Okay okay.. To start this post off : Pictures from last week's cheer practice that i was very lazy to upload! x) Hehehehe
Yaya's extension (:
Anisa kena lock! D: I dont know how you can still balance up there w/o locking -.- Anyway good try! (:
Vincent's Hurdler -.- He makes it look so easy! D:
Shaunny & Maddie (:
After cheer practice, Maddie, Embrys, Sharon Goh, Christy, Seat Yee & Derek followed me to my studio's Hiphop Open Class (: It was packed with people and there were some short performances by Misato, Jack, Mc, Wc, Yan and some kids from Semenyih's branch.. It was quite cool! (:
Jack performing! (:
Yeah then loads of drama happened over the past week.. Dont like to mention it too much xD The conclusion of the week: X-PLODETES @ CHEER 2009! :D
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And on Friday we had this Teacher's Day Celebration in school.. It was THE BEST Teacher's Daycelebration ever held in the history of SMKTJ2 teacher's day celebrations! :DD The only thing missing was X-plodetes performing ;) But there were still loads of performances to keep the crowd entertained.. Even the teachers did a dance! :D Yeah like awesome eh? Its a Bollywood themed dance and they danced to ThePussycat Dolls' Jai Ho! Whao didnt know they were so in x) HAHAHHAHA Even Pn. Norlida performed! :O
And the crowd were so sporting! (= Plus all of a sudden, hip shaking was suddenly allowed.. O.O Syasya and friends did a few numbers with partner dancing *yes with guys* and hip shaking! And everyone loved it! :D Like whao are we finally advancing people? HAHAHAH! And the students were allowed to jump in with the teachers and dance with them! Everyone was like dancing 80's disco style and OMG the teachers! xD You shouldve seen them man! They were dancing and moving their hips and everything else! xD Everyone even formed a line and moved around in a circle shaking left right and centre! Shocked the heck out of me for sure! (; But of course i aint complaining! Maddie & I sure had fun :D The pictures will be up next post! (: Promise!
Okay so after the celebrations, I had dance practice at my studio for the performance on Saturday & Sunday at Metro Point Kajang! =) Yeah we havent even choreographed anything yet so we had to do so fast! =X Was in the studio by 2pm.. And went back home at 10pm x) Here's some pictures :D The video, im waiting for either Embrys or Celine to upload them (;
Celine! :D
Wendy's Dance Centre has taken over Secret Recipe! :D LOL! x)
SuAnn, Celine, Hwey Ling & me (:
Celine! :D
Hwey Ling, Celine, me, SuAnn, Ju Pin & Win Yee with Ms. Wendy :D
Us (:
Celine and I :D
Jack & Misato (MJ puzzle pieces) with SuAnn :D
Jack, Misato, me and Celine :D hehehe
SuAnn, FOONG SEOW TING & me (: Yes, she dances at Wendy's Dance Centre! :D
In case you dont know who she is, she's Malaysia's national rythmic gymnast! :D Go google her up! (:
Celine, Me, SEOW TING, Ju Pin (;
Celine & I handing out leaflets! :D HAHAHA
Wendy's Dance Centre Booth :D Nice eh?
