Lim Chu Hui Fion
What does it take to be cool?
It appears to be a simple question at a glance, but the true nature of the question
is actually unanswerable. Many have struggle just to find the right answer, but none
of them has ever succeeded to find a single meaning of it. Now, we are here trying
to find the better answer among many others.
Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Video. Show all posts
Joyce & The Boys
World Hip Hop Dance Championship, Adult Division Finals:
Joyce & The Boys for dancing all the way to the third spot at the adult division finals of the World Hip Hop Dance Championship! Joyce & The Boys, who represented Singapore at the international competition in Las Vegas, is composed of three Ngee Ann grads, Joyce Tan Chiew Loo, Seah Seng Kiat, and Mohamed Sophan Ng Bin Mohd Herman Ng; Tan Chin Sian, who is currently studying at the polytechnic; and their friend, Terence Then. The Ngee Ann team was from NP's New Revolving Age Club.
Lew Houy Ping
Hip Hop Dance Benefits for Kids
Kindly click here to see this very short video: "hip hop dance benefit for kids"
It is not a very interesting video, but i think it is quite educational.
Video Transcript:
"Welcome to how to teach hip-hop dance to kids. Teaching hip-hop dance to kids is one of the most rewarding experiences because kids are really, really open to learning and they're always, always, always want to know more information. Hip-hop dance is a great thing for kids because it has so many different art forms within it. Therefore, you can take years, and years, and years to learn how to master it and it can become a lifelong process for people that start off when they're younger. They can do breaking, they can do popping, they can do locking. Also, in using the Blade technique you gain a lot of discipline so this could help them within school as students and in life as well. Also, hip-hop dance is a great tool for exercising. A lot of kids, maybe don't want to go running, so hip-hop dance is a great way to get out all their energies and utilize all their different muscles, and do different things with their body. "
Lew Houy Ping
Baby Hip-Hop
Video :
OMGGGGGG!!! This is an amazing and funny video that I’ve had seen. And we all know that this child’s bones are still developing. I can say that he’s really awesome. But……
Because they just let their children doing that. (-__-!)
WHAT ARE THE PARENTS THINKING??!!!!
Because they just let their children doing that. (-__-!)
Sindy Anggraeni Gunawan
Free Step
Video :
This video was created in the 1920 (O_O). This black-white video is a particular sequence of steps which appeared in Running Wild were probably newly devised for popular appeal. Someone should style his break dance performance in that way, and wear 20s style clothes too. He would win so hard! :D
"At first, the step started off with a simple twisting of the feet, to rhythm in a lazy sort of way. When the dance hit Harlem, a new version was added. It became a fast kicking step, kicking the feet, both forward and backward and later done with a tap."
Sindy Anggraeni Gunawan
PEPSI TV COMMERCIAL - Old School Hip-Hop Style
Video :
This Pepsi commercial starring MC Hammer, it created in the 1990s. The commercial is not getting too long and it is working in sales at the product itself at those times also. At the first time I saw this video and my heart said, “I like this TVC and interesting TVC also”. Because they use hip-hop style idea to express the “Cool” words in their packaging (They called it “Cool Packaging”).
Sindy Anggraeni Gunawan
Sindy in Action
Look at her! :D
Mahmud showed us a short demo for solo salsa dance. He also asked Sindy to dance with him to show us a 2 people salsa dancing.
Video editing by Chan Shi Ya Pearl
T h e _ d i f f e r e n c e s
Which is which?
Mahmud explained briefly how different kinds of hip-hop dances - more often than not - are confused with each other. Apparently Mahmud really knows a lot about different kind of dances; not just from the hip-hop.
Video editing by Chan Shi Ya Pearl
Mahmud in Motion
Isn't he cool?
A short demo for us to see how B-Boys Dance is like.
Video editing by Chan Shi Ya Pearl
Insight of an Insider
Want to hear his voice?
Meet Mahmud, a 25 years old skilled b-boy dancer. He is one of the best people around, as is very well known among dancers in Singapore. He was spending his time with his buddies in the underground pass near Esplanade, practicing his dance. We were lucky enough to be able to catch him chilling and ask a little bit of his time to tell us what he thinks about "cool" from the eye of a great dancer like him.
