Ive decided to stop posting anymore Cheer 2009 stuffs and pictures.. =/ Im being lazy yeah i know.. But i think my posts have the most complete set of pictures and details of the whole thing! :D I mean for X-plodetes lah.. Hmmm..
So school these days are like a complete bore. Recently got screwed by my discipline teacher Pn.Salina and she threatened to pecat us.. Pft.. Pecat lah. I give up.. No point trying to please them.. Everyone is like so BIASED. Its like every little thing, 'Sylvia! Denissa! Madeline! Embrys! BlablablaBALLS' x) Yeah and i was accused of not doing my prefect duties.. Erm hello! I've been doing them like everyday! Bah whatever.. I guess we're so famous that they just HAVE to mention our names at every single meeting! (= *SELF CENTRED* :D
1st August 2009. Wendy's Dance Centre's MammaMia Charity Dinner + Concert 2009! :D At the Hee Lai Ton Restaurant, Sg. Chua, Kajang! Celebrating the centre's 25th Anniversary! And what better way than to give back to society? (: In the end we raised Rm21000 if im not mistaken :) For one of the Old Folk's Home in Kajang.. *Sorry i forgotten the name of the centre xD Im sure it was Caring erm something x)* Was an awesome performance! We had a Michael Jackson tribute and that brought the house down! :D
So yah pictures! :D Most of them are with Emily (: Will upload it here once i get my hands on them =) Anyway enjoy these first! :) *Collected from other dancers and friends* All credits to them! (:
Me. Kristal. Jia Ern. (:
Celine. Me. :)
Jean. Me. Sarah. Yok Ann. (:
Waltz of The Flowers. (:
Swan Lake! (:
They were on pointe! D: Im so jealous.. HAHHAHA
Malaysia's Darling, Foong Seow Ting (:
More next post! (: When i get the pics from Em.. =)
Here's a convo between me and MR. OWL. =D LOL..
Alexa S. Howard. says: HAHAHHAA HOR! Mr. OWL how did you hack google? did you bang the keyboard with your wings? D: or did you use your beak
S²³ Yªº says: beak and claw and feather =) syl...
Alexa S. Howard. says: HAHAHA
S²³ Yªº says: izit yur keyboard and computer water proof one?
Alexa S. Howard. says: D: yeah latest technology!
S²³ Yªº says: wow
Alexa S. Howard. says: and its very small =)
S²³ Yªº says: =)
Alexa S. Howard. says: can fit into the fishbowl HAHHAHAHAHA
S²³ Yªº says: ic ic
Alexa S. Howard. says: so yong... =/ erm.... did your keyboard
S²³ Yªº says: ya?
Alexa S. Howard. says: the buttons and keys always come out? D:
S²³ Yªº says: no
Alexa S. Howard. says: cuz u use your beak =/
S²³ Yªº says: got hole
Alexa S. Howard. says: OMG YOU FUCKING YOUR COMP? D:
S²³ Yªº says: sometime i hit the button too hard got hole on the button there
Alexa S. Howard. says: and then what did you do? =X
S²³ Yªº says: i try using my fecther feather *
Alexa S. Howard. says: to fix the hole? x( poor computer! dont have latest technology meh? steel hard keyboard? D:
S²³ Yªº says: it is so expensive i gonna catch many mice for my host only can
Since we are learning Swan Lake for our ballet concert somewhere in January, I decided to do some research and study what Swan Lake is all about.. The Synopsis of this ballet is actually very exciting.. And I cant wait to learn it! =D Woohooo!
Swan Lake is generally presented in either four Acts, four Scenes (primarily outside Russia and Eastern Europe) or three Acts, four Scenes (primarily in Russia and Eastern Europe).
Act 1 - A magnificent park before a castle.
Swan Lake begins at a royal court. Prince Siegfried, heir to the kingdom, must declare a wife at his birthday ball. Upset that he cannot marry for love, Siegfried escapes into the forest at night. As he sees a flock of swans flying overhead, he sets off in pursuit.
Act 2 - A mountainous wild place, surrounded by forest. In the distance a lake, on the right side of which are ruins. A moonlit night.
Siegfried aims his crossbow at the swans and readies himself for their landing by the lakeside. When one comes into view, however, he stops. Before him is a beautiful creature dressed in white feathers, more woman than swan. Enamoured, the two dance and Siegfried learns that the swan maiden is the princess Odette. An evil sorcerer, von Rothbart, captured her and used his magic to turn Odette into a swan by day and woman by night.
A retinue of other captured swan-maidens attend Odette in the environs of Swan Lake, which was formed by the tears of her parents when she was kidnapped by von Rothbart. Once Siegfried knows her story, he takes great pity on her and falls in love. As he begins to swear his love to her - an act that will render the sorcerer's spell powerless - von Rothbart appears. Siegfried threatens to kill him but Odette intercedes. If von Rothbart dies before the spell is broken, it can never be undone.
Act 3 - An opulent hall in the castle. The Prince returns to the castle to attend the ball. Von Rothbart arrives in disguise with his own daughter Odile, making her seem identical to Odette in all respects except that she wears black while Odette wears white. The prince mistakes her for Odette, dances with her, and proclaims to the court that he intends to make her his wife. Only a moment too late, Siegfried sees the real Odette and realizes his mistake. The method in which Odette appears varies: in some versions she arrives at the castle, while in other versions von Rothbart shows Siegfried a magical vision of her.
Act 4 - Same scene by the lake as in Act 2.
