imperial college lion dance society

The election was held at Shanghai Blues and the results are as follows:

Captain: Yaw Bia Tan

Vice-Captain: John Lim

Secretary: Qi Hui Tan

Webmaster: June Gan

I wish the new committee the best for the coming batch of newcomers!

Bo Yuan Liew
Webmaster 2011

All the practices and hard work for this year’s batch of lion dancers have been paid off with this awesome flow of delicacies. For the painful work done and practices we have managed to pull off about 8 performances this year including at UCL, Bromley Churchill Theatre, and The Ritz.

As a symbol of reward to our dear lion dancers, as well as to the current committee members and senior crew members who have committed so much before our era, this special gathering has been brought upon at the very lovely Shanghai Blues located near London’s Holborn Station. We have managed to invite Mr. Ho (who is our grateful sponsor for our lion dance team), and his son (aged 4) to this gathering in the event of showing thanks to him.

Overall the event was of great success and all of these would not have happened without great effort from the lion dancers this year. I hereby thank and congratulate the lion dance team of year 2011:
Lion Heads : Yong Ren Tan, Bruce Sui
Lion Backs : John Lim, Yaw Bia Tan
Laughing Buddha : Vincent Cheong
Percussionists : Qi Hui Tan, Claresta Lim, Ken Ho, June Gan

Lastly a group picture of Lion Dance Members of years 2010 & 2011:

Hi,

Performances at both UCL and Bromley Churchill Theatre is officially over now and a great job was done by our dear performers!! The spirit of the 2012 Chinese New Year within our team have just risen by a great extend!! We will be anticipating the following performances whereby the closest confirmed performance will be on 25th of January, @ Imperial College Beit Quadrangle in conjunction with the ‘One World Day’ event.

This is an event pioneered by the Malaysian Society, where it showcases the various cultures from all around the world. This year, Bruneian, Vietnamese, Mauritius, Pakistan, Spanish, Portuguese Speaking, Singaporean and Palestinian Societies will be participating with us, the Malaysian Society to bring this event to a success!!

See you there! Be sure to turn up!

For more information on the event, especially on time and venue, visit the Facebook page addressed below and click ‘Join’!

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Thank you,

Bo Yuan Liew
Webmaster
Imperial College Lion Dance Society

It would be on…. this coming Saturday, 21st of January 2012!!! We will be having 2 performances on the same day at different venues, as seen:

1. 11:00a.m. @ University College London (UCL)
Gower Street
London WC1E 6BT
UK

2. 1:30p.m. @ Churchill Theatre
High Street
Bromley
Kent BR1 1HA
UK

We are looking forward to this day as this is what the lions have made preparation for the last few months. I hereby wish the lion dance team good luck, and as for the audiences, hope that you will enjoy the whole show!! Despite the tough practices that have to be endured, we hope to see you there at the performance!

Cheers,
Bo Yuan Liew
Webmaster,
Lion Dance Society

The practices for the new performers have been rough ever since performance dates have been announced. We will strive to give the best to our dear audiences in our first performance this coming Saturday!! Sit back, relax, and enjoy the show as our new batch of lions will be prepared to present to you, the routine that has been passed down for years in the society!

We will very soon be introducing our new batch of performers in their first performance ever in London!! Stay Tuned!!

Dear Lion Dance members,

The Lion Dance Society AGM was held at the Queen’s Lawn this fine morning.

The results are as follows:
Captain: Andrew Chim
Vice-Captain: Amarandaas Kaluvan
Secretary: Albert Sui
Webmaster: Bo Yuan Liew

As gratitude to our respected seniors, Zhi-Xiong Chong (ex-Captain), Michael Chow (ex-ViceCaptain), Weinan Tai (ex-CommunicationsSecretary), I hereby represent the entire lion dance society to thank you guys for all your effort for you guidance and your contributions to the lion dance culture! A great big thank you!!

Thank you,
Bo Yuan Liew
Webmaster,
Lion Dance Society

Dear fellow members,

There will be an AGM this coming Saturday (19th March 2011). Details are as below.

Venue: Queen’s Lawn
Time: 10am

The positions elected will be Captain, Vice-Captain and Communications Secretary.

This will be a quite informal, but important meeting. If you cannot make it, please inform Zhi Xiong or Michael. If many cannot make it, the date could be changed.

Thank you very much.

Yours sincerely,
Tai, Weinan
Communications Secretary
Lion Dance Society

Dear fellow members,

The Lion Dance Committee wish to thank the juniors who performed in the past few performances, around London. As there are no more requests for the time being, you may now focus on the Malaysian Night performance. However, keep checking your emails, for there might be sudden performances calling for us. And with this, there will not be any practices anymore, unless you wish to practice among yourselves.

We would also like to (happily) announce that the dim sum shall be set to be held at the last week of the Easter Holidays. Should you wish to enjoy the fruits of your hardwork, keep the stated week free. The exact date shall be discussed soon.

With this newsletter, attached is the promotion poster for Malaysian Night 2011. Please spare a few minutes to have a read on it.

Thank you very much.

Yours sincerely,
Tai, Weinan
Communications Secretary
Lion Dance Society

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Imperial College Malaysian Society is proud to present Hero: WANTED, a superhero comedy centred around the choices we make and their consequences, and how even superheroes are not above making the wrong ones. This is the perfect opportunity for you to find out more about Malaysia – with traditional music, dances and cultural performances all integrated in an elaborate play.

Meet The Captain, Kuala Lumpur’s very own ex-superhero. He’s old and he’s lost his powers. As an ex-superhero extraordinaire, he wasn’t always like this, and he’s determined to do something about it. Join him on his journey as he struggles to combat his addictions, that annoying voice in his head and personal hygiene. But things aren’t going to be so easy. Caught up in the war between two rivaling drug lords, who control the very drug he’s dependent on, and armed only with the help of his naive protege and the voice in his head, The Captain’s going to have a superhuman task ahead of him! Even heroes fall… but do they rise up again?

Date: 26 & 27 February 2011 (Saturday & Sunday)

Time: 7:00pm

Venue: Great Hall, Sherfield Building

Ticket Price: 10 Pounds (Includes refreshments after the show and a chance to win a return ticket to Kuala Lumpur sponsored by AirAsia!)

Check out our website at http://www.icmnite.com/

Love,

The Malaysian Night 2011 Committee

Dear fellow members,

For the Friday (18th February 2011) evening performance at Chase Bridge School in Zone 4, the logistics is as follows.

Please gather at Beit Hall at 5.15pm, too. We shall be taking tube and bus to the school. As we must arrive at the school by 6.30pm, and that the journey takes around an hour plus to reach the school, please be punctual. We are operating at a very tight schedule.

The Lion Dancers (Ananth, Wui Yang, Bo Yuan and Andrew), Ryan and Zhi Xiong will be taking a taxi from Beit at 5.30pm. All the lion dance equipment: drums, costumes, heads, cymbals, banners, etc. needs to be with them by 5.30pm as well. So, if you are holding the lion dance equipment, please make sure you pass it to the names of people stated above to Beit Hall by 5.15pm. The taxi will arrive punctually at 5.30pm.

For the Saturday (19th February 2011) early afternoon performance, the performance is scheduled to be at 2pm. Please gather at Tanaka Business School at 12pm or straight after MNight morning rehearsal, whichever comes first. The travel time is estimated to be 50 minutes. From Business School, we shall then walk to South Kensington Station to take a bus to Putney Heath.

Time is of essence. Please be punctual.

Thank you very much.

Yours sincerely,
Tai, Weinan
Communications Secretary
Lion Dance Society