Ju Pin and a very cute little girl! (;
Madeline! :D She & embrys came to support me awww.. (:
Ju Pin & I :)
I LOVE MY DAY 2 EYESHADOW! :DD
More pictures and videos coming up! So keep checking back alright ;D hehehe.. Thank you Maddie & Embrys for coming to watch! =) Met Naz & Fahmi there too.. *just passing though* x) Oh and thank you Dichi Michi also :D (Robot, Roy & Lau) Azam had to work and Acong was who knows where x) Too bad we didnt get pictures with you guys :(
Oh my front hurdler :D Came to practice early yesterday and so i decided to take pictures duh x) Was lucky I got a shot of this.. Cuz i was using the self-timer on my camera & this was only my second shot! :DD Ahh its not that good lah but i was lazy to take more x)
Okay guys so thats about it for now! =D More pics and videos next post as promised! (:
Ps: Watching Terminator Salvation tonight! :D Was supposed to watch yesterday but... long story will tell you guys about it next post! (: Till then! xoxoxo
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Yes folks, my goal of the week: Better developpe ala secondes! =X Oh and also working on my right bow and arrow :D
Left Bow and Arrow (:
Right Bow and Arrow :( But im getting there! =D
Yeah yeah i know im supposed to be studying but... :( Bm was BAD today and i know the rest wont be any better so, why waste time studying when you know you gonna do badly? Instead I'll rather focus my energy on other stuff that i can improve.. :D Im not saying im giving up on my studies.. But i really question the reason why I bother trying to get good grades in the first place.. And I found out the answer- my dad.. And perhaps because i CANT STAND lee chun wai getting first place in class again! D: So yeah of course im gonna atleast try to get good grades but im not gonna kill myself doing it.. I mean what for? I cant die, not yet! D: I have ballet classes and cheerleading practices to attend! :D This exam, im just gonna try my best and wing it.. I seriously doubt i can beat HIM but if i do, then HAH! :D In your face! And thats without the killer effort (: Yes people, im PROUD. BODOH SOMBONG. You really should've figured that out by now =/
All modern productions of the Petipa/Minkus ballet are derived from the version staged by Alexander Gorsky for the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow in 1900, a production the Ballet Master staged for the Imperial Ballet of St. Petersburg in 1902.
As performed by the Kirov Ballet, St. Petersburg Russia.
Act I – Scene One
A room in Don Quixote's house. The servants are talking about their master. They consider he has lost his reason, because he fancies he is a knight and sees imaginary enemies everywhere. The servants believe all his vagaries to be the result of too much reading of tales of chivalry. They burn Don Quixote's books, hoping to save their master in that way.
Don Quixote enters. As usual, he is engrossed in a book. following excitedly the varying fortunes of the characters. The servants hide.
Don Quixote carefully collects the volumes that have escaped destruction, and becomes engrossed in a book again. Presently he falls asleep.
In his sleep he sees visions of knightly tournaments, he rescues a damsel in distress and wins her warm gratitude.
But the fat glutton, Sancho Panza, rushing in, breaks up his dream. Sancho has stolen a goose somewhere, and the exasperated housewives are in hot pursuit. Don Quixote, awakened by the noise, turns the angry women out of the room.
An idea comes to Don Quixote to make Sancho his squire. They will set out together in search of adventure they will defend virtue and punish all violators of the code of chivalry. Sancho Panza at first hesitates, but, in the end, consents, won over by a promise of plentiful food.
Don Quixote displays his armor and tests the strength of his helmet by striking it with his sword. But the very first blow shatters it to pieces.
This does not in the least disconcert Dun Quixote. A shaving basin may serve for a helmet! He arrays himself in his armor, and, seizing a ludicrously long spear, orders Sancho Panza to follow him.
Act I – Scene Two
In front of Lorenzo's inn, in Barcelona, a holiday crowd has gathered. Here, too, is the merry flirt, Quiteria (Kitri), the daughter of the innkeeper, and her lover Basil, the barber. To tease Quiteria, he is over-attentive to her friends.
Lorenzo catches his daughter kissing Basil and forbids them ever to meet again; he won't have any penniless suitors. In vain Quiteria tells her father how much she loves Basil, Lorenzo is inexorable and turns the barber out of the house.
Camacho, a rich pompous nobleman, walks in, resplendent in his brocaded clothes. The crowd jeers at him. He has come to ask for the hand of the beautiful Quiteria. Lorenzo is happy to have so highborn a gentleman for a son-in-law, but to Quiteria the idea of marrying him is detestable. The innkeeper is shocked at his daughter's impertinent manner of behavior to Camacho.
A street dancer enters, cheered heartily by the crowd. The girl is eagerly expecting the arrival of Espada, the famous toreador. Espada makes his appearance, accompanied by other toreadors. They dance, flourishing their cloaks, enacting scenes from a bullfight.