Siegfried returns to the lake and finds Odette, where she forgives him after he apologizes intensely. Von Rothbart appears, trying to pull the lovers apart. The two realize the spell can't be broken because of Siegfried's accidental pledge to Odile. In order to stay together, Odette and Siegfried drown themselves by leaping into the lake. This causes von Rothbart to lose his power over them, and he dies as a result.
Note: Many different endings exist, ranging from romantic to tragic:
In a version which has an ending very close to the original danced by American Ballet Theatre in 2005, Siegfried's mistaken pledge of fidelity to Odile consigns Odette to eternal swanhood. Realizing that her last moment of humanity is at hand, Odette commits suicide by throwing herself into the lake. The Prince does so as well. This act of sacrifice and love breaks von Rothbart's power, and he is destroyed. In the final tableau, the lovers are seen rising together to heaven in apotheosis.
In a version danced by the Mariinsky Ballet in 2006, the true love between Siegfried and Odette defeats von Rothbart, who dies after the prince breaks one of his wings. Odette is restored to human form to unite happily with the prince. This version has often been used by Russian and Chinese ballet companies.
In a version danced by New York City Ballet in 2006 (with choreography by Peter Martins after Lev Ivanov, Marius Petipa, and George Balanchine), the Prince's declaration that he wishes to marry Odile constitutes a betrayal that condemns Odette to remain a swan forever. Odette is called away into swan form, and Siegfried is left alone in grief as the curtain falls.
Song Structure of Swan Lake
Introduction: Moderato assai, Allegro non troppo
Act 1
No. 1 Scène: Allegro giusto No. 2 Waltz: Tempo di valse No. 3 Scène: Allegro moderato No. 4 Pas de trois I. Intrada (or Entrée): Allegro II. Andante sostenuto III. Variation: Allegro semplice, Presto IV. Variation: Moderato V. Variation: Allegro VI. Coda: Allegro vivace No. 5 Pas de deux for Two Merry-makers (this number was later fashioned into the Black Swan Pas de Deux) No. 6 Pas d'action: Andantino quasi moderato – Allegro No. 7 Sujet (Introduction to the Dance with Goblets) No. 8 Dance with Goblets: Tempo di polacca No. 9 Finale: Sujet, Andante
Act II
No. 10 Scène: Moderato No. 11 Scène: Allegro moderato, Moderato, Allegro vivo No. 12 Scène: Allegro, Moderato assai quasi andante No. 13 Dances of the Swans I. Tempo di valse II. Moderato assai III. Tempo di valse IV. Allegro moderato (this number later became the famous Dance of the Little Swans) V. Pas d'action: Andante, Andante non troppo, Allegro (material borrowed from Undina) VI. Tempo di valse VII. Coda: Allegro vivo No. 14 Scène: Moderato
Act III
No. 15 Scène: March – Allegro giusto No. 16 Ballabile: Dance of the Corps de Ballet and the Dwarves: Moderato assai, Allegro vivo No. 17 Entrance of the Guests and Waltz: Allegro, Tempo di valse No. 18 Scène: Allegro, Allegro giusto No. 19 Grand Pas de six. I. Intrada (or Entrée): Moderato assai II. Variation 1: Allegro III. Variation 2: Andante con moto IV. Variation 3: Moderato V. Variation 4: Allegro VI. Variation 5: Moderato, Allegro semplice VII. Grand Coda: Allegro molto Appendix I: Pas de deux for Mme. Anna Sobeshchanskaya fashioned from the original music by Léon Minkus (AKA the Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux) No. 20 Hungarian Dance: Czardas – Moderato assai, Allegro moderato, Vivace Appendix II: Russian Dance for Mlle. Pelageya Karpakova: Moderato, Andante semplice, Allegro vivo, Presto No. 21 Spanish Dance: Allegro non troppo (Tempo di bolero) No. 22 Neopolitan/Venetian Dance: Allegro moderato, Andantino quasi moderato, Presto No. 23 Mazurka: Tempo di mazurka No. 24 Scène: Allegro, Tempo di valse, Allegro vivo
Act IV
No. 25 Entr'acte: Moderato No. 26 Scène: Allegro non troppo No. 27 Dance of the Little Swans: Moderato No. 28 Scène: Allegro agitato, Molto meno mosso, Allegro vivace No. 29 Scène finale: Andante, Allegro, Alla breve, Moderato e maestoso, Moderato
I wonder which song is the one for The Dying Swan.. =/ Im guessing its No. 27 of Act IV? Because Odette died in the end and im presuming The Dying Swan refers to her.. Lol.. Anyway be sure to watch this video of Swan Lake.. I think its the part where Prince Siegfried dances with Odile who resembles Odette at the time.. And the woman sitting at the back in the centre is the prince's mother.. The one in the cape and with the hooked nose is Von Rothbart.. (: Its very niceee.. =D WATCH! ^^
Seriously after reading the synopsis i actually understood what they were doing lol.. xD I always wondered why that white swan appeared on the screen.. HAHA.. Oh and here's a video of the Dance of the Little Swans or also known as Pas de Quarte of the little swans.. ;) Just because i love this scene.. :D
To Celine Tang Siu Wern: HELP! Its sooo fast!! x) Remember the steps? Try doing it with music.. =X
Okay thats all for this post.. All about Swan Lake.. :D I'll post up info on other ballet repertoires as well next time.. =D Oh and special thanks to Wikipedia.. Lol cuz i copy and paste their info.. =X xoxoxoxo
Malaysia's Darling, Foong Seow Ting (:
