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DANCEwithme
Your Funky Ultra-Boy
Martin Shin

★ Music INSPIRES dance & dance BEFORE style ★

26th December 1988
HongKong
Singapore
Queens, NewYork
Temasek Polytechnic
Nassau College
Business major
Dancer
B.I.Crew X Ovation Crew X TPDE X Marvel Crew
dance obsessively, excessively.


"Always always always...Keep it real
But never too quick to judge, my friend."


Music inspires dance
Do you feel me?


MusicPlaylist
Music Playlist at MixPod.com

Calender 2010
keep me going


Sept 1 - School Reopens
Sept 5 - StonyBrook Visit Sept 6 - Hangout with poppers
Sept 14 - One year
Sept 19 - Observation night
Sept 29 - Mothership Funknight 3
Oct XX - King of NY


TAGBOARD
let me hear you.




AFFILIATES
endless connections.

J.Crosses Goodloving
Martin&Crosses
AH TER SpringMelon
KevinDoodlepants
Gen mom
Chansee
Allycia
Jessica Ah J
Veronica Nai ma
Jonas Black Tie
Keiths poppin twin
Audrey Ayozi
Niger bra
Nelson Lokto
Wailam L
Zhixiang buddyforlife
Peiru da jie
Yong kogepan
Gangyi bro
Alicia ma-ma
joey nu-er
May sis
Liting Kupo
Fion Quack
Suriaaa
Amberlene 'Smoker'
Rinna Rimmers
Iman Nathaniel
Ming
Amelia
Gary
Yanti
Melissa(xiaoxin)
LeVon
Serene
Pearl
Emili
Darryl


REMINISCENES
my faded memories.
  • July 2006
  • November 2006
  • December 2006
  • January 2007
  • February 2007
  • March 2007
  • April 2007
  • May 2007
  • June 2007
  • July 2007
  • August 2007
  • September 2007
  • October 2007
  • December 2007
  • January 2008
  • February 2008
  • March 2008
  • April 2008
  • May 2008
  • June 2008
  • July 2008
  • August 2008
  • September 2008
  • November 2008
  • December 2008
  • January 2009
  • February 2009
  • March 2009
  • April 2009
  • May 2009
  • June 2009
  • July 2009
  • August 2009
  • September 2009
  • October 2009
  • November 2009
  • December 2009
  • January 2010
  • February 2010
  • March 2010
  • April 2010
  • May 2010
  • June 2010
  • July 2010
  • August 2010
  • September 2010
  • October 2010
  • November 2010
  • January 2011
  • July 2011
  • December 2011


  • CREDITS
    spontaneous applauds

    Layout: materialisti-c
    Inspirations: exquisite?
    Editing: smoker



    Date / Time : Wednesday, July 30, 2008 / 2:52 AM
    There's this




    unknown loneliness...



    unknown emptiness...


    unknown helplessness...



    troubling me.



    The question is, when i fall, who gonna catch me?




    And why am i feeling so cold and insecure when im alone?




    Issit like what people say, when you get attached for way too long and when your finally back to singlehood, you will have this healng period??



    I don't know, maybe im thinking too much. Perhaps it's just the post-stress after dance. All the piles of homework, projects, and catching ups needed to be done after everything.



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    I think i should forbid myself from sad songs whenever im alone somewhere.



    Do me no good but harm.


    Time to move on and stop soaking in the past...





    Dance in the rain,
    TO BE CONTINUED.

    Date / Time : Monday, July 28, 2008 / 5:46 PM
    Tadaa!


    More photos on TPDE Dreams Concert 2008 's up! GOt them mostly from Edna!

    Kick off with a emo-shit face.

    TPDE and EvenOddCrew!! The Dreams 08 dancers!!
    Schoolgirl Melissa
    Kevon Lockers!!
    DOPE Jasmine from EvenOddCrew


    DOPE modern dancer Vanessa
    Mandy
    Evelyn
    And mum, Gen!



    The 'addicted' team. BUT..Im sooo...addicted..to you....=)

    TPDE =D





    MORE TO COME WHEN I CATCH KEITHS AND THE REST ONLINE FOR PHOTOS!