At the appearance of an extraordinary-looking horseman, the people are struck with astonishment.
Sancho Panza blows a horn to announce the arrival of the knight- errant of La Mancha. Lorenzo welcomes the traveler courteously and invites him to have some refreshment.
The girls seize the opportunity to have a bit of run by playing tricks on the fat squire. They start a game of blind-man's-buff. After that, the poor harried Sancho becomes sport for the men who toss him up into the air.
Sancho screams for help. Don Quixote comes to his rescue, armed with a huge toasting-fork and a plate for a shield.
The knight sees Quiteria and is struck by her beauty. Was it not she who has haunted his dreams as the beautiful Dulcinea? In rapture, Don Quixote bends his knee to her and asks her to dance a minuet with him. To annoy Basil, Quiteria graciously accepts the invitation, coquettishly imitating the manners of a fine lady.
While no one is looking, Sancho steals a fried fish from the kitchen and is about to slip away, but the scullions give chase and catch the thief.
Amidst the general confusion, Quiteria and Basil slip away unobserved.
Act II – Scene One
Fleeing from Lorenzo and Camacho, the two lovers, Quiteria and Basil, wander into a gypsy camp.
The gypsies dance for their guests. A girl informs them of the approach of a queer-looking horseman, Don-Quixote. Basil and Quiteria meet him like good old friends.
The gypsies invite Don Quixote to attend a play they are about to perform. He takes what is going on upon the stage for actual facts, and rushes, sword in hand, to rescue the unhappy heroine; the improvised theatre is destroyed. The frightened actors and spectators scatter in all directions.
The turning sails of a windmill, then, catch Don Quixote's eye. They are the arms of giants! Don Quixote attacks the windmill. His clothes get caught on a sail; he is first swung up into the air, then hurled to the ground.
Quiteria and Basil attend to his injuries. They spend the rest of the night near the gypsies' caravan.
Act II – Scene Two
Don Quixote is tormented by a nightmare. In his sleep he sees a huge spider crawl out of a dark, dense forest. The knight attacks the monster boldly and overpowers its at the same moment the forest in transformed into the bright kingdom of the dryads. Among them is Quiteria who has assumed the form of Dulcinea, the queen of his heart.
Cupid presents Don Quixote to the Queen of the dryads. The nymphs are grateful to him for rescuing them from the power of the monster, and dance for their deliverer.
Act II – Scene Three
Dawn breaks, Quiteria and Basil wake up only just in time, for Lorenzo and Camacho are close upon them. The lovers flee. Don Quixote, their protector, sends Lorenzo and Camacho on a false trail.
Act III
People gather for a fiesta at an inn. Quiteria and Basil, having given the slip to Lorenzo and Camacho, have also come here to take part in the merrymaking.
The toreador and the dancer. Mercedes, enter, hailed heartily by the crowd. The innkeeper warns Quiteria of her father's approach, Quiteria tries to escape, but her father overtakes her and drags her to Camacho to give them his parental blessing at their betrothal. Camacho kneels before Quiteria.
Basil, seeing this, stabs himself and falls to the ground. Quiteria rushes to him. She guesses at once, that be is feigning, but the sly girl begs Don Quixote to go to Lorenzo and persuade him to grant Basil's dying wish - to give them his parental blessing. Basil is sure to die Why not ease his last moments?
Camacho protests, but is driven out unceremoniously. At Don Quixote's earnest entreaty, Lorenzo blesses the lovers.
The next instant. Basil jumps to his feet and kisses the astounded Lorenzo.
The merrymaking at the inn continues for a long time.
Act IV
Lorenzo, assisted by the scullions, the maid servants and Quiteria's friends, is completing preparations for the wedding feast.
Don Quixote is the guest of honor. Lorenzo keeps wondering how Don Quixote has contrived to deceive him, to make him reject the rich suitor and let the poor barber marry his daughter. The innkeeper, donning a suit of armor, challenges Don Quixote in jest. Don Quixote bravely takes up the challenge of the Unknown Knight, but falls to the ground the moment their swords cross.
