Thursday, October 29, 2009

Happy Halloween 2009 to our Island Dancers and Parents!


Pumpkins, Witches, Fairy Princesses and Candies! Its that time of year again, so brush off those cobwebs, get those costumes ready and have a great Halloween!

It is now seven weeks into our new term and the office has finally stopped heaving from the steady influx of telephone enquiries and applications. Thank your continuous support and patience.

We have settled well into our new office/studio conveniently located in the heart of Discovery Bay Plaza (and next to our uniform supplier - Sports world!). Our fabulous teachers have been busy choreographing fantastic new routines for your children, which we are sure your kids have been eagerly practising at home.

We are passionate about the arts and performing and are now looking forward to many events that some of our dancers will be taking part in during the coming weeks. Check out events calendar. It would be great if you could come along and support your Island Dancers and your Dance School!

As most of the events we take part in are for Charity, it is our way of giving back and for your children to learn the value of helping those less fortunate, all whilst entertaining and having fun at these local events!

We look forward to seeing you all there!

Sincerely,

Madhu & The Island Dance Team

Events Calendar | October and November Dates

11th October (Sunday)
Artlink Charity Tennis Cup
Venue: Discovery Bay Residents Club Poolside
(Performance was rained out but all funds raised from the sale of Island Dance Bags went to Artlink)

18th October (Sunday)
Parkview Bazaar
Venue: Hong Kong Parkview - Island Dance performance at noon
Charity Supported - Suicide Prevention Services

28th October (Wednesday)
Breast Cancer Awareness Evening organised by Movement Improvement
Venue: Hemingways by the Bay - Discovery Bay 8pm onwards - Island Dance Classes on Raffle prize list
Charity Supported - Pink Ribbon Fund

7th November (Saturday)
Picnic in the Park
Performance by Island Dance at 5:30 pm
Venue: Siena Park - Discovery Bay
Charities supported - Hong Chi Association and the Hong Kong Student Aid Society
All Day Event!

14th November (Saturday)
Arts in the Park
Performance by Island Dance at 12:30 pm
Venue: Victoria Park for Youth Arts Foundation All Weekend Event!

15th November (Sunday)
Sedan Chair Race & Bazaar
Peformance by Island Dance at 12:30
Venue: Matilda Hospital, The Peak
Many Small Hong Kong Charities supported.
All Day Event!

21st November (Saturday)
DBIS School Fair
Performance by Island Dance at 2:00
Venue: DBIS
All Day Event!

See you there!

Monday, September 28, 2009

Additional Ballet Belles Classes at DBRC and Club Siena with Ms Sorrel

By popular demand we're pleased to advise you of new additional Ballet Belles classes at Discovery Bay DBRC and Club Siena with Ms Sorrel.
Tuesday at DBRC
Ballet Belles (3.5 to 4.5 years) 2:45 to 3:30 pm
Thursday at Club Siena
Ballet Belles (3.5 to 4.6 years) 10:15 to 11:00 am
Saturday at Club Siena
Ballet Belles 1 (3-4 years) 9:46 to 10.30 am
Ballet Belles 2 (3.5 to 4.5 years) 10.30 to 11.15 am

Monday, September 14, 2009

Island Dance Update | New Office Address

We Are Moving! Our office will be relocated to a new premises in Discovery Bay on 10 th /11th September. There will be some interruption to our phone lines and internet on those days, so we hope that you will bear with us. We apologise in advance for any inconvenience that this may cause. For urgent queries, you can always contact us on our mobile at 91590663. Our new address will be:

Suite 514
Block C
DB Plaza
Discovery Bay
Hong Kong

All our telephone numbers and other details will remain unchanged.

New Adult DanceFit Classes in Hong Kong and Discovery Bay

You asked for this, so here's your chance to show your kids what you can do! A minimum of 8 registrations are required for classes to start. Call us at 29871571 for more details.

Mondays - American Club - 10:30 am
Tuesdays - HK Parkview - 10:30 am
Wednesdays - DB Residents Club - 10:30 am
Thursdays - Repulse Bay - 11:30 am
Thursdays - HK Football Club - 2:00pm

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

End of Year Show Photos, DVDs and Video Clips



Photos from our End of Year Show have been uploaded online and you are welcome to download as many as you like FOR FREE- thanks to our sponsor Modern Classic Photography. (All the photos are all high resolution so they would make great prints for those of you old-schoolers who still believe in hard copy! - and terrific for gifts for mums, dads and granparents.) Please click here to view on FlickR.


