No dance club on these dates...

There will be NO Dance club

Friday, October 11       

Due to Parent/ Teacher Conferences

Monday, October 14          
Due to Parent/ Teacher Conferences

  Wednesday, October 16    

Due to High School PSAT

Thank you!

Guest Artist!

GUEST DANCE ARTIST OCTOBER 26 to NOVEMBER 1

JUSTINE MENTER

Justine Menter, originally from Dallas, TX, is a choreographer known for teaching Kim Kardashian on Keeping Up the Kardashians and working with LMFAO. She has choreographed numerous live stage shows & music videos within the entertainment, music & fashion industries. In addition to credits like Faith Hill, Manny Pacquaio, Sephora, Sony, The View and Choreographer’s Carnival, Justine co-found Flirt Dancers®, a dance-entertainment company performing all over Southern California & Vegas. Justine also excels as a performer, having worked with notable choreographers such as Brian Friedman, Derrell Bullock, Gina Starbuck & Kobi Rozenfeld. 

Justine is on faculty at International Dance Academy (IDA) Hollywood, a professional studio home to shows like So You Think You Can Dance as well as conventions Turn it Up!, Soul de Soul, and summer intensives Be Discovered, LA Dance Dream & Hollywood Summer Tour. She has also had the privilege of teaching internationally in Cape Town, South Africa and Mexico, as well as for Boogiezone.com. Passionate about inspiring the youth of today, she continues to teach, judge & set choreography all over the U.S.

Her entrepreneurial spirit, unique musicality, and fresh, sassy approach to dance have earned Justine her notoriety. She currently resides in Los Angeles with representation by The S Agency (choreography/dance) & Bobby Ball Agency (commercial/print).

Justine will be teaching all the Dance Class and an open workshop on Saturday October 26 (Food Fest) from 12:30 to 2pm. If you want to take the class please sign up with Miss Woodfield asap!

More Dance Opportunities!

1. We have an AMAZING guest artist flying in from L.A. to come teach you in October! She will be teaching during in all 6^th-8^th grade classes during the week and will also be running a workshop on Saturday, October 26^th - NOT TO BE MISSED! Anyone can do it! More details coming soon….check the dance board

2. Miss Woodfield will be choreographing and Intermediate/Advanced dance for the MS Dance Club show. Auditions will be October 17th (THURSDAY) 3:15-4:15 and the two rehearsals will be  Saturday 16^th and Saturday 23^rd of NOVEMBER (times TBC). Sign ups will be up on the dance club board soon – let Miss Woodfield know if you are interested or if you have any questions! (THERE WILL ALSO BE A PIZZA PARTY AFTER THE SECOND REHEARSAL...)

3. Want to tap?

Mrs. Madsen will be choreographing a tap piece for the dance show. You will need to have some experience in tap (from dance class at SAS or an outside studio. Please sign up on the dance club board asap. There must be 10 tappers minimum for the class to be held.

Rehearsals will be: 

Friday, October 18 from 4:15-6:00pm

Saturday, October 19 from 10am-1pm 

The tap piece will be taught in those two days. We will also have a review closer to the show on Friday, November 22 from 4-6pm, if needed.

Dance lists are posted!

Hi Dancers,
The dance assignments are posted. Please drop by the dance board (outside of S129) and check out your dance assignment. Please contact Mrs. Madsen or Ms. Woodfield if you would like to add additional dances or if you need to drop a dance. We have room for more dancers and its not too late to get more friends to join!

We start dance club after CWW, on September 30.

Want to join Alex Koncki's Tuesday workshops?

If you would like to dance on Tuesdays with Alex Koncki, and help her with her senior Capstone project, please go to the following link and print off the permission slip. Make sure you read the information below and talk to your parent/ guardian. 

You can also find printed permission slips on the dance board (outside of the MS Dance studios).

Permission slips are due this Friday, August 30th at 3pm. 

