RED Party

Tired of studying? Dying for a chance to tear up the dance floor? Well now you can party with a clear conscience by joining hundreds of other uni students at Red Party on Thursday April 2nd and helping in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

Red Parties have been held all over Australia and internationally in order to raise funds and awareness for the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Now it's Melbourne's turn to host it's first Red Party.

For just $15 entry, not only will you be generously supporting global efforts to help bring proper treatment, screening and prevention programs to developing communities in nations such as South Africa, Namibia and Nigeria, but you'll also be entitled to great DRINK SPECIALS all night, and be in the draw to win **AMAZING PRIZES** such as a brand new ACER notebook computer!!!

The drug that halves the chances of babies getting HIV from their mothers costs just $1.50. This means that your contribution could mean the difference between 10 children ending up in school or falling ill with AIDS.

Brought to you by the University of Melbourne's Global Health Group: VSAP, Red Party is a chance to have a great night out whilst helping an important cause.

So come dressed to impress in red, invite all your friends and join us in the fight against HIV/AIDS!

All money raised will go towards Unicef Australia.

All-night drink specials:
$3 Pots
$5 Wine / Champagne
$6 Basic spirits
$10 Cocktails

Red Party
@ LaDiDa (577 Little Bourke St, Melbourne)
Thursday 2nd April
8pm-3am
Tickets: $15/$18 online (unitix.com.au)

*Special offer* 
Rally up your friends and buy 10 or more tix for $12 each

Final tickets on sale at South Lawn and Concrete Lawn on Tuesday 31st March 12-2pm. We will also be giving away free Nutrient Water at Concrete Lawn on this day - even if you don't want to buy a ticket! 

Tickets may also be selling at the door, but grab your friends and pre-purchase to avoid missing out on the biggest charity party of the year!

 

For more information contact:

Lily Ho-Le - 0431 594 933
Navera Ahmed - 0414 927 455
Matthew White - 0418 252 668
Bharat Ramakrishna - 0431 664 270
Melissa Bao - 0412 998 574
Rob Nguyen - 0421 354 345

A Shout Out to all Circus freaks!

Did anyone pick up a black Adidas jacket after the Circus rehearsal yesterday(Wed) at the Arts Centre?

If so, please send me an email at publicity@flaredance.com 

I hope that the jacket gets returned to the rightful owner before Melbourne weather starts to get chilly again!!

Thanks guys :)

This little piggy went to Night Market :D

Hello! Hey! Ola! Ni Hao! Sushi(how do u say hi in jap?)! Anyeong hasaeyo! Hai! Aloha! to all FLARIANS:

Think bursts of colour+fun+laughter+games+dancing+food and you get.. (drum roll!)..

..THE MUOSS NIGHT MARKET 2009 - LE CARNIVALE! One of the most awesome events of the semester, the MUOSS Night Market takes place 

when? Friday, 3rd April 2009 

where? Concrete Lawn, Melbourne University 

time? 6pm-10pm. 

And guess who is lucky enough to be a part of this spectacular event? US! FLARE DANCE ENSEMBLE!

What a way to kick off the brand new year by showing the rest of the WORLD (i exaggerate just a little :D) what Flare is all about!

and how is it u ask?

This year, Flare Dance Ensemble will steal the limelight with JAW-DROPPING dance performances and DROOL-WORTHY drinks and snacks, such as lemonade, corn-in-a-cup and chocolate fondue(yummm) at our very own food stall!

This event is definitely not to be missed! And just by being a Flare member, YOU are already a part of it :D cool, no?

But if you would like to play an even COOLER part in the Night Market, there is one way and one way only...

VOLUNTEER! to help manage our totally awesome food stall at the Night Market. 

What better way is there to make new friends within Flare or form closer bonds with your fellow Flarians while enjoying the sights, sounds and smells at the Night Market?

If you love:

 1) Fun 

 2) Food

 3) Friends

Then you'll LOVE being a part of Flare Dance Ensemble's food stall.

If you're worried about it being such a chore, HAKUNA MATATA(in Timon and Pumba's words)! All you have to do is serve our customers delicious food and while you're at it, flash that gorgeous smile of yours :)

PLUS! For those who need to enhance their domestic skills, a free opportunity! haha. 

You can pour, scoop and laugh as much as you want!

And since we'll be taking turns at the food stall in groups, you can still go stall-hopping, exploring and enjoying the other fun parts of the Night Market! 

