From October 1st to 31st, the exclusive ballrooms of two associations held 34 dance parties, including 8 New Vogues dance lessons, 5 International dance lessons and 5 Latin dance lessons.

How time flies! It’s almost the end of the year. We’ve come out of the winter season and into spring.
The collaborative efforts of President Gu and Dou, dance hall managers and all volunteers ensured that Granville Dance Hall was always a thriving place. The beautiful spectators were as supportive as ever.

The smiles on everyone’s faces.

The beautiful Hill’s ladies are as supportive as ever.

Let’s advertising The Granville Ballroom today,  the venue is ideally located next to the train station, parking,  the interior is spacious and bright, and there is a wall mirror for dancers to watch their beautiful dance, with air-conditioning to change the room temperature.  There are 20 surround ceiling sound, as well as an electronic projector, can scroll through the picture at any time. The music player in the venue is electronically controlled with advanced equipment and excellent sound. Perfect for anyone looking for physical and mental enjoyment.

Let’s take a look at The New Vogues dance class. Miss Wu taught carefully and well, and the dynamic melody, familiar smiles, and passionate dance steps made the ballroom fill with a warm atmosphere.

Granville Town Hall old ballroom palace dance special, teacher Wu brought students to support. Wu Wei and volunteers did their duty, allowing the old ballroom to have a bustling environment.

Teacher Wang Shu’s International dance classes, he’s teaching style has maintained consistency and participants are in regular attendance.

Since Latin dance class have resumed, the teacher Momo has taught conscientiously and provided teaching videos after class to help everyone consolidate their foundation.

The following is an introduction to the activities of the “Australian Russian – Chinese Friendship Association” in October.

First, President Ge participated in “Pink Ribbon Festival 2023” event in Sydney and personally performed on stage.

Second, a barbecue party was held and birthday cake for the members with birthdays this month.

Thirdly, English learning classes started for the first time at Cabramatta Community Centre. The class is taught by Mr Jinuo. The teacher is proficient in Chinese and can also write in pinyin, making it easier for everyone to learn. President Ge was personally made announcement for the English class.

Fourth, every Tuesday, teachers Zhang Shaofen and his wife teach the New Vogues dance in the activity hall, everyone has a delicious lunch together with chef Wenguang’s cooking. Teacher Liudmila teaches Russian dance. You can play mahjong during the day and learn foreign songs at night. There are also home care services.

A message about good people, good deeds, positive energy.

Vice President of Yu Xiao Li,  Dance Hall Manager Wu Wei, bought several electronic fixtures and neon lights when she returned to China to visit her family, and donated them to the Multicultural Seniors Association. We applaud her dedication.

News about the Art Team.

On 22nd, MSA Happy Team participated in the Matsu Parade at Tin Hau Temple in Cabramatta.

Jia Zhengang from the Chinese and Russian Descendants Team is performing at the Mazu Xun An Shenghui in Cabramatta.

In addition: The MSA Marine Dance team is recruiting new members. We welcome friends who love dance to sign up.

To sum up, the achievements mentioned above are commendable.  As the end of the year approaches, there are still many tasks and difficulties. We firmly believe that under the leadership of President Ge and President Dou, all the staff of the two sessions will work hard together and win greater achievements!  See you next time! 

“Australian Russian-Chinese Friendship Association” and “Multicultural Seniors Association” President Ge in the Mid-Autumn Festival Party an important speech was delivered.

Our beloved President Ge has taken many responsibilities, working diligently for the two associations, taking care of community activities, and personally leading members to participate in and perform with everyone.

The 24^th of September, we were invited to participate in the celebration of the 100^th anniversary of the founding of the Russian army in Australia.  President Ge personally led the delegation to participate in the celebration.  The picture was so beautiful and wonderful!  And returned with honor.

On the 22^nd of September, President Ge attended the Mid-Autumn Festival Celebration held by the Eastern Alliance Association at Tianhou Temple in Cabramatta, and made a speech.

The 30^th of September, President Ge sent representatives to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival Party organized by President Sun Baoren.

Now look at the news from Granville Centre ballroom.  In order to continuously improve the management and service of the dance hall, President Dou tirelessly set a role model, insisting on attending every dance party, listening to opinions, understanding and mastering the first-hand information of the dance hall.  With the efforts of the President and volunteers, the popular and the atmosphere was active, breaking 100 in a single day, and the President and volunteers also showed a happy smile.