The merrymaking goes on. The happy lovers dance for Don Quixote, to whom they owe their happiness.
Now, that his benevolent mission is completed, the knight-errant may go on his way. He rides off, amidst shouts of gratitude.
According to library.thinkquest.org
Prologue: Don Quixote, who is obsessed with stories of medieval chivalry, tells his servant Sancho Panza that he has decided to become a knight errant and improvises a suit of armor.
Act I: In a marketplace in Barcelona Kitri is forced by her father, an innkeeper, to accept the offer of marriage of the rich Gamache and turn away Basil, the man she loves. Then Don Quixote arrives at the inn on Rosinante, his horse. He believes he recognizes in Kitri his "loved and idealized" lady Dulcinea.
Act II: Don Quixote challenges Gamache to a duel but is mocked and chased away. Back in Barcelona Basil fakes suicide and asks Kitri's father with his "dying breath" for Kitri's hand in marriage. Thinking Basil is dying Kitri's father agrees, at which point Basil stops pretending to die and is happily united with Kitri. Meanwhile, out among the windmills, Don Quixote pays homage to the Gypsy King and joins in dances organized to mock him. Afterwards he attacks the marionettes of a traveling puppet show as if they were enemy soldiers, and taking the windmills to be hostile giants, charges at them.
Act III: after being wounded in "combat," Don Quixote retires to the woods to rest, where he falls asleep with Sancho. While asleep, Don Quixote dreams that he is in Dulcinea's garden, which is inhabited by fantastic beings. While there he fights and conquers a giant spider and sees his lady. But then the dream fades away. Now, Don Quixote marches with the Duke and is invited to the Duke's castle.
Act IV: At the castle festivities are held in Don Quixote's honour. He is challenged to a duel and horribly defeated by the "Knight of the Silver Moon" who is really just Don Quixote's old friend Carrasco, who makes Don Quixote promise to "sheathe his sword for at least a year." Don Quixote is disappointed but faithful to his word and returns home.
SONG LIST FOR DON QUIXOTE courtesy of koshka, senior member of Ballettalk.invisionzone.
1. Don Quixote, ballet
2. Spanish dance of Mercedes (insertion music for Minkus's "Don Quijote") / Composed by Anton Simon 3. Karmencitta (insertion music for Minkus's "Don Quijote") /Composed by Wassili Solowjow-Sedoy
4. Don Quixote, ballet Act 2. La Taverna. Solo a gitana - Dance of Espada
5. Sailors' dance (insertion music for Minkus's "Don Quijote") /Composed by Wassili Solowjow-Sedoy
10. Don Quixote, ballet Act 2. Gypsy Camp (Windmills). theater of marionettes:
11. Don Quixote, ballet Act 3. Dream. Scene in the Forest
12. Don Quixote, ballet Act 3. Dream. Dream of Don Quixotte
13. Don Quixote, ballet Act 3. Dream. Allegretto
14. Don Quixote, ballet Act 3. Dream. Variation: Dryads' mistresses 15. Variation: Dryads' mistresses ("Souvenir du Ball") (insertion music for Minkus's "Don Quijote") / Composed by Anton Simon
16. Don Quixote, ballet Act 3. Dream. Amour
17. Don Quixote, ballet Act 3. Dream. Variation: Dulcinea (Kitri)
18. Don Quixote, ballet Act 3. Dream. Coda
19. Don Quixote, ballet Act 4. Duke's Temple. March
20. Don Quixote, ballet Act 4. Duke's Temple. Scene
21. Don Quixote, ballet Act 4. Duke's Temple. Amour
Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev in Don Quixote ;)
Don Quixote is an energetic ballet with a lot of allegro movements and jumps. As the case of La Esmeralda, when one thinks of Don Quixote, red dresses, fan and castanets come to mind; and they are the trademarks that make Don Quixote and Kitri soo special. A tale of a love story between Basil and Kitri, i really wonder why the story is entitled Don Quixote.. =X Yes he is the main character of the story, but a lot of the attention is focused on Basil and Kitri and their dilemma of struggling to be with each other.. But who cares.. ;) The choreography is superb and fun! :D I cant wait to see Hwey Ling dance this.. Lol.. Her grand jetes are =O... Hahaha... x)
Ps: Special thanks to Wikipedia, the Kirov Ballet, library.thinkquest.org and Koshka of Ballettalk.invision.. No copyright infringement intended.. All rights reserved by the above..