 

So, if you are interested in volunteering/just so totally awesome do send me an email at publicity@flaredance.com with your:

NAME and CONTACT NUMBER and be prepared for a night full of FUN! 

Toodles!

Bee Bee

Flare Publicity Officer

IN YOUR FACE MR WEATHERMAN!

:O i think there's an action movie going on outside my house!! no seriously, why would there be helicopters and police cars on an ordinary Wednesday night? hee but im too lazy to go check it out :) i'll just stick to my current imagination.

sorry guys! for such a late post. i know u guys missed me :D awwww.. haha! 

i dont know about you but i hate it when i take SOOOO much time opening my Safari, typing in the url, waiting for the page to load and after all the trouble i arrive at a non-updated website >:( what a waste of my life! ahhh im a hypocrite!! :( im terribly sorry if i've made this happen to any of you. but on the bright side, your fingers get a good.. workout? 

let's talk about our WELCOME PICNIC! 

first of all, i would like to say, IN YOUR FACE MR WEATHERMAN! :) in the nicest way possible.

although we had a change of venue and a not so warm and sunny gathering it was uber fun!

i think the word 'uber' is really odd but interesting. haha!

one of our new members Kristen (spelling?) said i was UBER COOL. hahahahahahhahaha! i mean thanks for calling me uber cool. no one has ever called me UBER COOL. hahahaha am i the only one who finds this amusing? by the way Kristen, you're UBER awesome :)

oh! oh! hahaha i just thought about another funny encounter i had with another Flarian, Loges (spelling? dang im really terrible at spelling :( hehe) during the picnic. its funnier to say in person though.. ahah! i shall use my dialogue writing skills:

Bee: Hi! What's your name?

Loges: Hi! You guess.

Bee: (long pause.. plus awkward and confused face) huh? how do i guess your name? i just met you..

turns out he said LOGES not "you guess". 

so.. i cant spell and now i cant hear properly.

okay fine its not that funny but quite self-degrading.. why am i telling u this?

now im terrible at spelling, hearing and im gonna have zero friends! 

but im not gonna delete what i wrote cause i spent SOOO much time writing it. 

is anyone looking for a brainless, deaf, lonely, lazy, goes wayyy off topic friend? 

i did not just type 12 lines of nonsense! okay back to the picnic.. my fave game was charades :D

not only because i was timekeeper/did not have to act out the words like the rest did, but we all got to see very interesting interpretations of Marilyn Monroe and Barrack Obama. i seriously salute the dude who acted out Obama. Respect!

anyways, THANKS guys for fighting through the rain, wind and fire to get to Union House for the picnic :D 

weren't the sandwiches and potats salad yummy?!!! i wonder who made them... :) i believe Jun and Chapman highly agree that the sandwiches and potato salad were VERY VERY yummy. 

It was great to get to know u guys better that saturday and plus! we had A LOT of fun preparing for it. Let's thank our events coordinator and Flare members who helped put it together!

Those who missed out on the picnic, do not fret! there'll be many more opportunities to get together and have loads of fun throughout the rest of the year :)

i realise how i rant too much.. just a short recap of how things went during Bronwyn's beginner jazz class earlier tonight:

I LOVE the room at the Arts Centre! its so clean and bright and the sound system is awesome! 

ooh and after Bron's class i wandered around the other parts of that floor, and through one of the room doors i heard this girl/lady/woman/man? singing!! she/he was sooo good! can i just say, i was admiring his/her talent, im no stalker :)

anyways, Bron taught us the very very important basics of Jazz dance. All the techniques we learned tonight are vital to becoming a better dancer. for real! after a few more times practising on our turns, kicks and step ball changes, we'll be stage ready in no time! :D wheee production!

Hope u Flarians enjoyed it and i'll see you in rehearsals! 

p.s: i hope im not the only one who gets cross-eyed after staring into a microscope. if that's the case, there goes my eyesight :(

the uber cool X)

 

Oh no, Mr Weatherman! -Change of venue for Flare Picnic

Hello Flarians!

As you all know, the Flare Picnic is going to be held on this coming Saturday, 14th of March at the Royal Botanical Gardens.
However, due to some unfortunate weather forcasts that says its most likely going to rain tomorrow (ARGH), we have decided to play it safe and hold the picnic at Melbourne University instead.
I sincerely apologise on behalf of the commitee (and the weather, ha) for this terrible inconvenience.