Granville Centre Ballroom.  Thank you very much for the girls of the Hills Friends Association to come to join us and had more fun.

Other news.

The 16^th of September, Nina led the team to participate in the “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival Charity Party” held by the Georges River Federation of NSW with theme of gratitude to the community.  The show of “Hua Hao Yue Yuan (Blooming flowers and full moon )” was welcomed and praised by everyone.

On the 22^nd of September, Shanshan’s Jacaranda Art Troupe participated in the Mid-Autumn Festival Party held by the Eastern Union Association in the Tianhou Temple, and their performance was praised by the leaders and the audience.

The Mid-Autumn Festival Party of the two association was a complete success!  First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to President Dou for his leadership and planning, which made members feel the care of the two sessions.  Also thanks to all the volunteers and staff for their hard work; I would also like to thank all the members of the art team who participated in the performance; And Wang Shu’s team and Wang Guangming, who presented Waltz and Social dance for the party, it is you who have given us the enjoyment of hearing and sight; Finally, thank you to every member who participate. 

Let’s review the lively and warm scene and wish our members a happy holiday! Family happiness!

From September 1^st to 30^th, the exclusive ballrooms of the two associations held a total of 32 dance parties, including 8 New Vogues dance lessons, 3 International dance lessons and 2 Latin dance lessons.

September coincides with the traditional Chinese festival Mid –Autumn Festival.  On the 26^th, the “Australian Russian-Chinese Friendship Association” and “Multicultural Seniors Association” members joined together to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Granville Town Hall.  The venue was decorated with lanterns and streamers, giving off a strong festive atmosphere.  The participants were all members of the two sessions, and this was the first large-scale event with more than 200 participants after the implementation of the membership system.

Party Commander:  Ge Yinglan

Executive President: Dou Jiaxing

Art Director:  Zhang Xiumei

Moderator:  Yang Na

Logistics Director:  Yang Xiuying

Deputy Director of Logistics:  Yan Wenguang

Photographer:  Zhang Hu

Reminder:  Zhou Juan Veia

Photo:  Yanzi

Part of the backstage staff

On the 22^nd of September, President Ge and art director Zhang Xiumei held a meeting of heads of literature and art to explain and arrange the procedure of the Mid-Autumn Festival Party.

In order to hold the party smoothly, the leaders of the two sessions held a mobilization meeting for all volunteers on the 23^rd, which divided the work, including the decoration of the venue, food procurement and production, and cleaning up after the party.  The 25^th of September evening, President Dou personally led some volunteers to decorate the venue and worked late into the night.

The Mid-Autumn Festival Party kicked off in the melodious and beautiful dance music, and the members danced in the music in gorgeous costumes.

After the party, Mr Wang Shu’s ballroom dance team performed waltz, and Mr Yan Guangming and Mr Yan Shuhua performed slow four ballroom dance.  The dancers are full of passion, and the spectators enjoy the joy.

The party was presided over by Yang Na.  First President Ge took the stage to deliver a speech, and then presented wonderful programs by the literary and artistic teams.

Special guests Michael Ovchinnikov, Australian Russian Curator, and Nadejda Liakhova, President of the Australian Russion National Association, delivered a speech, which was translated by President Ge herself.  Special guests were Liudmila Ketaeva, head of Strathfield Russian Club, and Irina Borisova.

Here’s a look back at the wonderful pictures of the artistic performances of each team.

After the performance, we sang the birthday song and had birthday cake for the members who were born in September.

From 1st – 31st August, a total of 35 dance parties were held in various exclusive dance halls of the Multicultural Seniors Association, of which 10 dance parties were held in New-Vogue dance teaching and 5 dance parties were held for international Ballroom dance teaching.

Under the leadership of President Ge and President Dou, the Multicultural Seniors Association tided over difficulties and ushered in spring through hard work and new membership measures, as well as the efforts of all the staff. In the Grand Ballroom, the two presidents are often seen running around.

In addition to being president of the Friendship Association of Chinese and Russian Descendants, President Ge is also a member of the Cumberland Community Leadership Team. This is a group photo of the Cumberland Council Community Leadership Team members!

The following are the messages from each dance floor from the August event.