So I've been researching the story and plot of the La Esmeralda ballet.. And it proves very elusive and after hours of hard work, i came up with the following excerpts from various sources to string together the whole picture.. I could not get a very detailed summary nor song structure for the ballet.. Sadly, many ballet lovers like me have been questioning the existence of the full La Esmeralda ballet video.. But most seem to think that there isnt one because the old works were 'lost' or simply no one bothered to post a full video of the ballet.. The summary of La Esmeralda is also proving elusive, with no details of the acts and scenes of the ballet unlike my previous post of Swan Lake. Or maybe because I havent looked deep enough or Ive been searching at the wrong places.. So i shall continue looking further.. (: And hopefully by the end of this post, I may have found it.. ;)
La Esmeralda is a ballet in 3 acts, 5 scenes, inspired by Notre Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo, originally choreographed by Jules Perrot; with music by Cesare Pugni and design by William Grieve (scenery), D. Sloman (machinery), Mme. Copere (costumes).
Today the ballet is presented in its full-length form only in certain parts of the world; Russia; parts of Eastern Europe; and New Jersey, United States. New Jersey Ballet introduced the full-length version for the first time in the United States in 2004. Outside of Russia, Eastern Europe and New Jersey only excerpts are given - the La Esmeralda Pas de Deux and the Pas de Six, but mostly the Diane and Actéon Pas de Deux is given, which in all actuality is not originally from the ballet (it is often miscredited as having been added by Petipa to his 1886 revival of La Esmeralda).
La Esmeralda based on the story of THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME by Victor Hugo according to Wikipedia.
The story begins during the Renaissance in 1482, the day of the Festival of Fools in Paris. Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer, is introduced by his crowning as Pope of Fools.
Esméralda, a beautiful 16-year-old gypsy with a kind and generous heart, captures the hearts of many men but especially Quasimodo’s adopted father, Claude Frollo. Frollo is torn between his lust and the rules of the church. He orders Quasimodo to get her. Quasimodo is caught and whipped and ordered to be tied down in the heat. Esméralda seeing his thirst, offers him water. It saves her, for she captures the heart of the hunchback.
She is later accused of the murder of Phoebus, whom Frollo tried to kill in jealousy, and is sentenced to death by hanging. Quasimodo saves her by bringing her to the cathedral under the law of sanctuary. Frollo rallies the truands (criminals of Paris) to charge the cathedral. The king, seeing the chaos, vetoes the law of sanctuary and commands his troops to take her out and kill her. When Quasimodo sees the truands, he assumes they are there to hurt Esméralda, so he drives them off. Frollo betrays Esméralda by handing her to the troops and watches while she is hanged. Quasimodo pushes him from Notre-Dame to his death. He then goes to Esméralda’s grave, lies next to her corpse and eventually dies of starvation. Two years later, excavationists find the skeletons of Esmeralda and Quasimodo locked in an embrace.
According to the Capital Arts Festival article of the Canadian Pacific Ballet
This classic ballet tells the story of the gypsy girl, Esmeralda, who consents to marry the poet Gringoire to save him from death at the hands of the Truands. She tells him, however, that she has married him out of pity, not love. She is desired by the evil priest, Frollo, who attempts to abduct her with the help of Quasimodo. She is saved by the arrival of Captain Phoebus and his troops. Frollo unnoticed by Phoebus, disappears and his troops capture Quasimodo. Esmeralda pleads for his release, and treats him with kindness and care. Esmeralda falls in love with Phoebus who gives her his mantle to keep.