Someone who was once represented the Medical Force, he thinks that cool is all about attitude and staying healthy with regular exercises. No dancer can dance if he/she can't treat his/her body well. And for those who dance to look cool, we guess that there is nothing worst than looking bad because you lack physical fitness.
Claimed himself as a 3rd-generation b-boy dancer, he also mention about Chinese b-girls prefer to dance in Korean b-girls style while Malay guys prefer the b-boys of Perth. And among their group, the youngest member is 15 years old and the oldest one is 35 years old.
Once again, for him cool is all about attitude. Coolness can be cultivated during exercises. It is like when you are practicing, those people who are watching can think that you are cool. That is, of course, with the right attitude the dancer has presented themselves are. Nobody likes anyone with arrogant attitude no matter how skilled they are.
Mahmud also mentioned that he teaches dancing in few places in Singapore, notably in Chinatown and Studio Wu. It was said that most dancers do not really open classes like he does. We figured that being someone who had won B-Boys dance competitions before, he is willing to share his knowledge to anyone who are determined to be a dancing champion like he is.
TRIVIA: The underground tunnel where showed on the video is one of the most famous secret practicing spot; starting from BMX bikers, skaters and dancers. They are all often seen practicing their techniques in this very place, usually in groups. Although, about a year ago a new rule was created which forbids skateboarders and bikers to enter the area.
Someone who was once represented the Medical Force, he thinks that cool is all about attitude and staying healthy with regular exercises. No dancer can dance if he/she can't treat his/her body well. And for those who dance to look cool, we guess that there is nothing worst than looking bad because you lack physical fitness.
Claimed himself as a 3rd-generation b-boy dancer, he also mention about Chinese b-girls prefer to dance in Korean b-girls style while Malay guys prefer the b-boys of Perth. And among their group, the youngest member is 15 years old and the oldest one is 35 years old.
Once again, for him cool is all about attitude. Coolness can be cultivated during exercises. It is like when you are practicing, those people who are watching can think that you are cool. That is, of course, with the right attitude the dancer has presented themselves are. Nobody likes anyone with arrogant attitude no matter how skilled they are.
Mahmud also mentioned that he teaches dancing in few places in Singapore, notably in Chinatown and Studio Wu. It was said that most dancers do not really open classes like he does. We figured that being someone who had won B-Boys dance competitions before, he is willing to share his knowledge to anyone who are determined to be a dancing champion like he is.
TRIVIA: The underground tunnel where showed on the video is one of the most famous secret practicing spot; starting from BMX bikers, skaters and dancers. They are all often seen practicing their techniques in this very place, usually in groups. Although, about a year ago a new rule was created which forbids skateboarders and bikers to enter the area.
Video editing by Chan Shi Ya Pearl
Original text composition by Lew Houy Ping
Editorial by Teguh Limantoro
Original text composition by Lew Houy Ping
Editorial by Teguh Limantoro
Interview III
Another view
Updated in August 01, 2009
These kids think cool is...
This is one of our session with couple of kids we found at the park. Two of them are Koreans, with the curly haired being an Indian. They came here to play accompanied by a Korean mother, who are responsible not only for their sons, but as well as their son's friend - the Indian boy. And despite her effort to smile while we were doing our job, she appears to be rather skeptical about what we were doing.
What we wanted to know is that what would these young boys think about 'cool'. But unfortunately, it appeared that they were too shy to say anything more than few sentences. Even when they were asked about popular figures that they can refer to on cool, they could not give us satisfying answer, too. Well, at least we've tried.
Interview II
An insight about what is 'cool' from one of the youngster.
A short interview of one of the Rollerbladers we managed to catch when he's resting. A Malay guy which appears to be quite skilled on what he's doing, he was here with couple of his fellow rollerbladers to have fun.
Interview I
What the older generations have to say about 'cool'.
An interview depicting what is 'cool' from the eyes of these couple who has lived longer than any of us. They came and live in Singapore because of the husband's work. They came from California, USA. But originally, they were born and raised in Europe; with the husband came from Wales, and his wife from England. It has been two years since they were here in Singapore and they said they like it here! Although "it can get a bit hot sometimes" but they like it very much for its weather, good food, friendly people and safe environment.
And for those who wonder why people as old as they can get to sit here - they were here to watch their son - Jacob, showing his skills in Skateboarding. Although he's still a beginner, but he is determined to become better and his parents are supporting him by staying by his side.
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