    THat's it for now. Ciaosss



    Date / Time : / 7:43 AM
    Down with throat infection and high fever.

    I CAN DIE IN PEACE. Finally settled all my work. More or less?

    =)

    Thanks my group for being understanding and all, especially Zen. Hahas, i know this days i can't really meet up and do work together due to dance. Best teammates to ask for man! Haa. And good luck for Daphne's operation yo. Get well soon. =))

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    I talked to Gen last night while im doing my work.

    Stay strong ok?? I know it's not easy walking a life like this. =(( I feel you, and probably worst than how i can ever imagne. Stop thinking too much mum! Taking care of your body now is more important than anything else. You know it best yourself.

    You still holding on those memories and believing don't you?

    What if, one day, you fall? And never able to wait for that day to come? The day that someone will come back to you by your side, showing you his love again?

    Chill ya? Take a step back mum. Just be more carefree and look on the brighter side of it. =) And then, you might find more reasons to smile.


    Cheers Gen.

    I wish i can help. And i will go back to church and pray for you. k? I never been to church for quite awhile. Heh. So yea, im sure god will protect you, he will never ever let his child suffer like that.

    Smiles. =DDDDD
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    Thanks Huijing.

    She came all the way down at night to pass me some stuffs to save me from my miseries.

    =))) Im deeply, greatly touched. And appreciate it alot.

    Thanks for walking through the disastrous night with me.

    I don't think i can do it alone.

    arigato gozaimasuu!

    Hug*!

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    Life short, cherish every moment you live.

    Don't walk a regretful life.

    It might not come back before you know it.





    Dance in the rain,
    TO BE CONTINUED.

    Date / Time : Saturday, July 26, 2008 / 9:21 PM
    WE DID IT!! OUR DREAMS DID CAME TRUE!!!

    TPDE PUT UP A GREAT NIGHT!!!!

    =DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD






    I almost cried out at the end, when we did the finale dance. I felt so touched.





    All the hardwork, all the faith, all the sacrifices, it's all worthwhile. I really love TPDE to bits and pieces.





    Thanks for the amazing dance exprience. It is the greatest taste of stage so far. =')





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    Post-Dream Concert Appreciation





    Thanks all my friends and family, who came all the way down to support me last night. Im damn damn touched, seeing you guys coming together, see the growth of me, of us, of TPDE. It's kind of like a historic moment for us, because, we breakthrough! And it will not be the end, TPDE will definitely work harder and harder, give our audience, our loved ones, greater and greater performance, spread the love for dance.





    Because we are a bunch of super passionate dancers. =) We love dance simply because we love the way it is!! =DD





    Thanks 1B10( Darryl, Amrish, Charlene, emili and Roy) comin all the way down to support!! I just love all of you to bits!! Touch can?! Always being so supportive and watch me through concerts, performance. I can't ask for better classmates than you'all.





    Thanks Peiru and her boyfriend. heh. They rushed down from YJC to watch the show =D Thank you for the amazing flower. Love it!! And dajie, catch up soon =DD





    Thanks my family for coming down! Love you both, always believing and letting me reach for my dreams. Be it dancing, singing. Without ur support, i won't be standing on stage now. The light i shed, was for you both. Please feel proud of Martin. =) Thanks load for the vest!! LOL. TPDE dancers were like amazed by the vest u make for me.





    Thanks Jae for coming down! My vocal sensei! I never see you after the show though! hahahas! but hope u love it, and i will definitely come back for vocal classes after Dream Concert as promised. =) So, guess we will see each other more often. Hoho, time to sing.





    Thanks juniors!! hahha! I guess you guys were the main source of the crowd's cheering. You guys build the atmosphere for all of us!! We won't be soo freaking High and on Fire without you all! You guys just rocK! and i can't wait to have my GEM4 concert with you all! =DDLet's raise the standard, together. =)





    Thanks Gen, Keiths and Joey, for being there for me when im having a hard time, in a state of confusion. I don't think i can breakthrough, snap out of those depressing moment without any of you!! Love all of you! Let's get even better and push TPDE on a whole new different level. ;)





    Thanks Rahim our president. Without him, this show won't even be possible in the first place. He makes our dream into reality!! We might face with alot of obstacles along the way, but trust me, your a hell of a leader and dancer, and i respect you alot. =) Back in the dressing room, Gin praised that i improved alot. But i think, i won't be what im now, without you scoldin, pushing and nagging me. HAHAA. You rock!