Since the new measures were implemented, Granville Centre has been improving gradually, given its location and environment, as well as the concerted efforts of everyone involved, and its popularity has continued to rise.

The picture of the New-Vogue dance teaching class is very warm, the students are very serious in their studies, Ms LiWen Wu is very patient in her teaching, and the staff is developing steadily.

Granville Town Hall Centre New-Vogue Dance is gradually stabilising, the volunteers are sticking to their posts and continuing to play the role of the old dance hall.

International Ballroom dance teacher Mr Wang Shu earnestly taught to lead the way, the students concentrated on learning, and gradually developed in a stable manner.

 

A few of the activities of the “Friendship Association of Chinese and Russian Descendants” in August are as follows:

Board members elected to the second year of the Board of Directors, to discuss volunteer work duties and systems, as well as other matters.

The volunteers of the Friendship Association complied with their work duties and were caring, and the good deeds continue to be praiseworthy!

 

Message from the Arts Team.
The “MSA Happy Art Team” participated in the 4th Oriental Cup Dance Competition this month and won the Gold Medal, congratulations to them.

The Jacarander Art Team under the leadership of Shan Shan, sang loudly and the Chinese Waste Drum Team was outstanding.

Jasmine Art Troupe of United Friendship Association (UFA), led by Yan Qing, has more than 20 members, rehearsal venue in Lidcombe Community Central, team members under the leadership of the head of the team seriously committed to, and there have been a few programmes that have been rehearsed ready.

Under the leadership of President Ge and President Dou, let us take advantage of the spring season to take the Association’s work to a higher level! As we head into September, it is the spring season. Let’s make the dance venues bloom in the spring breeze!

See you all next time.

 

 

May 1^st – 31^st a total of thirty-night dances were held in the exclusive dance venue of the Multicultural Senior Associations Inc. Among them, night were held for the teaching of New Vogue dances, seven for the teaching of Latin dances.

 

Multicultural Seniors Association Inc and The Chinese and Russian Friendship Association Inc. is a non-profit organisation dedicated to the middle-aged and elderly. Under the correct leadership of President Ge and President Dou, the two associations maintain close contact with government departments and are often seen two presidents in various dance venues in the community.

 

At the beginning of May, we entered the winter season, the weather turned cold and the influence of the peripheral environment also made the dance halls a bit cold to varying degrees. Despite its unique environment and advantages, Granville Centre still enjoys a high level of popularity.

 

To bring back the popularity of the venue, Granville Town Hall has decided to host weekly New Vogue dance sessions on Wednesdays, and Ms LiWen Wu has led the students in helping. She taught the moves and led the students in dance after dance, and the atmosphere was great! Thank you so much Ms Wu! Thank you for all your hard work!

 

With a steady stream of students, a warm atmosphere, and a positive attitude, Ms Wu taught with patience and care!

 

Ms momo taught the Latin dance class, she taught carefully and played back the video tutorial after the class, the students studied carefully and consolidated their knowledge.

 

The Chinese and Russia Friendship Association Inc President Ge is hands-on, planning and working day and night for the Association. He often leads the team to the community and departments to carry out condolence performances. The team was well-received for its training and improvement.

 

President Ge also worked on the development of the Friendship Association during her family vacation.

 

The Friendship Association took part in the following events in May and they were a great success.

 

A variety of weekly activities are offered by the Friendship Association, including mobile phone lessons, majong games, Russian dance lessons, and home care services. Mr and Mrs Shaofen Chang have opened a New Vogue dance workshop in Cabramatta, which is well received.

 

As part of the United Friendship Association, several cultural groups gather regularly for rehearsals and performances. Let us introduce you to the United Friends Association’s “Happy Arts Team”.

 

Dance venues at the Club are often populated by good people, which reflects the seriousness and responsibility of the work we do.

 

In summary, we are almost halfway through 2023 and the work has been hard. We are convinced that under the leadership of President Ge and President Dou, and with the concerted efforts of all our staff, we will definitely do better and usher in the spring of the Association.

 

Under the wise leadership of President Ge and President Dou, throughout the years, the Chinese Russian Friendship Association Inc has worked closely with government departments to provide middle-aged and elderly people with activities to occupy their spare time. They have been recognized and commended for their silent dedication and love by their superiors. A variety of activities were held in various venues, including dance venues, and this is the example of a selfless good leader, a good volunteer, an example for all of us to follow.