Below are the details of tomorrow's event: FLARE PICNIC
Date: 14th of March
Time: 11 - 2pm
Venue: Melbourne University: North Court, Union House

I understand that this email has been sent out very late so there is the possibility of people showing up at the original venue and pick up points -
there will be someone at the park and each of the pick up points in case anyone shows up there.

Below are the list of people you can contact should you have any queries.
Royal Botanical Gardens: Yusuf (041-153-3052)
Melbourne Central: Bronwyn
Sydney Myer Asia Centre: Esther (041-159-0831)
Melbourne University: Shermaine (043-155-8564)

Once again, we apologise and look forward to seeing you there! :)

Cheers,
Shermaine-

-Shermaine Heng
Treasurer
Flare Dance Ensemble

Head Over Heels!

u know, right after i posted about the lost umbrella, i lost MY umbrella.. sigh.

my beautiful Korean Banana Umbrella. i hope you're doing well my love. and i pray that we'll meet again! 

i blame this all on Calculus>:( if only Calculus never existed, I wouldn't be taking that subject, I wouldn't have attended the Calculus lecture and I wouldn't have lost my beautiful Korean Banana Umbrella. 

haha. well the blame's not totally on Calculus. maybe Biomed.. or the rain.. 

anyway! let's talk about the recent Flare events! 

I couldn't make it to Irvin's class the other day but I heard it was awesome! well done Flarians :)

And for those who went for Sher's Run The Show, we all got a REALLY good workout. I am still aching from last saturday! But in a good way :D I hope everyone else is enjoying the aching with me. 

P-P-P-POKER FACE update:

first of all, i've never heard so many "ohh"'s in my life! 

the Flarians who attended Shawna's rehearsal yesterday would understand :) 

if the rest are curious, check out the lyrics:

oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhh, ohh-oh-e.. nah i give up. haha!

oh! CONGRATULATIONS to those who passed the sudden audition for performing Poker Face in the upcoming gigs! i see talent everywhere!

and to those who didnt make it this time, NO WORRIES :) the fact that all of you managed to learn such a challenging routine in a crowded room and still be able to perform it in small groups is a HUGE achievement! 

you girls were so full of energy and sass ;) and the dudes too! jaw dropping stuff, people.

there will be many many other opportunities to perform throughout the year so don't give up and look forward to these opportunities and our ANNUAL PRODUCTION!

oh yes! dont forget about the Flare Welcome Picnic this Saturday, 14th March from 11am to 2pm at Royal Botanical Gardens. A chance to meet your fellow Flarians and F-O-O-D.

It's only a small contribution of $2 so sign up quick! with JUN TAKAHASHI, our adorable but totally shmexxy hip-hopper. She'll be around during rehearsals so just shout "JUN!" then she'll appear right away :D i think.

Wednesday's rehearsals will be at Room 419 Arts Centre. Bigger dance space! So try to make it to Ness's workshop and Irvin's Hip Hop class this wednesday.

And on Saturday we have Bronwyn (Boss)'s Beginner Jazz Routine and Sher's "cardio" session. haha! so after stuffing our faces with food at the picnic we can make our way to class to get rid of any guilt :)

i'm quite excited to see Bron's routine! So mysterious, it doesn't say what song she's using. heehee. SUSPENSE!

Somehow nowadays, everyone is falling down :S as in not emotionally but physically. 

So far 3 of my friends have fell down. One on the way to College Square (who was laughed at by the girls walking behind him) , one on her heels and one off the cycling machine in the gym.

hahahah! oh gosh im so mean. 

So Flarians, please take care and try not to fall down and hurt those precious dancing feet!

But i won't mind you FALLING head over heels for me :D 

hahahaha please dont stop reading the blog because of my horrible sense of humour.. :)

beebers out!

You Found Me!

this post was created for one major purpose, and one major major purpose only....

who lost his/her umbrella? haha sorry for the suspense build up and the anti-climax.

a black chequered jacket and an umbrella are looking for their owners. save them please!

just email me at ngbeebee90@hotmail.com if any of these belong to you.

asap okay? i charge a ransom. haha. nah.. if only >:)

and why is there plastic grass in my sushi bento box? :S i cant even eat it! how environmentally unfriendly and redundant

hope to see u guys tmr (Sat) at 'Run The Show' or 'Circus' or both! 

okay bye!

