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Line Dancing in BM

Jennifer Choo Sue Chin | July 13, 2008

Janice and I are back in BM for the weekend. We took this opportunity to meet up with our ex-math-teacher, Jean Yeoh, who is actively teaching and promoting line dance in Penang and China.

We went to SY One Stop Fitness Centre in BM where Jean teaches line dancing. As she was teaching when we arrived, we gate-crashed into her class 🙂 It was an ultra beginner class and Jean was teaching the dances for the coming PISA line dance Carnival (23 Nov 2008). The dances taught were “Cucu – Winnie Yu”, “Cha Cha Queen – BM Leong” and “Oh Suzannah – Bill Larson & Chris Watson”. As Janice and I haven’t learn these dances, we were glad to have gate-crashed!

After class, we chatted and caught up on old times. Jean still look the way she was when she was in her forties (when she taught me Add Math in school).  She said some of my ex-teachers from CBM like Mrs Yeoh BW and Miss Ooi CH is also dancing with her.  Hearing that, I realised how much I missed them! I also reminded Jean that I read her a poem during her Retirement Gathering.  Janice and I also told her how “the only school that has dancing period in the timetable” made us got to know each other in gym, and we have Jean to thank for that.  She was the one who taught us folk dancing in school, besides promoting rhythmic gymnastics in my school.

I was so excited to meet Jean again, I forgot to take photos with her!

Next time I come back to BM, I know where to go for dancing 🙂

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Arabian Eyes – Sue-Yuan

Jennifer Choo Sue Chin | July 11, 2008

Sue-Yuan of Alabama has put up a video of Arabian Eyes on youtube. What a pleasant surprise!

Do check it out.

[youtube=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=dbyuaQKyVBY]

Thanks, Sue-Yuan!

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Line Dance: Improve your memory power

Jennifer Choo Sue Chin | July 9, 2008

It’s common knowledge among line dancers that Line Dancing helps to train our memory power as we need to memorise our basic steps sequence and keep repeating them. The challenge is that you got to memorise the same sequence of steps no matter what wall you’re facing and that proove to be very challenging for new line dancers. You may be able to remember all the dance sequence for the first wall… but the 2nd? the 3rd? the 4th? Don’t worry, as intermediate and advanced dancers sometimes faced the same problem too when they learn a new dance or dance at a new venue. It’s all about wall orientation and sense of direction… But I’m talking abt line dancing increasing your memory power, is this true or not?

I would say it’s very true, or at least, line dancing trains your brain to stay active, not only memorising the steps but coordinating your psychomotor (physical) limbs to the music. It would at least maintain your cognitive level at the point rather than go downhill all the way. Many retirees find that their brain just suddenly decline when they stop working, as if the brain knew it is retiring as well. Little did they realise it’s because, when you stopped using your brain, it will stop working too. It’s just like well, try to leave a car for a month without using it, then try to give the engine a start… 😉

Perhaps that’s why line dancing is very popular among the middle age groups, because they realised that their cognitive power is on the downhill and what other activity is fun, exercises your body and your mind? Not only that, many women I spoke to found so much joy in line dancing for the friendships they make and something they look forward to every week (some day!!)!

Amy Christian sent me a nice game today. I think it’s a memory game and at the end of the game, based on your scores, the programme calculates the age of your brain. It’s interesting! Try comparing the age calculated to your real age and see if you need some serious line dance classes! 😈

Try it. I’ve got an impressive 22 yr old brain on first trial ~ which is way below my real age… haha… What a great way to start my day 😀

Click on http://flashfabrica.com/f_learning/brain/brain.html

Procedure of Flash Fabrica Game:

1. click ‘start’.

2. Wait for the 3, 2, 1 count down and GET YOUR MIND (and mouse) READY

3. Memorize the number’s position on the screen, then click each circle from the smallest number to the biggest number.

4. At the end of game, computer will tell you how old your brain is.

Good Luck!

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Hare Ram: Classical Indian? Bollywood? Funky?

Jennifer Choo Sue Chin | July 8, 2008

The dance Hare Ram has indeed attracted many line dancers all around the world. There are currently more than 15 videos of Hare Ram line dance on youtube. I’m sure this is just a tip of the ice berg as there are many others which I know that love this dance but hadn’t recorded it nor put it on the www. And although the videos are all depicting Asian dancers, I’ve gotten feedback emails from Americans and Europeans alike. So, Asians aren’t the only ones who were dancing it 😛

The song Bhool Bhulaiyaa is the title song for the movie of the same name. The fun, catchy and groovy tune of Bhool Bhulaiyaa has captured the interests of many line dancers. Based on its Indian origin, many creative and innovative line dancers are seen adding the Indian factor into the dance. You can see it in the hand movements, head movements etc, when ppl dance it in parties and in the videos. It’s fun to incorporate those steps and feel like you’re in a Bollywood movie, dancing amongst the trees… especially when you dance it complete with Indian costumes and accessories!

And I’m really not complaining! 😀 I’m glad enough that my dance was taught and danced widely. But here’s my 2 cents worth as I’ve been getting a lot of queries asking for my opinion on the “indian factor”.

Putting the Indian factor into Hare Ram is NOT wrong, although I had choreographed the dance WITHOUT any “Classical Indian” factor. The only Indian factors there are in Hare Ram was the language (Hindi) and that it originates from India, sung by an Indian (Neeraj Shridhar) and the title song for a Bollywood movie (Bhool Bhulaiyaa). The beats are funky, thus I’ve choreographed it the funky Bollywood style. The beats are also strong, so the dance needs to be executed with strong energy and attitude. It will not look nice, if the movements are not strong enough for the beats.

All in all, this is simply just line dancing, where ppl dance to destress and have fun and socialise. By all means, be creative and add any movements you deem appropriate but MOST OF ALL, REMEMBER TO HAVE LOTS OF FUN!

Hare Ram… Hare Ram… Hare Krishna Hare Ram… (shimmy shimmy)…

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