以下录影剪辑，摘自新加坡舞蹈联盟，新加坡舞蹈周2011宣传片。李淑芬老师的舞蹈宣言。
below footage extracted and edited from World Dance Alliance, Singapore Dance Week 2011 publicity teaser. “What is Dance to Mdm Lee Shu Fen”
About Mdm Lee Shu Fen
Dance is a talent she inherited from her mother. As a child growing up in Taiwan, Lee Shu Fen secretly learnt dance steps while her mother was conducting dancing lessons.
At age of 6, she gave her first dance performance at her mother’s school. Since then there has been no turning back – dance has dominated her body and spirit. Lee Shu Fen began training in Japanese dance and ballet and continued till the age of 16.After furthering her training in various dance forms in Japan, she returned to Taiwan, where her career as a professional dancer took off.
In 1961 she began her journey towards Singapore, a place which she soon began to call ‘home;.
The beginning of the 1970s witnessed the turning of a page in the history of dance in Singapore. Lee Shu Fen was appointed dance instructor, choreographer and performer by the National Dance Company, People’s Association Dance Troupe and Phoenix Dance Troupe. She led the teams out of Singapore for many cultural programmes. She assimilated herself rapidly into the local culture making friends with Indian Dance master Mr. K.P. Bhaskar to learn Indian Dance and with dance artist Nong Chik Gani to learn Malay Dance.
In August 1972 Lee Shu Fen was awarded the B.B.M.(Public Service Star) by President Sheares in recognition of her contribution to the dance industry. She has became an important figure in the Singapore dance scene. Indeed, from 1973 to 1989, the whole of Singapore became her classroom and her stage. A cultural ambassador for Singapore, she has been the pillar of choreography in Chinese Dance and its development in Singapore. Her influence on the growth of the Singapore Chinese Dance Circle has been significant.
From 1989 till 2012, Lee Shu Fen has been teaching dance to senior citizens at community centres in Singapore.
English text extracted from “Lee Shu Fen, A Life in Dance”
All photographs & Newspaper cutting provided by Mdm Lee Shu Fen
used for Singapore Dance Week 2011 Opening Exhibition organised by World Dance Alliance (Singapore)
World Dance Alliance Singapore (WDAS) took the opportunity during Singapore Dance Week 2011 Opening on 21st May 2011 to honor Mdm Lee Shu Fen, for her valuable contribution to Dance in Singapore.In appreciation, she was presented sculptures created by students of CHIJ Our Lady of the Nativity by the Guest of Honour, Mr Viswa Sadasivan.
Photo of taken during Singapore Dance Week 2011 Opening where WDAS took the opportunity to honor two dance pioneers of Singapore, Ms Rose Eberwein(left waving) and our late Mdm Lee Shu Fen(right), for their valuable contribution to Dance in Singapore
. another photo taken together. Our late Mdm Lee Shu Fen(left) and Ms Ms Rose Eberwein(right)
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Introduction of Ong Lay Keng:
A certified movement analyst, Ms Ong graduated from the Laban/ Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, New York, 1996. Awarded with the National Arts Council bursary in 1995 for her studies in New York, she was also given a project grant in 1997 from the National Arts Council, Lee Foundation and Arts Fund for her dance production of “Journal of Ah-Man”. In 1999, she was also funded by the National Arts Council for her production “Where Two Ends Meet” which was held at Jubilee Hall.
A professional dancer with the People Association Dance Company from 1980 to 1987, She continued to develop her skill abroad. She studied with Jane Dudley and Juliet Fisher at the London School of Contemporary Dance and moved on to New York to study with Merce Cunningham, Anna Marie Forsy at the Cunningham Studio and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Natasha Baron and Frank Hatchet at the Broadway Dance Center, Simonson Jazz Technique with Laurie Devito at the Dance Space Center and with Zena Rommett who developed the Rommett Floor-Barre Technique, to name a few. Lay Keng is currently teaching at St Anthony’s Canossian secondary School, NanYang Polytechnic and Dance Arts. She is also on the panel for the Arts Education Programme (Dance) under the National Arts Council.
Venue: Level 5 – Possibility in National Library Building
A collaboration with the National Library Board.
Dance in Thailand: Cultural Heritage Alive Prof Chommanad of SuanSunandha Rajabhat University will lead her students of the Dance Department to present a lecture-cum-demonstration of dances from Thailand. It will help Singaporeans to understand and appreciate the rich dance heritage of Thailand. The programme will include a 20 minute lecture on Dance in Thailand and a 30 minute dance performance. Dances to be performed include “The Pursuit of Supana Matcha”, “Hmak-Kub-Kab (Krab) Dance”, “Theut-Thung Dance”, and “Chon Kai Dance”.
随着我国艺术界的发展倾向现代与抽象，舞协旨在推广华族舞蹈的同时，发掘崭新创意，也保留华族舞蹈中的精髓。
Since its establishment in 1984, the Chinese Dance Artistes’ Association (CDAA) has united local Chinese dance artistes together to promote Chinese cultural dance in Singapore. In 1992, the CDAA became a corporate member of People’s Association, bringing about a closer relationship between the 2 organisations. This has enabled CDAA to reach out further to the Chinese community, as well as participate in cultural activities organised by other cultural groups.
For 28 years, CDAA continues to organise dance courses for local Chinese dance artistes and students. Local dance veterans such as Mdm Lee Shu Fen and Dr Chua Soo Pong were invited to conduct some of these courses.
In 1994, CDAA organised the dance performance “Dancing In Unity”. This was followed by performances of the same series in 1998 and 2000. CDAA also organised a “National Chinese Dance Competition” in 1999, which attracted more than 300 participants from 34 local dance groups.
In 2003, CDAA organised “A Mid-Autumn Dance Celebration” at the Hong Lim Park to promote interest in Chinese Dance.
With the development of Singapore’s Arts scene towards the modern and the abstract, CDAA aims to encourage creativity while retaining the essence and ‘flavour’ of Chinese Dance.
华族舞蹈艺术协会 CHINESE DANCE ARTISTES’ ASSOCIATION 