    Thanks Darren. Omg seriously he rocks. Sometime i think TPDE's in debt to him. Despite the Cui production crew, he stepped in to help us with the lighting. =D And not to forget EvenOddCrew. Omg, Jasmine's like my new idol. I like to see her dance. Very cooool!! I wish i can do hiphop like her. Heh.





    And ofcs Thanks RYAN AND GIN!! They are our saviourrr!! Hhahas. I don't know what will happen if they din lend us a helping hand. To the tickets problem, the dance, the management, everything!!! THanks alotalot. =DDDD You guys are the bestt!!! =D





    Lastly,





    Thanks TPDE, every single of of us. WE MADE IT!! IT REALLY HAPPENED! But that doesn't come with all of us working so hard for it. Tonight, i saw everyone shine on stage, rocking the floor.








    2 word, GOOD SHOW.





    1 word, DOPE.





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    Photo time

    Zilian abit before the show.

    More! A photo with my new mum, Gen!! HAHA. She rocks can!?

    (More Photos on Dream Concert will be up soon!!)

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    If a little dreaming is too risky, the only cure to it is not to dream less, but to dream more, dream all the time.

    Date / Time : Wednesday, July 23, 2008 / 3:33 AM
    2 more days to concert. Let's run the final lap together before the showdown.


    We'll make DREAM CONCERT 08 happen, just like TPDE GEM3 08 =)


    I know we can do it. I got faith in everyone.


    Juniors don't take it too hard k? As long as your part of TPDE, you will get your chance to perform for sure very very soon!!! =)) Still remember when we were juniors we don't even get the chance to perform until somewhere around end of 2nd semester. =X And im sure everyone learnt something through this journey for Dream Concert =) So yeah, Chill man. ;) It's great exposure for all!

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    Those who's coming to support, i won't let them down. And Martin can promise you, a hell of a good show from TPDE this Friday!! Be it my parents, my polymates, my vocalmate, my dancemate, great friends and everyone one of you sitting there this coming friday. Please see us shine on stage, share the fruit, the joy, the passion of dance with us. =)



    Btw, just finished my project. Going to 4am soon. So guess i will hit the bed like now! Sweet dreams.


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    Last but not least, i got somemore BUS AGM Performance photos from Pearl's blog. Yeah more of DRC!!


    DRC ( Absentee aka cameraboy - Jonas)
    WheeeeMy twin. Popper Martin and Locker Gary.
    Yeah. I look Happy on that day. :) Oh well, CIAOS!

    Dance in the rain,

    TO BE CONTUNUED.

    Date / Time : Sunday, July 20, 2008 / 2:41 AM
    Take my pain away.

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    Artist: Stevie Hoang
    Song: Addicted

    Since u went away
    it's been one year two months
    But it just dun seem like yesterday we were still together
    Time has passed and things have changed so
    Why do I feel this way
    Cos you're with somebody else
    And I'm with somebody else but
    Whenever I think about the the love we had
    It hurts so bad
    Whenever I think about the love we made
    I said that I'd be strong
    Girl I really thought that I'd move on
    But still I find myself asking


    Do u still think of me like I think about u
    Do u still dream of me cos I can't sleep without u
    Tell me if time should make a change
    Then why do I feel the same
    Your love has got me addicted
    Said I don't know
    When I'm with a chick and hittin it girl I call your name
    Said I don't know
    When I be with somebody else I push them away
    Tell me if time should make a change
    Then why do I feel the same
    I know I gotta move on but I'm so addicted to u