Accompanied by Gringoire, her husband, she goes to dance at the celebrations of an engagement. Once at the festivities she finds that the celebration is for Phoebus who is engaged to be married to the beautiful and wealthy Fleur de Lys.
Phoebus, charmed by her, agrees to meet her later. Frollo spies upon the meeting between Phoebus and Esmeralda. Jealously he stabs Phoebus and then escapes, so that Esmeralda is arrested for the murder. Quasimodo intervenes and kidnaps Esmeralda, taking her to the towers of Notre Dame. Frollo finds her there and promises to save her life if she will marry him, but she refuses and he takes her to the gallows to be hung. As Esmeralda is hung, Phoebus, whose wound was not mortal, appears proving her innocence, but it is too late.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame -
Music from the Ballet Prelude
(The Cathedral of Notre Dame)
Act 1 (in 8 scenes)
Act 2 (in 8 scenes) Act 3 (in 5 scenes)
-_____________- That was all I could find of the song structure.. After tedious research T.T, venturing into ballet groups, chatrooms, ballet articles, various Ballet Companies' websites I have still yet to find a decent summary of the BALLET production.. However there are a lot of hits on the film, operas and musicals of La Esmeralda or The Hunchback of Notre Dame. When one thinks of the ballet La Esmeralda one of course associates it with the tambourine dance.. The tambourine is the trademark of the dance and as i have witness on youtube, people get very upset and distressed in the absence of the tambourine in the Esmeralda variation.. So please contend yourself with the information that I have and enjoy the video and pictures.. =)
Tan Yuan Yuan
My favourite ballerina Natalia Osipova in Esmeralda.. (:
Ps: Special thanks to Wikipedia and The Canadian Pacific Ballet.. No copyright infringement intended.. All rights reserved to both the above.. :D
FREEDOM AT LAST! All my important subjects are done and dead! =) Only left Pjk and Sivik.. Well who cares about that crap anyway.. So i celebrated by coming home, logged in to youtube and watched ballet repertoire videos! :D Pft i do that every day; exam or no exam.. -.- I was watching Coppelia - Medora's Variation, Swanilda's Variation and the scene where Dr. Coppelius was putting his finishing touches on his 'masterpiece'.. lol.. Those are awesome! :O I dont know whats the last variation called.. x) Ah well.. It was superb! And very funny.. Very convincing acting too.. :) You'll ALL enjoy it! Trust me.. (:
Told ya eh? C'mon i know you liked that.. :) Sooo.. I 'practised' some developpes and perfecting my arm movements.. You know, the fluidity and gracefulness of the arms.. Failed miserably.. x) Developpes was okay la.. But i know ive done lots better before.. So i wasnt satisfied.. (didnt stretch and warm up) I was so frustrated that i pulled my legs into a bow and arrow just like that.. And also into a scorpion.. Well done me! NOT.. I further hurt my back.. Its still not cured yet since the last time i hurt my back, which was 3 weeks ago.. And now i hurt it somemore.. I can still do developpes derriere though.. It doesnt hurt when i do that.. But it hurts when i 'round' my spine.. You know.. Like curling up into a ball.. So i tried to counter stretch and did the 'child's pose' or Balasanafrom Yoga.. Didnt work T.T So im stuck walking like a duck with my ass sticking out.. :( sigh.. Hurray for daisy duck.. =(
Pictures from the night before.. lol.. In my jammies.. :)
Mei-mei :D
Ps: Oh ya and I got my EST results back today! =D I got 83%.. Yay me! (:
So i just finished ballet class today... And we took a couple of pictures! :D Lol.. Its not me anyway.. *sniggers* xD Its my friends, Celine and Sarah doing arabesques at the bar.. =) So i'll just go ahead and post it up.. :)
Celine (:
Sarah (:
Love you both sooo much!!! :D Oh and Celine, lets go for figure skating classes asap! xD muaahhh! :)
THERE'S NO BALLET CLASS TODAY! :( NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! T_T
*stupid pouty look* xD
Lol.. I cant be that selfish.. :/
To Ms. Wendy: Hope she's alright and get well soon! All the best to her.. :)
Since there's no class today, i decided to do a lil practising.. =] Ahh.. Who am i kidding? Its more like camwhoring.. ;)
Pose de cote with arms in opened fourth
Developpes ala seconde en pointe
I cheated.. =X I kinda unfold it out but at the same time i 'jumped' on pointe x(
Developpes ala seconde
*I didnt cheat with this one.. lol.. Yay me! :D*
And out came a bow and arrow.. :D
Cheer style! ;D
Its 4 pm and Im youtubeing.. hehehe.. And then I got inspired.. =D
Great White Sharks
