Dances Taught

Dances gone thru from 25th to 30th August 2008:

Gimme it - 64 count - 2 wal - Intermediate level line dance with 2 tag, choreographed by Elle Jay to music Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man after Midnight) by Amanda Seyfried.

Too Close For Comfort - 64 count - 2 wall - Intermediate level line dance with 1 restart choreographed by Dee Musk to music Distrubia by Rihanna.

Naive - 32 count - 4 wall - Beginner/Intermediate line dance choreographed by "Diddy" Dave Morgan to music Naive by Jamie O'Neal.

Love In This Club - 32 count - 4 wall - Beginner/Intermediate line dance choreographed by Ray Hodson to music Love In This Club by Usher featuring Young Jeezy.

ARE YOU A DUCK OR AN EAGLE???

Ducks Quack , Eagles Fly - this article is meaningful which I wish to share with all of you.

No one can make you serve customers well. That's because great service is a choice.

Harvey Mackay, tells a wonderful story about a cab driver that proved this point.He was waiting in line for a ride at the airport. When a cab pulled up, the first thing Harvey noticed was that the taxi was polished to a bright shine. Smartly dressed in a white shirt, black tie, and freshly pressed black slacks, the cab driver jumped out and rounded the car to open the back passenger door for Harvey .He handed my friend a laminated card and said:'I'm Wally, your driver. While I'm loading your bags in the trunk I'd like you to read my mission statement.'Taken aback, Harvey read the card. It said:Wally's Mission Statement:To get my customers to their destination in the quickest, safest and cheapest way possible in a friendly environment. This blew Harvey away. Especially when he noticed that the inside of the cab matched the outside. Spotlessly clean!As he slid behind the wheel, Wally said, 'Would you like a cup of coffee? I have a thermos of regular and one of decaf.' My friend said jokingly, 'No, I'd prefer a soft drink.'Wally smiled and said, 'No problem. I have a cooler up front with regular and Diet Coke, water and orange juice.'Almost stuttering, Harvey said, 'I'll take a Diet Coke.' Handing him his drink, Wally said, 'If you'd like something to read, I have The Wall Street Journal, Time, Sports Illustrated and USA Today.'As they were pulling away, Wally handed my friend another laminated card. 'These are the stations I get and the music they play, if you'd like to listen to the radio.'And as if that weren't enough, Wally told Harvey that he had the air conditioning on and asked if the temperature was comfortable for him. Then he advised Harvey of the best route to his destination for that time of day. He also let him know that he'd be happy to chat and tell him about some of the sights or, if Harvey preferred, to leave him with his own thoughts.'Tell me, Wally,' my amazed friend asked the driver, 'have you always served customers like this?'Wally smiled into the rear view mirror. 'No, not always. In fact, it's only been in the last two years. My first five years driving, I spent most of my time complaining like all the rest of the cabbies do. Then I heard the personal growth guru, Wayne Dyer, on the radio one day.He had just written a book called You'll See It When You Believe It. Dyer said that if you get up in the morning expecting to have a bad day, you'll rarely disappoint yourself. He said, 'Stop complaining! Differentiate yourself from your competition. Don't be a duck. Be an eagle. Ducks quack and complain. Eagles soar above the crowd.'''That hit me right between the eyes,' said Wally. 'Dyer was really talking about me. I was always quacking and complaining, so I decided to change my attitude and become an eagle. I looked around at the other cabs and their drivers. The cabs were dirty, the drivers were unfriendly, and the customers were unhappy. So I decided to make some changes. I put in a few at a time. When my customers responded well, I did more.''I take it that has paid off for you,' Harvey said.'It sure has,' Wally replied. 'My first year as an eagle, I doubled my income from the previous year. This year I'll probably quadruple it. You were lucky to get me today. I don't sit at cabstands anymore. My customers call me for appointments on my cell phone or leave a message on my answering machine. If I can't pick them up myself, I get a reliable cabbie friend to do it and I take a piece of the action.'Wally was phenomenal. He was running a limo service out of a Yellow Cab. I've probably told that story to more than fifty cab drivers over the years, and only two took the idea and ran with it. Whenever I go to their cities, I give them a call. The rest of the drivers quacked like ducks and told me all the reasons they couldn't do any of what I was suggesting.

Wally the Cab Driver made a different choice. He decided to stop quacking like ducks and start soaring like eagles. How about us???

Beijing Olympic 2008

Here are few photos of the Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony scenes which we missed in front of the TV. My teacher Jean Yeoh posted it to me, I wish to share with you this historical, glorious, hardly any words can describe scenes.......

This is funny

Dances Taught

Below are the dances gone thru from 18th to 24th August 2008:

I Held Your Hand - Phrased 1 wall advanced level line dance, choreographed by Merete Sevel & Niels B Poulsen to music My Immortal by Evanescence. This is really tough.......looks easy but not easy, it really has to express the feeling towards the dance and the music. We have taken the video but haven't uploaded it, will have to choose the best one.

Handsfree - 64 count - 2 wall - Advanced level line dance, choreographed by Andrew Simon & Sheila to music Handsfree by Sonny J.