    It's been long enough don't know why I'm still holding on
    If I had a wish babe
    I would turn back the hands of time
    Cos u don't know what u got untill it's gone
    It's the reason why I'm writing u this song
    Girl I'm slippin and I don't know what to do
    Girl I admit it, I'm sick over u
    Damn I realised my mistake, my pride got in the way
    I should have begged u to stay



    Do u still think of me like I think about u
    Do u still dream of me cos
    I can't sleep without u
    Tell me if time should make a change
    Then why do I feel the same
    Your love has got me addicted
    Said I don't know
    When I'm with a chick and hittin it girl I call your name
    Said I don't know
    When I be with somebody else I push them away
    Tell me if time should make a change
    Then why do I feel the same
    I know I gotta move on but I'm so addicted to u


    If u ever lost someone u truely love
    Let me hear u say yeah
    And if u lost someone u truely need
    Let me hear u say yeah



    Do u still think of me like I think about u
    Do u still dream of me cos I can't sleep without u
    Tell me if time should make a change
    Then why do I feel the same
    Your love has got me addicted
    Said I don't know
    When I'm with a chick and hittin it girl I call your name
    Said I don't knowWhen I be with somebody else I push them away
    Tell me if time should make a change
    Then why do I feel the same
    I know I gotta move on but I'm so addicted to u


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    Don't look back silly. =')


    Dance in the Rain,
    TO BE CONTINUED.

    Date / Time : Friday, July 18, 2008 / 3:14 AM
    Tonight. I lost her.

    It's the end.

    Date / Time : Thursday, July 17, 2008 / 11:22 PM
    the EMO post that i never send out.

    And i guess i will just throw it out.
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    15th July 2008



    After Dream Concert, i'll stop dancing for awhile i guess. Not totally ofcs. I'll be there for all the Saturday TPDE training and Flair's session. But talking about competitions and non-compulsory perf, i'll think twice.



    my studies' getting from bad to worst. Yes im aware of it. Second teacher to embarrass me today in MBS. Talk about me not paying attention and absent and stuffs. I admit i've been lazy and my life's out of control lately. I just don't know how to prioritize anymore when everything seems important to me. I was like, literally splitting myself into pieces, satisfy everything i need, and things that i want to do.



    Yet, enough is enough. There's things that i neglect for far too long. You know...there's time i feel that dance is my subject and my course is my CCA.


    I emo, because i never got the feeling of friends leaving me this strong before. When Sam and Ken isolate me during MBS (lol), i felt damn lonely, and helpless. Sorry, don't mean to ps that day. haa. And thanks for forgiving me in the end! =)) And then...when i look back....i lost everything. I have a hell lot of friends, more of the 'hi bye' kind that is....but tell me...who are those that really be there with me?



    DangShi....Gangyi...Zhixiang...Peiru....nothing comes close, but where are they now? They are totally out of my life.



    Where my heart will bring me??



    Why i just can't find the right person, the soul mate to be with anymore?



    It must be me, because i never ever reach out to them in time. They failed me, as i failed them with my busy life.



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    I emo...because i suffered countless setbacks, failures , hits after hits, and then, suddenly, i turned weak, because i don't feel like fighting anymore. If you can dodge it, why take it head on? Yes i turned out a better person, but what if it hurt so much, it end up killing myself?



    Then again, on the other hand, i don't want to give up either. Just hoping if i walk through this path with all the pain, it will shed me some light at the end of my journey.

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    I emo...because i don't get why this world's so unfair. Was watching a documentary on Art Central, and then it's a African girl who got a big tumour right in her face. Doctor saw opened from her mouth to extract the 3pounds tumour, and even the jaw of the girl( whole stretch of teeth) got removed from her head. Her head was like 1/4 of it cut out, and then sew back after everything's done.

    I cried.



    She's totally disfigured. Even if she keep her life, she must live a life with people seeing her as monster, despise her everywhere she go, and all she did was being a filial teen who helped the village with all that she could, until the tumour got onto her.

    Look. I don't know what the fuck im talking. But, it's just so unfair.

    Screw this world.