The legendary great white shark is far more fearsome in our imaginations than in reality. As scientific research on these elusive predators increases, their image as mindless killing machines is beginning to fade.Of the 100-plus annual shark attacks worldwide, fully one-third to one-half are attributable to great whites. However, most of these are not fatal, and new research finds that great whites, who are naturally curious, are "sample biting" then releasing their victims rather than preying on humans. It's not a terribly comforting distinction, but it does indicate that humans are not actually on the great white's menu.Great whites are the largest predatory fish on Earth. They grow to an average of 15 feet (4.6 meters) in length, though specimens exceeding 20 feet (6 meters) and weighing up to 5,000 pounds (2,268 kilograms) have been recorded.They have slate-gray upper bodies to blend in with the rocky coastal sea floor, but get their name from their universally white underbellies. They are streamlined, torpedo-shaped swimmers with powerful tails that can propel them through the water at speeds of up to 15 miles (24 kilometers) per hour. They can even leave the water completely, breaching like whales when attacking prey from underneath.Highly adapted predators, their mouths are lined with up to 3,000 serrated, triangular teeth arranged in several rows, and they have an exceptional sense of smell to detect prey. They even have organs that can sense the tiny electromagnetic fields generated by animals. Their main prey items include sea lions, seals, small toothed whales, and even sea turtles, and carrion.Found in cool, coastal waters throughout the world, there is no reliable data on the great white's population. However, scientists agree that their number are decreasing precipitously due to overfishing and accidental catching in gill nets, among other factors, and they are listed as an endangered species.
-Text by National Geographic-
Most people think that Great Whites are mindless killing animals which prey on humans simply because they can.. This view of great whites have to change! These thinkings are born from movies like "JAWS" that totally misintepret the behaviour and characteristics of great whites.. Great whites do not prey on humans.. They simply mistaken humans for seals and most attacks on humans are accidental.. The text above suggests that great whites are just 'sample biting'. Yes it doesnt seem very comforting but let me remind you something.. In schools around the world each year, science students are dissecting frogs and rats for 'learning experience', curiosity and because they can.. Have you ever stop and think about the poor animals that are being dissected, in most cases ALIVE? If we socially accept this then why cant we just accept the fact that great whites can do the same to us?? Not only great whites, but every other living thing in our world? Are we sooo great and important that our priorities and safety must come first before any other?? I think not! Animals are playing their part in the balance of the ecosystem.. So are great whites.. And what are we humans doing?? We pollute the environment, we destroy species and ecosystems, we focus on the petty things in life like fashion and so on.. Then ask yourself this, why do God even put us in this world if thats the only things that we're good at.. Yes we have brains.. But animals have them too.. Yes we can feel emotions but animals can feel them too.. Anyone who is a pet owner will agree with me.. You know when your cat is feeling sick, you know when your dog is feeling depressed, you know when your horse is feeling anxious.. They have emotions and they can feel! Then most people still argue, we are the smartest creatures in our planet.. Well you can just KISS MY ASS if you think so.. Animals have adapted their ways of life to suit the current environment around them.. If that isnt called 'Using their intelligence" then i dont know what is.. Chimps use tools to get their food whenever its out of reach.. Lions create effective systems by hunting in prides and communicating together to trap and kill a targetted prey.. Even great whites which normally hunt from below their prey and then shooting upwards out of the water can change their hunting techniques to capture that evasive prey.. Scientist have proved that theory by attaching a piece of meat onto a line and baiting the great white.. Whenever the great white moves in to eat the meat, the scientist pulls it away.. Then they watch in astonishment when the great white changes tactics and attacks from a different angle, finding the best direction to get its meal.. Amazing smart creatures arent they?? You put a full grown adult man into an arena with a snake and i guarantee you the snake will win.. Pft.. How pathetic are we.. And what about great white sharks attacks on humans?? Let me tell you that only a few will die out of the hundreds attacked.. In fact more people die each year from accidents while fixing your toilet then being killed by a great white shark.. However great whites have been hunted for their meat and also their teeth as trophies by fishermen..