-beebs-

New Faces in Familiar Places!

hello Flarians!

how has your first week been so far? busy? exciting? educational? 

i learnt some things: 

1) Practicals start at 2pm not 2.15pm

2) Not to panic when u get a text from VicPolice. It does not necessarily mean you're a convict                            

FIRST FLARE REHEARSAL!

It was so so packed at Des Connor today. Which is extremely good :) but also very hot and stuffy. But sweat is good for health right? Let's not talk about the smell..

I was so excited to see so many new faces and talents! too bad there were too many of you to get to know all of your names.. but im pretty good at remembering faces. i hope :)

for the old Flarians, wasn't it nostalgic to dance in Des Connor again? a little dusty but full length mirror!!

ooh, we apologise for the blackout earlier. haha. our darling treasurer Shermaine then decided that we should all be 'Dancing In The Moonlight'-Toploader. Excuse her, she doesnt make good jokes. But she's pretty fun to laugh at. Believe me Flarians, that is something to look forward to >:)

Thankfully! the Union House dude came to the rescue! thanks Union House dude.

we should all applaud awesomeNESS for conducting an awesome workshop and SHAWNAnana for teaching us a challenging and fun piece to 'Poker Face' :D 

we should also applaud the guys who attended classes today! love how they made the choreography their own :)

i still cant believe that we had such an amazing 

turn up of people who're interested and talented in dance. And that's all thanks to you Flarians!

For those who've never had any dance experience, triple applause! All of you did a fantastic job today.  

And here are the non-stalkerish photos from today's classes:

Ness's workshop

Our talented guys

Poker Face chicks

If you didn't make it to today's classes, no worries! U can always come for the next rehearsal.

Rehearsals tomorrow (Wednesday) are cancelled but don't miss out on Irvin's class on Thursday. It's not everyday that u get to learn from a talented, pro, big-eyed hip hopper like Irvin ;) 

p.s: Did anyone leave their jackets behind at Des Connor today? We found a long gray one and a black chequered jacket made in china. haha. what am i talking about? almost everything's made in china. china rocks! send me an email at ngbeebee90@hotmail.com if any of these belong to you. cool! now im publicity/lost and found officer :)

-beebee-

An important message from our exec committee :)

Dear 2009 Flarians!

To all of our new Flare members – welcome to Flare! The committee is looking forward to getting to know all of you in the coming weeks of classes and events. To our returning members – welcome back! We know we are going to have just as much fun together this year as last.

Flare Classes:

This year we're going to run our classes a little differently. We’ll be running technique classes, which will focus on technique and skill development, as well as classes in which a routine will be taught and built on each week. These routines will be used for our upcoming performances so those interested in performing with us should choose which routines they’re interested in and then attend as many classes for those routines as possible. If you just want to learn the routines for fun you are also welcome to attend these classes on a casual basis. You do not need to pre-book for any class, you simply check out the rehearsal schedule, choose which class you would like to go to and then turn up!


One of the classes we are introducing this year is a basic technique class, the ‘beginner workshop’, which will aim to teach the basic skills needed in all styles of dance. The class will be run by Ness, our artistic director, and we encourage everyone interested in improving their dance abilities to attend this class.


Rehearsal Schedule:

Our rehearsal schedule will change each week so make sure you check the website regularly to find out when and where classes will be. The schedule for the first week of classes is now available on the rehearsal page of the website (www.flaredance.com). Please note that we cannot teach all styles every week so if the style you’re interested in learning is not scheduled for the first week please check back later for the second and third week.


Venue Locations:

We are still confirming some of our venues for 2009 however most classes will be run on campus and information regarding the location of our venues can be found on the rehearsal page of the website.


Welcome Picnic:

Flare’s first event for the year will be a picnic on Saturday the 14th of March at the Botanical Gardens. The cost is just $2 and we’ll be taking bookings during classes over the next two weeks. This event will be a great opportunity to get to know each other so come along and join us for some games and a picnic lunch!

Website:

We are currently in the process of redesigning our website, thus while the rehearsal page and home page are up to date other areas of the website are not. Please bear with us while we sort this out.

If you ever have any questions you can email us at enquiries@flaredance.com or come and talk to us at any of the classes.

We are looking forward to sharing a fantastic year of fun and dancing with you all!

Your 2009 Executive Committee,

Bronwyn, Yusuf, Shermaine and Esther