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    Im migrating to NY. Where will i be? How will things work out there? Am i gonna start all over again? Why's my life so screw up?? Why must you guys keep shifting around. It's for our own good. But oh god. It's very hard on me. Im just so tired of changing environment for a 2rd time. Trust me, it's disturbing just to think about all this.

    Because, i can't see my future.

    Because, i simply don't know why am i doing here now, when everything will be reduce to zero soon.


    Because, i had lost my reason to live.

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    16th July

    Do i even know how to dance?

    Im losing all my confidence away.

    Im feeling like some loser, some sort of failure this days.

    Life's in a bloody mess, and i don't live a humanly life anymore. When im supposed to do this, yet im not. Im aware of it, yet i can't change anything. How fucked up issit. Because it's already in you, part of you.

    I wonder,

    If im there, will i be chosen for Suntec? 3 teams, and im not in any.

    If it's a YES, im contented. But really sad because i missed out another big event, just like TBG, when i not aware of the changed audition date.

    If it's a NO, ok i suck.

    Issit i suck? or it's just not my kind of day?

    Is i suck rite? Because that's what i believe. That's what people starts to make me believe.

    Those comments, those critics. Take it positively, im willing to change, but i can't help but starting to feel lost and demoralized. Be it...popping...being hiphop..be it anything.

    IM NOT GONNA GIVE UP JUST YET. But perhaps...

    Maybe im not cut out to be a dancer afterall.

    I should just be an ordinary average guy, no need to be dope, no need to be somebody, but smile and live a peaceful life, save me from everything.

    Dance in the RAIN,
    TO BE CONTINUED.


    Date / Time : Sunday, July 13, 2008 / 1:28 PM
    SOME OF THE MANY PHOTOS WE TOOK AS DRC! [D]ance [R]evolution [C]rew for Business AGM.

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    PRE-AGM training-




    DRC crew!

    Jabba Wockied us!

    Cartoonified DRC! Thanks to Lavone for that! It's pretty! Love it!

    Actting cute.

    DRC Tutting training!Fixing the studio's power point. LOL

    And at the end of the day, form a circle for dinner!

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    BUS AGM Actual ( 7th May 2008)

    DRC!




    It's been a great exprience for the past 1week of working together!

    May everyone grow even more in the future. Bring dance, bring TPDE, bring ourselves to a higher level. =)



    Dance in the Rain,

    TO BE CONTINUED.











    Date / Time : Thursday, July 10, 2008 / 8:46 PM
    Today was a fucked up day.

    Got embarrassed in class with her doing all the reverse psychology crap on me. But im quite aware that i well deserved it.

    She is right. But one thing she said was definitely not true. If i don't have the courage, i won't even choose to continue despite it's really some sort of killer phobia for me. All i asked for is abit more time. I know she did that to make me wake up. But gosh, i already did. Don't have to give me sucha hard time you know?

    Just to let you know, it's not working. And in fact, make me feel like giving up more. But i won't let myself die here. I will push on and show you something more of me.

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    Japanese paper was easy. But i don't know how to do AT ALL. Tragic.

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    I regretted. I should have just gotten myself an MC and ace the retest rather than taking it now and get a Fail.

    Sometimes, maybe i should put down those pride and stubborn bravery, rush into something i know i will kill myself.

    I don't know. I think i did the right thing, but a wrong decision.

    This world is so contradicting.

    Everyone's selfish to some extent. Why can't i be te one selfish once or twice, save myself from everything, treat myself slightly better, stop living in a world to make everyone happy, yet im not.

    Dance in the Rain,
    TO BE CONTINUED.

    Date / Time : Tuesday, July 08, 2008 / 12:48 AM
    Look-alike! Martin and Gary
    Camwhooorrrreee!!!

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    GUYS!! GOOD JOB DONE!!! =DDD

    Dance Revolution Crew AKA DRC RAWKZZZ the AGM BUSINESS tonight!!

    Well maybe it's not as great as what we want it turn out to be, but as long as you guys enjoy it, live for that very moment,

    Im already so damn proud of you guys =)

    The past 6 days of hell-like training's definitely not a waste of time. Well maybe we are all tired and feel like giving up and some point of time. But look, we had made it through. =D We did it! The show actually did happened and on top of everything else, the audiences love it.

