here's the link to the results of this year's chinese dance syf, and international dance.




anyway, YAY FOR RVDS!

jiayou sound of bliss.

if ur ever feel the pressure is too much, take a look behind u, for the whole rvds will be behind u always. no matter wat, juz do ur best, leave no regrets.


on behalf of all sec4'06
zhongxian

bliss
noun
1. supreme happiness; utter joy or contentment: wedded bliss.
2. Theology. the joy of heaven.
3. heaven; paradise: the road to eternal bliss.
4. Archaic. a cause of great joy or happiness.






you guys have felt this before. show them what it's like to be in 必力思福国!

SOUND OF BLISS 加油!



leng

Be the best we can be!!!!!
Zhui Lang has already reached our ultimate goal... To tu1 po4 all our limits! We did it, we caught the waves!!!
Now its ur turn, Sounds of Bliss...
Have u guys felt tt the stress in u is causing lots of aches, yet u cnt seem to get rid of dem??? Dance is a very effective way of letting off all the steam in u... It's virtually undescribable, yet y do many of us kp mentioning the feeling we all muz hav when performing?? Bcos its necessary, its wad dance is all abt. We dun dance cos our minds tel us to, we dance cos we feel lyk it! When we feel lyk dancing, it means the feeling comes frm the heart, n tts wad many of us mean by dancing wif our hearts, nt juz our bodies. Our hearts our powerful tools of allowing us to influence our own bodies in both positive n negative ways. All of us will noe we will dance well if we r willing, n r happy to dance. We also noe very well the bad effect if we r filled wif reluctance while dancing.
But tt isn't the point!!! I've sidetracked, n now im getting back. The point is tt dancers, true-to-heart dancers r able to feel the dance n music in their very hearts while performing for not juz an audience, but for themselves as well. We dance to express our deepest emotions, our desires(e.g. zhui lang's desire to catch the waves, the longing feeling), hence any dance muz hav its own purpose. Oni wif its purpose, does it enable emotions to suffice. Therefore, wif the purpose of Toma Que Toma so evident, Sounds of Bliss dancers shld feel it, n show it frm their hearts. This does nt nd instructing, it juz nds acceptance n desire frm the dancer to b demonstrated. Many, MOST of the dancers in Sounds of Bliss i believe some wil evn daresay, hav alrdy shown the happiness dey possess in their hearts when dey dance thz dance. Altho im nt veh sure, bt i hav a hunch those hu normally do nt smile tt obviously in the dance(especially the jnrs ar...) DO actuali sense the bliss n happiness tt the dance brings abt. N the happiness is reali in their hearts, its juz nt enuf, nt flooding n ovrflowing... Hence it doesnt show as much on the faces as other dancers. So i juz wana say Jia Youu, to evry1 in Sounds of Bliss, to kp up the great wrk, n improve the feelings n emotions within the limited amnt of time left b4 the syf. Keep doing yan3 shen2, it helps dam lots can! N do it wif the expression of great happiness on ur faces, cos u wil get used to it when dancing de. N when u do, when ur hearts r united as one, when all the bliss is ovrflowing n pouring out of ur hearts, dere si no nd to wry much anymore!!! The dance is a success as long as it is filled wif bliss, as tts the main purpose of thz performance.
So once again, Jia Youu for all modern dancers kzzz...?? Zhui Lang gt GWH, u guys sure oso get one! Rock on, RVDS!!!! w00ts~

P.S. Personally, during the many combined practices, i felt tt among all the dances, Sounds of Bliss was the most flawless one. It never failed to make me smile in my heart, sumtimes evn literally on my face, when u guys dance out dere...=)

i'm gonna blog this whole post in chinese 'cos dun wan pia english up here with u all. i think chinese can best bring out what i want say now. so persevere & try to read the whole post =D

千言万语，一言难尽。 心里有好多好多话要跟大家说，尤其是soundofbliss的...
首先还是要先恭喜追浪：Congrats!你们终于追到了！
soundofbliss...今天说的不含propaganda，全是我心里话。
记得星期二...我们为soundofbliss大家庭取了个名。 在决定取名“必力思福国”的那瞬间，我感觉到一股强烈的力量(also meaning energy)，把我和你们的距离拉的好近好近，好像把各位兄弟姐妹都团结了起来。不知道你们有感觉到吗? “必力思福国”的含义亦：必有力量，令人想起幸福/释放幸福的国家。
那一天就即将降临了。你们紧张吗？知道好多人都紧张得不得了。但我一点都不羞愧地告诉大家，我不紧张。因为我知道那股力量会推动我们，只要大家团结，尽200%全力跳到最好，我们就已经使大家心目中的冠军了！ 因为在这段漫长的日子，我看见的大家的付出，大家的成长，那已经是大家最大的收获了。你们要记住这句话： 我们是去展示我们“国家”的，是去炫耀的，是去表演的，不是去比赛。
在这三天内希望我们可以不分你我，不再分大组小组，一起努力。因为我们的目的是要让评判，观众遗憾不能生在我国！
最后要说： 必力思福国万岁！soundofbliss在我心目中永远是最棒的！

musicians of bliss: we are specially chosen by the mighty one in heaven to be the special angels spreading love, joy & bliss. treasure this special mission & let us create the most beautiful melody named- SOUND OF BLISS!

