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Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Teeny Changes to WEEK 7 Timetable

Hey all! flaredance.com is back in business (sigh.. my 15 minutes of fame gone)
and there are some slight changes in the rehearsal timings and venues for a few pieces on Saturday (25th April).
So here is the updated timetable for Saturday:

Saturday, 25th April

12:30- 1:30PMShermaine's Contemporary Piece (Girls Only)Dancehouse
1:30- 2:30PMDaryl's HipHop PieceDancehouse
2:30- 3:30PMShimei's Jazz/Latin PieceDancehouse
3:00- 4:00PMShermaine's Lyrical Piece (CANCELLED)Des Conner
4:00- 5:00PMBeeBee's Contemporary Jazz Piece (CANCELLED)Des Conner

Monday, April 20, 2009

Melbourne Uni Dancesport Showcase 2009

Harlo Barlo people! :)
WHAT ARE U DOING ON THE 1ST OF MAY?

While being super busy learning new choreography and just busting our bum bums off in rehearsals how about a night of FUN? and FOOD! and DRESS UP! and DANCING!  

This 1st of May, the Melbourne Uni Dancesport Club is hosting a SHOWCASE at Grand Buffet Hall, Union House 2nd Floor from 6.30pm-9.30pm.
There'll be performances by our very own FLARE DANCE ENSEMBLE and the hunks and sexy mamas from MUDC!
Plus! There'll also be SOCIAL DANCING and yummy FINGER FOOD 
Another plus! Every showcase ticket sold comes with a $15 VOUCHER to buy DANCE SHOES from DSoul! how awesome is that?!

So here are the details:
Date: 1st may 2009
Time: 6.30pm-9.30pm
Venue: Grand Buffet Hall, Union House 2nd Floor
Dress code: Semi Formal
Ticket Price: $10(serious bargain)

see if u buy a ticket, which is $10 u get a $15 voucher. so that means u profit $5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i think im learning in econs :)

So hurry up! and contact our Jap Curry Mama-
JUN TAKAHASHI at 
 jun_sakura88@hotmail.com for TICKETS!

Sunday, April 19, 2009

WEEK 7 TIMETABLE

Dear Flarians,
Since the website is down, please spread to all your friends in Flare that the timetable is available on this blog. 
So in the meantime, please check the blog and your emails for the latest updates!
Sorry for the inconvenience :( but look! it's more colourful here! :)

Note: Closed rehearsals (this week:Shawna's and Nat's) are strictly only to be attended by casted dancers, but otherwise feel free to turn up to all the other rehearsals!

Mon (20/4)
Aileen's Jazz Piece (Girls Only)
6.00-7.00pm Arts Centre
Aileen's Ballet Contemporary Piece
7.00-8.00pm Arts Centre
Bron's Beginner Ballet 
8.00-9.30pm Arts Centre
Shawna's Piece
 (Closed) 
8.00-9.00pm GrahamCornishB

Tues (21/4)
Ness' Workshop
7.00-9.00pm DanceHouse
Jessica's 80's Jazz Piece
9.00-10.00pm DanceHouse
Amy's Ballet Piece 
8.00-9.00pm DSoul
Circus (Nat) (Closed)  
9.00-10.00pm DSoul

Wed (22/4)
Bronwyn's Jazz Piece
6.00-7.00pm Arts Centre
Bronwyn's Contemporary Piece
7.00-8.00pm Arts Centre
Like Me (Jun) [audition]
8.00-9.30pm Arts Centre

Fri (24/4)
Richard's Hip Hop Piece
6.00-7.30pm Arts Centre
Yvonne's Hip Hop Piece
  7.30-8.30pm Arts Centre
Yusuf's Hip Hop Piece
8.30-9.30pm Arts Centre

Sat (25/4)
Shermaine's Contemporary Piece (Girls only) 
12.30-1.30pm DanceHouse
Daryl's Hip Hop Piece
1.30-2.30pm DanceHouse
Shimei's Jazz/Latin Piece
2.30-3.30pm DanceHouse
Shermaine's Lyrical Piece (CANCELLED) 3.00-4.00pm Des Connor
BeeBee's Contemporary Jazz Piec
e (CANCELLED) 4.00-5.00
pm Des Connor

Where did the Bunnies go?


oh no easter's OVER :( :( :(
back to reality, people! 
but that also means it's time for... PRODUCTION REHEARSALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
u can tell by the amount of exclamation marks that i'm psyched! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CONGRATULATIONS Flarians! All of you were so hardworking at Castings last week.
I'm truly inspired by how much time and effort u guys put in to learn and perform the steps :)
Spotted a gang of you practising outside the Dancehouse building >:) u dudes are sneaky!


the back alley dancers


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'm so excited for this year's production!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry :) i get a little carried away sometimes. !!!!!! heh !

