Chinese Dance

Goal

To cultivate students who:

1. Are confident individuals with stage presence and poise of a dancer

2. Are responsible individuals and contributing team players

3. Are reflective performers with heightened sense of aesthetics

4. Have physical and disciplinary skills which are transferrable

Overview

• Develop passion and appreciation of dance

• Understand and appreciate different genres of Chinese dance

• Emphasis on flexibility, dance skills, facial and body movement expressions

• Exposures to stage performances and competitions

• Develop team player mind-set and leadership

• Focus on 21st CC skills – being a confident individual

• Preparation for successful Direct School Admission (DSA)

Teachers-in-Charge

• Mrs Cheong (Low Mui Ping) - low_mui_ping@moe.edu.sg

• Mdm Zhu Xiaowei - zhu_xiaowei@moe.edu.sg

• Mrs Alice Tan - tan_alice@moe.edu.sg

• Mdm Leong Yet Wah - leong_yet_wah@moe.edu.sg

Schedule

Every Monday 7.40 am – 9.10 am (2025 onwards)

Additional practices on selected Wednesday afternoon when required (2.30 pm – 4.30pm pm).  Parents will receive notifications accordingly.

Achievements

• Singapore Youth Festival 2024 (Chinese Dance) – Distinction

• Singapore Youth Festival 2022 (Chinese Dance) – Year with no benchmarking

• Singapore Youth Festival Online 2020 (Chinese Dance) - 3 participants with their work featured on the National Day Video

• Singapore Youth Festival 2018 (Chinese Dance) – Distinction

• Singapore Youth Festival 2016 (Chinese Dance) – Distinction

Frequently Asked Questions

1. Any requirements/pre-requisite to enter the CCA? No

2. Is the CCA gender specific? Yes, girls (The girls need to grow long hair)

3. What do students need to purchase when they are in the CCA? Dance leotard, black leggings and dance shoes

4. What can they do to help them to prepare themselves to be accepted into the CCA and do well? Have a strong interest in dancing, a positive team mind-set, and the willingness to put in efforts to learn and improve

5. Does students who participated in self-paid Chinese dance enrichment program in P1 or P2 gain direct entry into Chinese Dance CCA? No

SYF 2024 - Click here to watch