Have you placed your order yet for the Show DVD? Please do so as soon as possible to avoid dissapointment. We will inform you when they arrive, probably around mid-August. If you are leaving Hong Kong, we will mail it to you overseas if you include a self addressed/stamped envelope.

You can see some recent video clips at our YouTube Channel - make sure you add this to your favourites. Clips currently online include the DBRC Wednesday Show Team performing Halo , RAD Interfoundation Ballet performing Viva La Vida, Parkview Monday Seniors performing Disturbia , HKFC Thurday Seniors performing I Hate this Part plus others too. Enjoy watching!

Summer Update | Summer Dance Camps in Hong Kong and Discovery Bay


This Summer we will be running two summer dance Camps.
American Club
Choreography and Dance Camp by Nicola

Dates: 3 - 6th August
Please contact American Club for registration
Discovery Bay Residents Club
Disco Freestyle Dance Camp by Melissa
Dates: 10 - 13th August
Age 5-11
Please contact us or DBRC for registration.

New Class Schedules September 2009 to June 2010


Our new class schedules for September 2009 to June 2010 are now online. You can view from our website or click these links below:

We are making a few changes to our schedules and adding some new classes too.

  • At The Hong Kong Football Club, by popular demand, we are re-introducing Funky Tap and Disco Freestyle classes for Boys and Girls by Ms. Tiffany on a Wednesday for Ages 5-8.
  • At Discovery Bay Residents Club, we are introducing on Fridays an Adult Disco Freestyle class by Ms. Melissa! Mums, this is your chance to become an Island Dancer and keep fit while doing it! Call us to register for our trial 4-week course in September
  • Also at DBRC, Ms. Eva will be starting a 3:30 class on Thursdays for our little Junior Disco Freestylers (Ages 3.5 - 5 yrs)!
  • At Club Siena we have added a Grade 2 Ballet class on Fridays by Ms. Sorrel

If you would like to sign up for any of the above classes, please call us on 2987 1571 or email us!

Registration For New Term Autumn 2009

Our application forms will be up on our website in Early August. To secure your place in your class for next term, please fill out the relevant application form and make payment before the start of classes on 31st August. Even if you are a long term student, we would request that you fill out a new form for September term as the clubs require that at the beginning of each term for insurance purposes If you are leaving us, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.

Summer Update | Office Schedule


Thank you for all your amazing feedback in response to our end of year shows. We are thrilled that you all enjoyed yourselves and that all our hard work paid off! The last class of the term will be held on 30th June and our teachers and office staff will be taking a much deserved break for the month of July. Our office will reopen on 1st August and our classes will restart on 31st August at most venues. If you are here for the Summer, we will be running two summer camps in August. We take this opportunity to wish you a very Happy and Healthy Summer.

Island Dancers, take this time to recharge because we have so much in store for you in September!

Monday, March 30, 2009

Rock n Roll Rugby Island Dancers ... See Yourselves on YouTube

Congratulations to our Rock n Roll Rugby Island Dancers who rocked the Hong Kong Stadium on 29th March with your beautiful hairdos, colorful costumes and amazing dance routines. All your hard work and efforts to get to our rehearsals for the past six weeks really paid off! You should be so proud of yourselves, as we are of you!!!

We will be uploading photos of the event to our website soon! Look out for them!

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

New Tap Classes at Hong Kong Football Club Start April 1st

By popular demand, we are bringing Tap back to the Football Club. New Wednesday schedule will be as follows:-

4:00 - 4:30 Junior Funky Tap
4:30 - 5:15 Funky Tap (All Ages)
5:15 - 6:00 Junior Hip Hop
6:00 - 6:30 Technique for Teens
6:30 - 7:15 Lyrical Jazz Contemporary
7:15 - 8:00 Teen Hip Hop

Call the office at 29871571 for more details!

Rock 'n' Rolling at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens on Sunday, 29th March


We are very excited to have been chosen by the Hong Kong Rugby Union to perform at the finals of the biggest event in Hong Kong, The Rugby Sevens on 29th March. Many of our dancers have been chosen to take part in this event and are rehearsing very hard every Saturday leading up to this event. Watch out for us on Sunday 29th March at the Hong Kong Stadium jiving and rock n' rolling to Elvis tunes just before the Final games!

Monday, February 2, 2009

View Photo Gallery of Chinese New Year Parade 2009

View the gallery online at http://gallery.me.com/ncbastos#100654 - make sure you share with your friends!