Wayyyyy before that, our fellow Flarians performed at the Victorian College of Arts and Nightmarket
All I remember at VCA is that it was hot. HOT. as in weather HOT. gah! i couldnt open my eyes!!
and i swear that if i cracked an egg on my head, it would have fried itself!!! ooh.. yummy.. now i just need some soy sauce.. heehee soy. HI SOY! have u guys met soy? awesome Korean chick ;) 
and my mum and her are from the same hometown in Korea!!!!!! the world just gets smaller and smaller huh?
i found this out when Shawna assigned us as partners to give each other feedback after dancing to Poker Face. not so much feedback after all.. but heaps and loads of bonding!
Anyhooooo, back to VCA, the crowd was AWESOME! we even got an encore :D 


     VCA Cast

Nightmarket was even more exciting! Since the crowd was filled with friends and family, we felt pressured to perform better. Which is good! Nerves are good for better performance. See? I did pay attention in Psyche lectures.
And without the face painting and costumes the entire show would not have looked as amazing as it was! Thank you face painters! And China! for creating cloth. Is that right? or was it paper..
Ive never ever had so much eyeliner on me in my entire life!!! Thanks Sher for being so patient with them tiny eyes :)
OH OH OH THE FLARE STALL!!!! 
Chicken teriyaki, lemonade, chocolate, joyce shouting like a maniac... 
dang gurl, Missy Elliot all the way in the States could hear you!!! hahaha Missy Elliot... 
the Flarians at the stall did such a GREAT JOB!!! You people made all of it possible :) and of course our COMMITTEE who did so so so much to prepare the food, design and set up the stall and run it with tons of enthusiasm! Even though everyone was swamped with rehearsals and uni work, the night was a SUCCESS! 
the stall next door tried to compete with us for customers, but we beat them >:) yuh huh we did.


Flare food stall!


Circus dancers

OH AND WE'RE ON YOUTUBE!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVJmP-82mxo
Don't u just feel like a proud momma watching your babies work the stage? or is it just me..

OH! and a million apologies about the Flare website. The system seems to be down. No access to the homepage and rehearsals etc :(
but guess what? the BLOG WORKS!!!!!!!! :D 
To those who never knew it existed HELLO! and WELCOME! You have not lived until u've read this blog. YES. u were dead until now :) hahahaha
u see im not worried about scaring ppl away right now since this blog is your only way of communicating with Flare. muahaha >:) 
this is close enough to a superpower right? 
the REHEARSAL timetable will be posted up here if the website still doesn't work by tonight.
So you'll HAVE TO visit this blog!! <---- power.
i am definitely enjoying this!



 




Sunday, April 5, 2009

Dance for the Kids! (special guest post)


and so, dance for the kids is over. it was a fantastic experience, i must say. was really looking forward to it, since i love kids and all (not in the paedo way of course). 
but yes, after two rehearsals/practices, it was time for the few of us to head down to the royal children's hospital! 
we had four pieces in all, most of you flare dancers (and yes, dancers as in those of you who can really dance), would probably have thought that the pieces were really easy if you saw it. 
BUT, for us non-experienced dancers, i would say it was an eye-opener! okay at least for me :) heh. 
we danced to four songs, namely bring it all back (s club 7), upside down (a*teens), calcutta (the taxi song), and some walking song! 
it was funnn, simple steps, but really fun dances. (: 
performed for the kids in the starlight express room at RCH, and their participation and all really encouraged us, i suppose (: 
having the kids come and join us in the dances, that was a priceless moment. the smiles on their faces, just put a smile on our faces too.
they were such spontaneous kids, and they were just so open about expressing themselves, it was awesome.
i guess the best thing about doing this is just getting the satisfaction of seeing the kids smile (: 
we dont know what they've been through, but putting a smile on their faces definitely means alot!
i'm sure any of us who participated in dance for the kids this time round would encourage everyone else to participate in the charity events, it's probably been one of the best experiences i've ever had (:




-PeiQi-

Friday, April 3, 2009

Flare @ Night Market

Hellew people!
Don't forget to come by Flare Dance Ensemble's food stall at the MUOSS NIGHT MARKET - LE CARNIVALE 
when? Friday, 3rd April 2009
where? Concrete Lawn, Melbourne University
time? 6pm-10pm

Bring everyone! your bro, your sis, your mummy, your daddy, your best friend, gang, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, your potential girlfriend, your potential boyfriend and yourself!
This year Flare will be selling CHOCOLATE FONDUE, CHICKEN TERIYAKI skewers and LEMONADE! yumm :) hehe dont drool on your keyboards.

ALSO, our fellow Flarians will be popping moves and shakin bootay on stage during the Night Market between 6.30pm to 7pm.
DO NOT MISS OUT!
Bring everyone! your bro, your sis, your mummy, your daddy, your best friend, gang, your girlfriend, your boyfriend, your potential girlfriend, your potential boyfriend. (i totally copied and pasted)
haha!

Come CHEER for our UBER awesome Flarians and show off to your guests how UBER awesome Flare is! Then they'll go, "Dude! These are your friends?!!" or "Dude! You can dance like that too?!!"
hehe :D

I hope to see all of you there!

-BeeBee-