Head Phones - 64 count - 4 wall - Intermediate level line dance with 1 restart choreographed by Maggie Gallagher to Headphones by LeAnn Rimes.

A Little Close For Comfort - 32 count - 2 wall - Beginner level line dance choreographed by Dee Musk to music Disturbia by Rihanna. There is another version for an Intermediate which I'll do later. Thanks to Dee for so considerable as my beginners really enjoyed it.

Good Time - this is a 48 count -4 wall line dance choreographed by Jenny Chain. I found it pretty fun and enjoyable after viewing her video, so I introduced the dance to my members and we have lots of fun doing this. Here is the video clip for the dance.



Below is video taken during my class not knowing by my lovely members so it was just a trial thus the crooked line but we were having fun and it was full of enjoyment. Hey, that's our motto, always merry and bright.

Dances Taught

Dances gone thru from 11th Aug to 16th Aug 2008:

1) If This Is Love - Choreographer : Neville Fitzgerald & Julie Harris
Music : If This is Love by The Saturdays
Descriptions: 64 count-2 wall-Intermediate

2) Honey Pot - Choreographer : Kim Ray
Music : Honey Honey by ABBA
Descriptions : 32 count-4 wall-Beginner

3) Happy 2gether - Choreographer : SL Liu
Music : Happy Together by DJ Kicken Vs MC Q
Descriptions : 32 count-4 wall-Beginner/Intermediate

4) Situation - Choreographer : Niels B. Poulsen
Music : Situation by Yazoo (US 12 inch Remix0
Descriptions : 56 count-4 wall-Intermediate/Advance

Dances Taught

Dances gone thru from 4th to 9th August:

My Next Love - Niels B Poulsen, music : My Love by Fredric Kempe
48 count - 4 wall - Beg/Int. one restart.
Nice music, good flow of steps, this is really a fast waltz.

Balliztic - MT Groove, Music : Beautiful Nightmare by Beyonce ft Balliztic
64 count - 4 wall - Intermediate/Advance. Fantastic steps and movement.

OK - Judith Campbell, Music : Ok by Helna Paparizou
52 count - 4 wall - Beginner level

At The Beginning - Geri Morrison, Music At The Beginning by Richard Marx & Donna Lewis
32 count - 4 wall - Beginner/Inter with 2 tag

HAVE A GOOD LAUGH

Never laugh at a Chinese!

A Chinese man walks into a bank in New York City and asks for the loan officer.

He tells the loan officer that he is going to China on business for two weeks and needs to borrow $5,000.

The bank officer tells him that the bank will need some form of security for the loan, so the Chinese man hands over the keys to a new Ferrari parked on the street in front of the bank.

He produces the title and everything checks out. The Loan officer agrees to accept the car as collateral for the loan. The bank's president and its officers all enjoy a good laugh at the Chinese for using a $250,000 Ferrari as collateral against a $5,000 loan. An employee of the bank then drives the Ferrari into the bank's underground garage and parks it there.

Two weeks later, the Chinese returns, repays the $5,000 and the interest, which comes to $15.41.

The loan officer says, 'Sir, we are very happy to have had your business, and this transaction has worked out very nicely, but we are a little puzzled. While you were away, we checked you out and found that you are a multi-millionaire. What puzzles us is why you would bother to borrow $5,000?

The Chinese replies: 'Where else in New York City can I park my car for two weeks for only $15.41 and expect it to be there safely when I return.'

SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF

Hey guys and girls, my loyal members and friends who supported me, here is a news that I would like to share with you. I was happened to click on the World Line Dance Newsletter website where I was shocked to see my dance Take A Bow was voted in the Weekly Dance Survey week ending August 04 2008. It was a surprise to me and even there is only 4 votes, Im contented. I would like to thank whoever in the world who has voted me, thanks alot.

Here is the link:
Weekly Survey

Dances Taught

Dances taught from 21st July to 3rd August 2008:

1) Blood Money -
48 count - 4 wall - Beginner level choreographed by Rob Fowler to music Walk This Way by Aerosmith. Funky and fun, we love the funky box step and snake roll!

2) Stompin' Cha Cha -
40 count - 4 wall - Beginner/Inter level choreographed by Richard Campbell to music Smooth by Santana feat. Rob Thomas. Quite a basic cha cha.

3) Frozen -
32 count - 4 wall - Beginner/Inter level with one restart choregraphed by Farly Iguchi to music Frozen by Tami Chynn. Nice music and choreography.

4) Bubbly Smooth -
32 count - 2wall - Beginner/Inter level with one restart choreographed by Niels B Poulsen to music Bubbly by Colbie Caillat.

5) Too Deep -
32 count - 4 wall - intermediate level choreographed by Scott Blevins to music Skin Divers by Duran Duran.

6) Chichiquita -
64 count - 4 wall - Intermediate level with 2 tag choreographed by Warren Choo to music Chichiquita by Jessica Jay.

7) Royal Rock -
64 count- 2 wall - Intermedite level with two tag choreographed by Sadiah Heggernes to music Rock "N" Roll Is King by Electric Light Orchestra. This is really rock "n" roll.

8) Girl -
32 count - 4 wall - Intermediate level choreographed by Craig Bennet to muic Driving Me Crazy by Taio Cruz.