PS: 要魅。要放电。要和观众交流。做动作要有活力！

read junkai's post and was very bushuang can! sound so kiddish lor!

anyway, congratulations to all wavechasers! we finally did it!
we came a long way and finally achieved our goal. we completed the last lap of our race and sped through the finishing point with amazing speed. we awed the audience and the judges. we performed up to everyone's expectations. WELLDONE EVERYONE!
i have to say that it had been a very long and harsh 5months. we bled, we got ill, we sweat, we did everything for dance. since the start of this year, our main focus of life was dance, dance and just dance. we put in all our effort into dance, hoping that the nutrients and tenderloving care that we give to our little seedling will make it blossomed into a beautiful flower. our sweat was the water, our blood was the fertiliser, our sacrifice was the care it needed. and indeed, our seedling has not only grown into a plant, but also a plant with many beautiful blossoms, each reflecting the effort that we had put in.
in the past 5months, we've all grown, be it mentally, physically, or emotionally. i know we have grown, because it's so significant. like sulaoshi said, what's important about this syf is that we must grow. and we have. i believe all of us can proudly say that some part of us had changed after this period, that some part of us had gained enlightenment. for juniors, maybe now you realise that you would really want to commit yourself to dance, that dance is your passion. and for seniors, i guess all of us have confirmed how dance has affected our lifes, and how significant it is to us. wavechasers, zhuilang has brought us more than just an award, but also great lessons in life. remember this event, remember how we danced on that stage on the 17th of April 2007.
for all those who feel that we don't deserve this award, i just want to tell you that it's not true. most of us felt that way after the newsflash. it felt so unreal, and so unfair too. but the truth is, all of us had put in alot of effort, and i guess the judges were able to see our efforts being poured out on stage. we really drowned the judges yesterday, not only with our sea water, but also with our passion. everybody makes mistakes, and i believe that the judges had deducted marks from our score accordingly, so don't feel guilty for making those mistakes. mistakes are unavoidable, what is important is that you learn from those mistakes. for us to attain this award, we must have really impressed the judges so much that even though marks were deducted, we still emerged as one of the best. we have continued the River Valley Dance Society legacy.
since the day i've joined dance, i felt proud of it. but now, being in dance society has a completely different meaning. now, more than ever, we have become one big family. we're so much bonded right now, despite having certain conflicts like all families do. that's what makes us even stronger anyway. let our bonds last long, let dance stay united, let the dance spirit live in us forever. 我爱追浪！i love rvdancesociety! hope to see everyone of the wavechasers in next year's dance concert! the dance won't be complete without every wavechaser contributing a single splash of sea water.

sound of bliss, jiayou. i truly believe in you guys. try hard to grasp that joy and energy that amazed me when i 1st saw your dance. it was truly stunning back then, not that you guys aren't now. 5 months ago, you guys had a fabulous atmosphere, you guys made me truly want to join you guys in the dance, the only problem was that everything seemed very raw. but now, sound of bliss is especially synchronised, i'm extremely impressed with the sharpness and also the gracefulness of the movements, however, the happiness is now gone.. SYF is coming for you guys! feel happy that finally you'll be able to show off you talents and your beautiful dance to the audience and judges. believe me, they will definitely love you guys!
have more confidence in yourselves, cause even us, as part of the audience and also as fellow dance mates have confidence in you. the instructors too. don't be too stressed out, and don't worry about how you guys will perform, cause it's a guaranteed outcome already. just let yourself free on stage on monday, show them what you've got. show everyone what you have been doing in that small little cage of ours. don't only meet the judges expectations, exceed it, exceed your own limits too. believe in yourself, you're capable.
sound of bliss, you have my blessings, you have everyone's blessings.. jiayou everyone. it's the last 200m of you 2.4km run! SPRINT FAST TO THE FINISHING LINE



p.s. most dancers have tribute posts on their blogs. go ahead and read them =]
leng

Haha... think this is e 1st time i blogged on this blog. It has been a long time since i last did this(ya... for most ppl think they know le...haha).

K... 1stly, 追浪！Well done! 我们追到了！！！Haha!!! Good Job!!! Like wad xiao peng said, "It's a great ending."(although dunno whether we got opening/closing night or not) We did it! We did it!! We did it!!! Yeah!!! Omg.... i v high!!! 3 cheers for 追浪!!!

Budden... my main purpose is not just to congratulate 追浪. My main purpose is to 加油 for Sound of Bliss. Sound of Bliss.... I really believe you all can do it. I really mean it... I have confidence in you all. So you all must also have confidence in yourself. You all surely got stress 1... i know... budden u all must learn how to change e stress to motivation. Motivate yourself!!! Push yourself to e limits!!! Reach your goal!!! I really really believe you all can do it....

Of course... e standard of your dance now is still not really up 2 standard. You ppl haven reach your limits. I know you tried very very hard... but dun give up.... Cause I have confidence in you ppl... And you all should have confidence in yourself too...

Dance with your heart, not just with your body... Feel e music, not just listen to it... Everytime you dance, dance seriously... Believe you can do it....cause believing leads to achieving your goal. Aim, try and try, and never, never, never give up!!!

Always be optimistic... always be happy... No more crying until after SYF le... Cause I can't hear e sounds of bliss...

Perharps this post maybe not be motivational(if there's such a word...haha...) enough for some ppl. (Maybe because it's typed out and you carnt hear my tone) But i hope that Sound of Bliss will really 加油!!! I really have confidence in you ppl!!! So you ppl also must have confidence in yourself!!! I will definitely support you all the way!!!

SOUND OF BLISS...加油! 加油!! 加油!!!

here are the checklists for the various dances for the coming SYF. Please only view the document applicable to you. The checklists may be editted. please check back again in a few days times.

ZhuiLang Girls

ZhuiLang Boys

Sound of Bliss Girls

Sound of Bliss Boys