.aM.mE !!!



If u watch, the solo freestyle is nonetheless amazing, but what is rili interesting is what the people at the side are doing when it is not their turn to solo.

Here is a tip for yr PN performance: minimise stoning time. Even if a select group of people are dancing, the rest shld still do something. It can be simple, repeated movements and steps or formation work like what u see in the vid.

Bet you enjoyed the vid. See u again in the nxt episode of DVOTW.

SANA Details

Hi all,

Details are as follows:

8th June (Wednesday)
8.30 am to 5.30 pm
Be in Mufti (PE t-shirt + Track pants)
Bring along water bottle and writing materials

Venue: 2 Sengkang Squeare #05-01 (Beside Compass Point Shopping Centre)

DANCE VIDEO OF THE WEEK 18

Hey all,

Considering the number of people you have in your batch, I really advise you to work more on your formations rather than choreography itself; your steps can be a lot simpler, as long as you coordinate your steps and get the formation as clean and fluid as you can!

Here's a large team choreography from last years Body Rock dance competition (They won 3rd btw)

1. Take a look at the start; they did a lot of walking around and formation changing; Simple steps, lots of confidence and energy = good starting!

2. Level play - You just need to change the height of your moves to make it varied. Just by doing your moves at different levels can provide a variation to what the crowd will see! E.g. Some people do the moves while in a "proposing" manner, some at a half squat and the rest standing up. (or you can just make use of the natural order of life, from tall to tallest XD)

3. USE THE STAGE. The stage is big, so spread yourselves out or compact according to what you think suits the music; Spreading yourselves out will help make moves that are already big, BIGGER. Compacting yourselves will help make moves look more concentrated and help disguise mistakes.

4. USE THE STAGE. Try not to always use center focus, try to use some method to get everyone to look to the left of the stage or right of the stage every now and then :) it helps make people look around the stage instead of concentrating on the same spot every now and then.

Good luck for the interesting event in 21 days time! :D

CHIONG ARHHHHH! PN'2011

Camp Consent Form

Hi all,

For those who may need the June Camp consent form, here u go. See u at the campsite :P