Great whites are an endangered species.. Due to the excessive hunting, their numbers have greatly depleted.. I now ask you only to SPREAD THE MESSAGE FAR AND WIDE.. Great whites have gotten a reputation they dont deserve.. Watch youtube or any documentaries of great whites and feel the beauty of these creatures.. Do your job as humans! Some experts say that we are put on this world to supervise its growth as a planet and protect the wonders the world offers.. In other words, 'to run this world'.. I strongly agree with them.. But some people are blinded with greed and lust for power that they abuse and misuse the phrase.. ACT NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE! <3
Hey hey! :) I was chatting with Sarah and then she showed me these awesome pictures! I was soo excited I decided to share it with the world.. LOL.. :D My Attitude Devant looks sooo cold, sad and ugly in comparison! :( hahaha.. Love you Saraahhh.. =)
Sarah's side kick thing.. =)
Sarah's AMAZING 1st Arabeque en pointe!! =O OMG
Sarah's awesome Attitude Derriere en pointe! (:
My sad Attitude Devant en pointe.. LOL.. xD
Nearly 'zhoukuang' LOL.. hahaha.. Ah well sometimes you cant help it.. :( Anyway anyone knows the ballet term for that side kick thing? Drop me a comment if you do! ;) Thanks peeps!
*No nissa, I dont need you telling me the term thanks! :) HAHAHAHA*
Oh by the way, any MALE BALLET DANCERS, no matter local or foreign, (; interested in joining our concert (which is going to be held somewhere in January) please drop me a comment or email me! :) You dont have to be ala-Ivan Vasiliev that sort.. Lol.. :) My dance centre is Wendy's Dance Centre in Malaysia.. Just write down your name, country/state and contact details.. Your participation is GREATLY appreciated! =)
Ps: I dont think this will turn in any results! xD Worth a try anyways.. =X
Shaunny & Maddie (:
Wendy's Dance Centre has taken over Secret Recipe! :D LOL! x)
SuAnn, Celine, Hwey Ling & me (:
Celine! :D
Hwey Ling, Celine, me, SuAnn, Ju Pin & Win Yee with Ms. Wendy :D
Us (:
Celine and I :D
Jack & Misato (MJ puzzle pieces) with SuAnn :D
Jack, Misato, me and Celine :D hehehe
SuAnn, FOONG SEOW TING & me (: Yes, she dances at Wendy's Dance Centre! :D
Celine, Me, SEOW TING, Ju Pin (;
Celine & I handing out leaflets! :D HAHAHA
Wendy's Dance Centre Booth :D Nice eh?
Ju Pin and a very cute little girl! (;
Madeline! :D She & embrys came to support me awww.. (:
Ju Pin & I :)
I LOVE MY DAY 2 EYESHADOW! :DD
Oh my front hurdler :D Came to practice early yesterday and so i decided to take pictures duh x) Was lucky I got a shot of this.. Cuz i was using the self-timer on my camera & this was only my second shot! :DD Ahh its not that good lah but i was lazy to take more x)
Left Bow and Arrow (:
Right Bow and Arrow :( But im getting there! =D
Mei-mei :D
