For those who fancy details, I proudly announce that the dancers were engage in a performance held in Taylor's Lakeside University. Mundane questions of conflict rose the day before the performance itself such as who? what? when? and where are we performing? All in time, everything fell into place. On the performance day itself, the "car-less" gang gathered at the ECA building at 3.30pm or 5.30pm to take a bus to Lakside. In short, no one was left behind.



Shrug Crew performed first, a performance which overwhelmed the crowd's mind, to the extent of them forgetting their own names, and left Shrugging in awe.



There is many views to this story, but it was best remembered as the performance that caused the heavens to tear. If you didn't get the sarcasm, it rained. As the drama world puts it, The show must go on! Hence, everyone strutted their stuff to the max and in the end the minor mistakes weren't even registered.

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The combined force of Shrug, Triple Dot Crew, and the LSMO Crew engulfed the whole event in an unimaginable flame of wonder and excitement. A very well transitioned routine of dance styles were displayed successfully and succeeded in capturing the hearts of the attendees of SAM Fiesta. Great showmanship was displayed from both Junior Crews and each went on supporting one another during their performances after long hours of exhaustion and practice for the event itself. Everyone has shown what TDC is made of, be it Junior or Senior, everyone was simply amazing.


SAM Fiesta began with Triple Dot Crew’s (3DC) mind-blowing opening act, which consisted of belly dancing, urban, contemporary and b-boy. The performance drove the crowd mad with awe and the feeling of great anticipation of what Taylor's Dance Club had to give next.

For those who missed the performance, fear not. Here's the video.


To follow with this speechlessness (…), Shrug, the second junior crew, displayed a combination of uncertainty and “shrugging”. The performance was second to none as 60 more junior members took to the stage, opening with a well-choreographed popping routine.

Here's a video of their performance:

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Definitely one of the most anticipated Taylor's College Subang Jaya parties of the year. The other performances that night were incredible; however, no party is *really* complete without TDC present and performing!

Just as the crowd started to simmer down, all the TDC seniors took the stage, performing two pieces. The first, a sick combination of contemporary and b-boy; and the second? TDC's very own; SOML Crew - performing to the best songs of the decade!

Labels: contemporary, past performances, SOML

by EN QUAN CHUAH
for the Campus Plus Newsletter

With a long string of successful events under its belt, the Taylor’s Dance Club Subang Jaya pulled of yet another entertaining night in the form of a dance production. Aptly named ‘Rock the Stance’, the aim of the event was to showcase seven forms of street dance with the exception of Contemporary.

The event started off with a performance by the resident campus crew, SOML to get the crowd cheering. The Popping team in vests and slacks soon made their way on stage in an animated fashion. Using clever bits of choreography, the group of gentlemen showed of some fundamental Boogaloo and Animation styles of Popping.

Next up was Girl Style with a cheeky slant. Hippy like clothing added to the overall charm of the girl dancers. Touted as the most popular dance style in college, the Bboy crew followed up with what is commercially known as break dancing. While the opening was amusing, the Bboys shed that image for that of confidence and style. A couple of aggressive foot work and stunts later, the breakers trooped of stage without even breaking sweat.

Moments later, K-Pop or Korean Pop was brought to life on stage with well known routines seen on television. The entire group dressed in suede black and towering heels pulled of an energetic and robust performance with at least twenty songs in the mix. Judging from the reaction of the audience, the influence of the Korean entertainment industry was not to be taken lightly. An interview with the choreographer Iylia, proved that point as she was not only self taught with the aid of Youtube, she managed to pick up the Korean language along the way.

And what would street dance be without Hip Hop? The dance sequence proved that Hip Hop is indeed still alive with new and old influences thrown in. The choreographer, Machi even took the opportunity to showcase Locking, an upbeat and funky dance style rarely performed nowadays. While Hip Hop was cool and loose, Contemporary was a pool of emotions and sweeping movements. The dancers pranced in joy and wept in sorrow as the crowd soaked it all up.

Last but not least, was Los Angeles (LA) style, a modern form of hip hop that has sharper movements and is lyrically based. A total of 4 choreographers produced 3 pieces that differed entirely in content. Each borrowed movements from Hip Hop and Jazz but delivered well in terms of musicality. As a final act, every dancer gathered on stage ala High School Musical to groove along and show appreciation to anyone that made the event a success.

Dance was of course the main core of the event, but little things like the introductory videos at the start of each performance brought more of an educational approach to the audience. With just 29 dancers and the desire to spread dance culture, the Taylor’s Dance Club not only rocked the stance but also the hearts of parents, lecturers and friends alike.

For more information on dancing try Google or the friendlier alternative of dropping by the dance studio (CPU building), Mondays to Fridays, 2-6 p.m.

Labels: campus plus, past performances, production, RTS, TDC