    AND who cares about forgetting steps! Everyone makes mistake, even myself. As long as we got what we want. That's it =D

    Congratulation everyone! It's been my pleasure dancing with everyone of you =D

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    Deepest apologies if i get too fierce and shout at you guys during training, especially when things gotten out of hand. I got no choice but to push you guys. Hope everyone understand.

    And, thanks Jonas. =) Like what you said. Even if the team fell apart, the leader should still stand up tall. I'll always keep this in mind.

    Thinking back. Without all 12 of you with me, we won't be here tonight, on the stage, sharing the fruit of what we been through.

    Thank you, you all are the best.

    But i really hope everyone to keep up the positive attitude towards dance! So yep! Jiayou! We had our breakthrough today, and let's continue our road to dance, the next level.

    =)
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    Speical thanks to :
    May n Jonas - Without them leadin along with me, i don't think i can do it.


    DRC - Everyone! =) Haa like duh. Me, Jonas, Kevin, May, Hj, Fion, RB, Amelia, Harris, Pearl, Lavone, Joel, Gary


    TPDE Seniors - For coming down supporting us!!

    FlairNation - Helping us out with some of the 'bout it' routine!!

    RockaMania - Sharing dance studio with us unconditionally =D You guys rock!!!!!

    BSC - Giving us the chance to showcase our dance

    Audience - Coming all the way down to watch =D Sharing the love of dance with us.

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    And good for my baby, for conquering the fear of dancin with me. LOL. =DD
    You did a great job, piggy =D
    Don't worry ok, i am noob. Heh heh heh.

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    Last note. I don't know. But i might rest awhile from dance after the coming Dream Concert. Decided to concentrate on my vocal class outside. Yeah, the dream of boyband rmb? Think it will be a brand new journey.

    But im always ready for challenge ahead. =)

    (Photo will be out soon =) )



    Dance in the Rain,
    TO BE CONTINUED.

    Date / Time : Wednesday, July 02, 2008 / 5:22 AM
    You Are a Life Blogger!
    Your blog is the story of your life - a living diary.
    If it happens, you blog it. And make it as entertaining as possible.
    What Kind of Blogger Are You?



    Found this interesting thing from my friend's blog! Well, actually i already know what kind of blogger im, but just want to make sure im on the right track. Anyway, feel free to try. =)


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    Today we finished the popping segment. Like thank GOD!

    And bout it is halfdone! Bboy segment is more or less settled. And only left with the Retro dance part need work on.

    AIM FOR TMR : Complete Intro + popping + bout it. And make sure the bboys finish their bboy piece. And then i will choreo the last segment with May and some others to complete the dance.

    Lighting me and Jonas will settle and brief them on our idea.

    Song will be mixed by tmr.


    Loads to be done. So hang in there guys. =)

    Sorry, if im a naggy kind of teacher. LOL. Don't take it too hard if i dig into your mistakes too much alrite?

    Rest well and see you guys at 6 tmr. LATE = D.I.E!!

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    Im impressed by everyone's attitude towards dance.Keep working hard okay?!

    A good dancer might not have the best technique in the world, but if the passion's there, your willing to learn, accept critics, you will get there someday. =D

    Dance in the rain,
    TO BE CONTINUED.

    Date / Time : Tuesday, July 01, 2008 / 2:34 PM
    THANK YOU GUYS FOR GIVING YOUR ALL TO ME TODAY!! =DD

    Let's make this happen man! Next monday will be a good show =D Don't we have the common goal?

    TO SHOW THE AUDIENCE WHAT WE REALLY MADE OF!

    Haven thought of a name for the team.

    But the team was finalized yesterday. 12 dancers in total!


    We got..

    Martin
    Jonas
    Kevin
    HuiJing
    Harris
    RB
    Joel
    Pearl
    Lavone
    Amelia
    Fion
    May

    Great job done today! And today my target's to finish the popping and 'bout it' first half. And then i will see the bboy, see what they got now.

    We can do it. =)

    I can't wait to make it a dope piece.