 

From 1^st to 30^th April, 33 dances were held in the exclusive ballrooms of the Multicultural Senior Associations Inc. The Granville Ballroom was closed for two times due to the public holidays.

 

A number of organizations opened ballrooms in April, and there was fierce competition. Granville Centre is known for its comfortable surroundings, advanced sound equipment, and beautiful melodies. There has been a decline in staff at Granville Town Hall, so we have to find new ways to meet the needs of dancers.

 

Mr Wu is a very good teacher, he teaches the classes well, and is respected and loved by the dancers.

 

The Latin dance classes will be held in April at Granville Town Hall, Room M2.

 

New equipment has been added to the volunteer day held at Granville Town Hall on Tuesdays, so everyone is welcome to come and share the fun!

 

In April, a new English language class was held at the Multicultural Senior Associations Inc for the Middle-aged and the elderly of all nationalities.

 

Behind all the work is the personal guidance of the leaders, the ballroom manager, and the hard work and enthusiasm of all the volunteers.

 

President Dou would like to express his sincere thanks to all the volunteers of the Multicultural Senior Associations Inc! Thank you for your hard work and excellent service.

 

Under the personal leadership of President Ge, the activity Centre of the Chinese Russian Friendship Association Inc’s Cabramatta City is well organized. Each Tuesday taking care of every aspect, and it is a happy place to be.

 

After more than a month of preparation, President Ge put together a strong team and the annual Russian Easter event was successfully held on 22 April.

 

In addition, under the leadership of Shanshan, the artistic team of the “United Friendship Club Bluebonnet”, the sisters are friendly with each other, and the “Australian National Anthem” is sung in their own style, and we hope that the drum team will be outstanding.

 

Our “Two Clubs” have two great presidents who are passionate about the welfare of the public and a team of excellent and willing volunteers, which make up the strength of our “Two Clubs”.

 

Multicultural Seniors Association Weekly Dances & Classes
💃 Monday 9: 15am – 12pm, Social Dance & New Vogue, at Granville Centre, 1 Memorial Drive, Granville NSW 2142
💃🏻Tuesday 9:15am-12pm，Social Dance & New Vogue, at 10 Carlton St Granville Town Hall Granville NSW 2142
💃 Wednesday 9:15am-12pm, Social Dance & New Vogue, at Auburn Town Hall, 1 Susan St Auburn NSW 2144
💃 Wednesday 9:15am-12pm, New Vogue Only, at Granville Town Hall, 10 Carlton St Granville NSW 2142
💃 Thursday 9:15am-12pm, Social Dance & New Vogue, at Granville Centre, 1 Memorial Drive, Granville NSW 2142
💃 Friday 9:15am-12pm, Social Dance & New Vogue, at Granville Centre, 1 Memorial Drive, Granville NSW 2142
All members are welcome to come

April is the most beautiful month in Sydney, the annual traditional Russian Easter Festival ushered in.

22nd April 2023, the Federation of Chinese and Russian descendants of Australia held a grand luncheon Russian Easter at the “Golden Palace Seafood Restaurant”. President Ge Yinglan was the chief conductor and gave a speech. 

Consul General of the Russian Consulate Lgor Nikolaievige, Mayor of Fairfield Council Frank Carbone, Mayor D.Le, former member of the NSW House of Lords He Shen Huixia and Vice President of the Federation of Chinese and Russian Descendants of Australia Vela shared the joy of the festival with us and delivered speeches. President Ge and Mayor Fairfield presented the logo design award to Ms. Kenia.

The priest then prayed for all of them and sang a song to present a beautiful cake for the birthday friends of this month, with strong love and the warmth of home shining in their hearts, and the venue was filled with applause.

At 11:46 a.m., the grand gala started with the Australian National Voices sung by the “Jacaranda Artistic Team” of the “Multicultural Seniors Association Inc”, which brought joy and happiness to everyone with Russian ethnic dances, solos, chorus, magician and wonderful performances by various art teams.

While watching the program, everyone tasted the delicious food with a happy mood, chatting about the future of the life and friendship, everyone raised a glass and drank to celebrate their festival! Here we saw the friendship between friends and a peaceful and beautiful smiling face, blooming like a flower on earth.

