Sakuran Japanese Cultural Club
Japanese Music & Dance
Officially Re-Established in
2003, May
Main-stream :: in Japanese Traditional Dances
Famous for :: Various Japanese Hip-Hop performances
& Obviously our Traditional Dances especially Yosaiko.
Common Practices ::
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JMD Head :: Sok Hiang
JMD Vice-Head :: Kim Kai
Hip-Hop/RnB Dance Instructor :: Danny
Hip-Hop/RnB Dance Instructor :: Itsuki aka Xiang Min
Traditional Dance Instructor :: Ezzat
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Chitty Chatty
HIsToRy
JMD was re-established in
the late 2002 by Ezzat. He became the 'first'
JMD Head and at that point of time, there was
only 3 members ; The Vice-Head, Danny.
The Dance Co-ordinator, Donny.
The Singing Co-ordinator, Jaeson.
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The 2003 batch of members were the
1st batch of students and before they even learnt anything, they
were split into Category A and Category
B. Those that were picked to be in the Cat' A
aka performance side were extremely stressed but it paid
off as they performed 'well' in their first performance, Namie's
Say the Word.
Those in Cat' B were
trained and finally took their Grading Exam and all
(those who stayed and perservered) was promoted to Cat' A.
By that time, all the member's were so-called performance ready
and we were not as stressed as when we first started.
Nevertheless, the members never stopped to work hard and have fun
together!
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The 2004 batch of members were a mix
of different interest of people which was quite amusing to the
then Committee. At this point of time, the 2003 batch had
learnt the dance choreography for Namie's Put
em' Up done by Chun Hui (Dance choreographer
from SP) and had performed numerous times. Not
only that, they too had mastered the Traditional Dance, Yosaiko
which was a big hit with not only our own School but outside as
well.
During Club Crawl 2005, Morning
Musume's ?????????? 21 was performed with a Cosplay
themed Dance. Well, the 2004 batch too had to take
their Grading Exam and so did the 2003 batch. It
was really stressful for most of them but many did well.
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Due to the graduation of the 2002 /
pioneering batch, the 2005 batch did not get the full
training expected to recieve and thus there was no Grading
Exam. However as the 2005 batch were singing
enthusiasts, they were given vocal training and even performed
the song, Let's Get Together Now. It sure was an
unforgettable performance. The rest of the batches put up the
Dance, m-flo's StarStruck.
After that 2006 Open House
performance, the 2005 batch was totally left 'isolated'
yet they headed strong and even came up with a choreography for Koda
Kumi's Selfish by themselves. The song and dance
was really unique. Not only that, they even performed a J-pop
remix during the 2006 Natsu with the help of Chee
Ching (2005 Dance Co-ordinator).
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Finally, under Lynette's (JMD
Head 05/06) guidance, the 2006 batch kept the JMD
slogan strong and were excellent choreographers. Though the
division shrunk in strength but the spirit was high and full of
zest. With the handing over and having Yvonne
taking over as the JMD Head, the 2007 batch
enters and there is much hope and anticipation as to how JMD
will grow.
With the Alumni's
returning to help and teach as Instructors, the
whole JMD family wish for the division to grow
and shine once again as it set its eyes to be once again Number
1 in the Japanese Committee in Singapore!
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Credits
Danny (Alumni)
Itsuki aka Xiang Min (Alumni)
Ezzat (Alumni)
Jasmine (Alumni)
Shu Herng (05/06 SJCC President)
== Did U Know?? ==
Arina of '03 Batch was the most popular girl among the guys in JMD?
She too was one of the better dancers to have ever performed.
[[ Thoughts & Announcements ]]
JMD Practise(All performers)
Club Crawl Practise
There will be extra pracrise days, so try to keep yourself free during this holidaies , I will inform You all by SMS
This Sat Practise will be at 9am Location I will Recomfirm with you all
Juniors and Seniors remember to bring extra clothing for changing
There will be physical training in the morning and afternoon to train your stamina so have a mental preparation for this training
Please do not get yourself injured during this period , if you injured yourself I will be forced to pull you out of the Club Crawl performance to prevent your injuries from getting worse
Juniors and Seniors althought this coming training will be tough on you guys but I know you guys will give it your all and you guys will be great , so every JIA YOU !!! =)
Note ::
Please be reminded to wear Flat
Base Shoes, Track/Long Pants and No Skirts.
DANCE in the Sun
DANCE in the Rain
DANCE for LOVE
DANCE for PAIN
DANCE for Everyone
DANCE with the PASSION of
Your Heart
DANCE to
the Rythm of your Emotions
DANCE for the LOVE to GAIN
ps: click on THOUGHTS to see Practice
Time & Venue.