Participation in these workshops with extra performance opportunities will be available to 

a maximum of 20 middle school students, first come first served, and will run on Tuesdays 

from 3:00-4:00.  For S$50.00, students may participate in 10 rehearsals and showcase their 

routine at four performances: Alice (High School Dance Club), the Middle School Dance 

Club show, Food Fest, and an independent showing organized by the capstone student.

Here's the link:
https://docs.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/document/d/1vRWcUxGoRtBFqKmi7tD6u9zGjpeVYOR8_cJulgRkudI/edit


More information:
A high school student has approached the Middle School for support in their senior Capstone 

Project.  The Capstone Project is a new, unique approach to education that is being offered 

as part of high school education at SAS. It challenges students to design and create their own 

learning experience by pursuing an area of interest. The course is an opportunity for students 

to merge their passions with their academic learning and so demonstrate the fullest extent 

of their enthusiasm, autonomy, capacity, and complexity. Students may choose to sample a 

potential career, carry out an extended service-learning project, deeply explore an academic 

passion, or create a novel artistic work. The scope of these projects is limited only by the 

student’s imagination.   

With the support of an advisor, the students will determine the learning objectives, research 

the topic, select the end of semester product, identify and receive support from an off-campus 

mentor, and publicly present their results at the end of the semester.  

The student, encouraged by the dance program throughout middle and high school, 

has decided to pursue her passion for dance.  She will be refining the professional skills 

necessary to have a career in the dance industry by setting a dance of her own with two 

select performers.  As the highlight of her project, she will be traveling to Hong Kong with 

her team to show their work, receive critique, and be ranked by a panel of respected 

choreographers.  

As with any school-sponsored trip, a member of the SAS faculty will be chaperoning.  To fund 

the chaperone’s flight and accommodations, this student has worked with the middle school 

in setting up dance workshops.  She has been a significant contributor to the Middle School 

students’ dance experience during her High School tenure.  

Middle school administration believes that in pursuit of a well-rounded student, extracurricular 

activities should be free of charge to encourage students to try a variety of activities.  In this 

case however, administration wishes to support the capstone student in her unique learning 

opportunity and recognize that it is not only an invaluable experience for her, but also for the 

students who may participate as they watch the process unfold.

Participation in these workshops with extra performance opportunities will be available to 

a maximum of 20 middle school students, first come first served, and will run on Tuesdays 

from 3:00-4:00.  For S$50.00, students may participate in 10 rehearsals and showcase their 

routine at four performances: Alice (High School Dance Club), the Middle School Dance 

Club show, Food Fest, and an independent showing organized by the capstone student.  All 

information will be posted on the middle school dance board outside S129.

If you have questions regarding the details of the workshop please contact Alex Koncki,

Senior HS student.  (Handphone: 82333762 / Email: alexkoncki@hotmail.com)

MSDC Sign up Survey

Please fill out the survey at the link below to sign up for Semester 1 Dance Club.

If you make a mistake, do NOT fill out the survey again, please email tvdlinden@sas.edu.sg and cmadsen@sas.edu.sg with your correct choices.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SEMESTER 1 DANCE CLUB CONFLICTS WITH SEASON 2 TRAVEL SPORTS. CHECK WITH YOUR COACHES AS YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO DROP A DANCE 3 WEEKS BEFORE THE SHOW.

The survey will close at 6pm at the 28 of August. We will post assignments September 2.

https://docs.google.com/a/sas.edu.sg/forms/d/1L8-6IhUmwC-tV9CbnKhHGxiS2OTIw4KDgQtE7mWOVwo/viewform

Add our "MS Dance Club" Calendar to your calendars!

EVERYONE MUST DO THIS!!!

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·             Add the "MS Dance Club" Google calendar to your calendars by:

1.     Click on the calendar link BELOW

2.     Add the calendar by clicking the +Google calendar symbol on the bottom right

3.     Select to add MS Dance Club Calendar to your calendars

http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=sas.edu.sg_cv1dlm68fjbpntjbe1mhkui7uc%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Asia/Singapore