During the luncheon, we were treated to a ballroom dance performance by Mr Dixson’s team, which was elegant and graceful. 

Then the social dance was officially started. We all danced together to have fun, happiness and joy to the festival.

The conference ended at 3:00 pm. Thank you very much to the two bilingual hosts and the guests, all the staff, performers, volunteers and all the participants who provided services for the event. President Ge would like to express her heartfelt thanks to all those who participated in the event and wishes everyone good luck & happy. 

A party was held at Granville Town Hall on March 21 by the “Australian Chinese Russian Friendship Association Inc” and the “Multicultural Seniors Association Inc” to express sympathy to the arts team.

As early as 8:00am, President Dou, Vice President Yu, and Logistics Director Yang Xiuying led a dozen volunteers to the venue to prepare lunch and tidy up. All the volunteers were hardworking and friendly, especially the ballroom managers who arrived early and got straight to work.

The event began at 9:30 a.m. with friends talking about the future, enjoying music, dancing, and having fun.

At 11:00am, President Ge thanked the teams and individuals who took part in the festive performance on behalf of the Friendship Club and the Multicultural Seniors Association. To celebrate the event, we had watermelon and fruit. We would like to thank everyone who helped. I would like to thank President Ge and President Dou for organizing this appreciation party. In the leadership of President Ge and President Dou, we wish the “Double Club” a more vibrant platform for activities.

Multicultural Seniors Association Inc held a total of thirty-six dances/sessions in the exclusive dance halls between 1^st – 28^th February. Of these, six dances were taught in the New Vogue and four dances were taught in Latin.

With the busy New Year and Lunar New Year behind us, this month also saw the start of 2023 on schedule. In order to meet the needs of our dancers and to improve the health and happiness of the elderly, we opened an additional Saturday Ballroom Dance at Auburn Town Hall on 4 February, with President Ge and President Dou personally on duty to set an example for the volunteers.

With only 28 days in February, the overall performance of the dance halls was good and the Granville Centre was a popular venue for dancers. President Dou always comes to every dance to listen to the dancer’s feedback on the dance music, to solve any problems on the floor and to mingle with the volunteers and dancers. The Auburn Town Hall has maintained its popularity due to the efforts of the volunteers.

Although Granville Town Hall is an old dance hall, President Dou and the volunteers have been welcoming and treating the dancers with enthusiasm to keep the dance floor occupied.

A new round of New Vogue classes has begun, and there was a good atmosphere as both old and new students remained interested in learning. Thank you to Ms Wu and the volunteers, and thank you to the dancers who have continued to love the New Vogue dance.

Since the opening of the Latin dance teaching classes, President Dou has given great support and the teachers have taught carefully, with teaching videos playing back after each class to help new students grasp what they have learnt that day as soon as possible.

After the Australian Chinese Russian Friendship Association resumed its work on 10 January 2023, the activities have diversified in form: mobile phone usage courses, Russian dance basic skills learning, additional ballroom dancing, mahjong group activities for the convenience of the elderly, singing skills lessons taught by professional teachers every other week and a monthly birthday party for the members who have a birthday that month, and a series of activities. Under the leadership of President Ge, the Friendship Club is kept alive and cohesive and often participates in community events.

President Ge is not only a good leader, but also a caring person who cares about the welfare of the members. When the dance teacher fell ill and was hospitalised, President Ge was very busy in spite of his old age.

On 4 February, President Ge personally led the artistic team to attend the Cumberland community performance in Auburn.

On 26 February, the Australian Chinese Russian Friendship Association Inc was invited by the Russian Cultural Society of Australia to participate in the celebration of the Russian Pancake Festival. Led by President Ge and President Dou, a large team took 1½ hours to arrive at the Australian Russian Cultural Society and performed a number of programmes, which were warmly welcomed by the Society. The event was of great significance in spreading ethnic culture and promoting friendship.

President Ge went to the Guildford Community Centre on 21 February to arrange a rehearsal space for the Nina team, and on 17 February she went to the Southside Town Hall in the heat of the day.

In addition to the chorus, ShanShan team has added a drumming programme to their repertoire and we look forward to seeing what they can do.

There is still a lot of work to be done as we enter March 2023. We believe that under the leadership of our two presidents, with all of us working together, all our wishes will come true and all the good things will come true as planned.