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Plans for MDC in Coming Weeks

Sunday, May 23, 2010 8:11 PM

Hi folks, hope you've enjoyed your break after College Day performance ;)

This is the tentative plan for the following weeks:

Wed, 26 May:
Another break for some of you dudes who desperately need to catch up on your work, since Humanities Week programmes are still ongoing. We'll be opening classrooms and studio as usual. Plse feel free to come even though I've made it an official catching-up break. Otherwise do spend your time wisely as once training resumes, we generally do not entertain excuses about needing to catch up on work. Plus once your SA results are out, those failing to meet promotional criteria will be sent for compulsory classroom studies with the J2s during CCA time. I'm dead serious.

Thurs, 27 May (5.10 pm):
Finally we'll get to take our long postponed "Family Portrait". Plse make it a point to be on time as lately there's been more pple coming late without valid reasons. We've closed one eye previously because we know the many extra trainings do take a toil on you dudes. But as of this practice, the physical penalties (pushups, etc) will be back. There's a lot of you and we cannot afford to keep waiting indefinitely for pple. You will be arranged in 6 rows (EXCO will help arrange u guys tat day) so that it'll be a short, smooth process. Jc2s who have lessons will follow the flash mob procedure, we'll sms u once jc1s are in "formation".

We'll also be announcing both the appointed Publicity and Media teams that day. Those who did not sign up previously and wish to do so now plse inform me ASAP. Same thing for those who had signed up and I've confirmed your status but wish to pull out.

A quick survey on your preferred dates will then be done to facilitate June Dance Camp planning.

As following day is public holiday, we're proposing a light dinner cum durian session (pending availability of pple) as dessert. Do try to join us, esp the quieter dudes ;)

Sun, 30 May:
EXCO, including subcomms, will be planning post-College Day training/admin at Netheravon Terrace @ Aloha Changi. Members who are free are encouraged to join us, whether for the discussions or your own group activities eg games. The chalet is FOC, courtesy of Ms Young. Do note that Monday morning you'll have lessons so you'll want to bring along extra proper college uniform. Those adventurous ones may come back to stay on Monday night as well.

Week 2 of June Hols:
There'll be a 2 day 1 night dance camp this week. Exact days we'll confirm after conducting the quick survey on 27 May. Stay tuned!

Weeks 3 and 4:
Tentatively plan is to allow revision for SA, so you have no excuse to do badly. I'll give you logistical support eg opening College areas for studying (including at night) whenever I can. Welfare team will help me collate interested groups. Jc2s, do organise yourselves and tell me what u need. This is a crucial period for u.

After SA:
Pre-training for pple interested in SYF starts. Guys are automatically in, unless u can convince me otherwise :)
1) "Advanced" warmups (those that'll make u cry involuntarily)
2) Basic contemporary moves, figures, lines (to make u dudes look more graceful for gals, more masculine for guys)
3) Basic partnering moves, figures
Instructor will come in once your stretching becomes better, cos unlike us, he'll have ZERO MERCY. Basic choreo will likely start soon after.

For pple not interested in SYF, a separate programme will likely start. Could be reggae by alumni, to be confirmed.

Dec Hols (after promos)
Major training for SYF dudes. The rest will prepare for CCA Orientation.

Yup, tat's the brief tentative overview of this year's plan. Do give your input as nothing is yet cast in stone.

Sum