Dancing
Preschool November 6th, 2009Allan filmed this when Keatkeat was practising his Graduation Dance last month. (***Allan filmed the wrong way up again. *faint*) When Allan came home and showed me the video, I was surprised to see my ‘short’ boy placed at the back row.
Yesterday, I was lucky to catch him in action and I finally understood WHY.
He was dancing to his own rhythm. He was either too fast or too slow. *faint*
When I looked at him from the front, I could hardly see him, because all his other classmates were ‘half a head‘ taller. So I doubt I would be able to get a good shot at him during tomorrow’s Full Dress Rehearsal. It was the teacher’s wise choice to put my shortie Keatkeat right at the back, so that the group performance would appear more synchronized’.
Oh, anyway, parents were FORBIDDEN to take videos nor photos during the Graduation Ceremony itself! How Stu***!!! They fear that with so many parents standing up or raising their cameras, other audience would be disturbed.
The school even ‘threatened‘ that parents who disobeyed this golden rule may be asked to leave the place! *faint*
Having to pay $12/pax to go for my boys’ rehearsal and the graduation ceremony was already hair-pulling and after I saw the costume which we paid $40 for, I really felt like Sccrrreeeeeaaaammming!!! *AAaarrrggghhhhh*
I could easily find a BETTER piece at a retail price of $18!!! Mind you, I used to sell such costumes!!! *AAaaarrrrggghhhhhh* Touching the material, I can even tell you the COST of it! *AAaaarrrrggghhhhhh* And the school charged us $40 for it!!! *Aaaarrrrrggghhhhh*
*Compose**Compose*
Ok, back to his dancing….. As a dancer myself (in the past) , I would have gone crazy if I had a dance member who could not dance to the beat. But I was not pissed when it came to Keatkeat, because I KNOW my boy.
He is those hip-hop, ‘Yo-Yo’ kind of dancer. He could do Michael Jackson Moonwalk and the ‘Tip-Toe’ Billie Jean very well; even to the song ‘Nobody’ by the famous Korean Group WonderGirls, but he just could not slow down his INTERNAL beat to dance to this Graduation Dance.
Let’s see if he would surprise me tomorrow, my ONLY CHANCE (given by the school) to video my boyS. Yes, its a big ‘S’ behind the word ‘boy’… Binbin was selected to perform too, remember?….. So it would be DOUBLE EXCITEMENT for me tomorrow…. *wink*
November 6th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
haha…angeline, in fact i find keatkeat is following the beat quite well. maybe because you were a dancer so you have higher expectations. u will be very busy tomorrow preparing the kids since they are both performing tomorrow but it will be fun. Enjoy! ;)
November 6th, 2009 at 9:16 pm
aiyo….please ask Allan to video properly ok :p
For my daughter’s graduation, we are allowed to take photos/videos at the far left or far right of the hall, and I find that your tix @ $12/pax for full dress and actual day is really too much.
November 7th, 2009 at 8:39 am
think its unfair to place keat behind just because he didn’t dance to the rhythm..my nicholas didn’t even danced but the teacher still placed him in front.
And can’t take pictures/ video during the Graduation ceremony!! That’s so unacceptable! Its every parents’ dream to record this movement..i think they want to earn the video money too that’s why they forbid parents to record! How St***d!!!
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November 7th, 2009 at 10:34 am
School always hav to pay for for tis and tat… but hav to pay for full dress is abot or….
And i got a stiff neck liao… :D whaahhaahah!
November 7th, 2009 at 11:41 am
Can feel your frustration. This year, Isaac’s school is also charging for their graduation. $25 for 2 guests. Everything is money money money.
But I think it’s unreasonable to forbid parents to take photos of their kids’ graduation. And even have to ‘threaten’ parents about it. Wow. What kind of school is that?
Anyway, I think Keatkeat danced well. Hope that all of you will still be able to enjoy the big day.
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November 7th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
As soon as I played your video, my daughter ran to me to take a look. She left her Dora on. LOL! Well, you know, kids are kids. I love ’em no matter what – in or out of rhythm. :)
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November 7th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
I’m sure you enjoy your boys performance! Tell us how was it on the actual day? :-)
November 8th, 2009 at 10:22 am
I think the school wana sell you the performance they themselves recorded in CD. Maybe at $10? Really suckers!
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November 9th, 2009 at 11:21 am
Now, don’t you get me started about expensive concert costumes! My boy had to take part in three performances which means 2 costume changes which means more $$$$$$$$$$$$!
November 9th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
Some kindies here hv their concert day at expensive venues so they charge the audience per head, on top of wat the child has to pay (costume, transport, etc). Luckily NOT my girl’s kindy. :)