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Dedication To The Dance
- National Archives of Singapore Fonds
Fonds/Collection
- 00:32:14
Recorded Duration
- English
Recording Language
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1994000518
Accession No.
- Audiovisual
Type
- 16mm
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Synopsis :Ballet, Chinese and Indian dance teachers recounting how their interest in dance started; ballet teacher conducting lesson and training for her art; Indian dance teacher conducting a lesson for children, preparing for a performance and performing a dance; Chinese dance, dancers preparing backstage; Francis Yeoh from National Theatre Dance Company speaking on Singapore dances from various races. The dancers learn from civic organisations, temples and individual teachers. There is no formal/systematic dance school here. Most importantly, the ability to perservere and create the dance style and performance. This take time and practice; Francis Yeoh from National Theatre Dance Company choreographing a Malay dance; a Malay dance performance; a Malay wedding ceremony; an Indian dance performance and religious rites; a Chinese dance rehearsal; Chinese dance teacher choreographing a sword dance; ballet teacher practising a Chinese dance; Indian dance teacher choreographing a dance from a Hindu epic; Goodwill Mission by National Dance and Theatre Company in Indonesia (1974); historical monuments and agricultural industry in Indonesia; various dance performances.
Producer: Joan Chee
