From December 1st to 31st, a total of 30 dances were held in the exclusive ballroom of the Friendship Association. Among them, there were 7 New Vogues dance sessions, 4 Latin dance sessions, and 2 ballroom dance sessions. In addition, there were several English classes and mobile phone classes.
Looking back at the “Multicultural Seniors Association Inc” and the “Australian Russian-Chinese Friendship Association Inc” at the end of the year. Under the leadership of president Ge and president Dou, all members worked hard together in one direction to get out of the predicament gradually. At the end of this year we also achieved gratifying results.
First, let’s take a look at the Christmas Party held in December. On 19th December, the two association jointly held a large-scale event attended by nearly 300 members. At the same time, municipal leaders, councillors and heads of fraternal associations were invited to attend the party, and the mayor presented certificates to the recipients of the award.
The specific persons responsible for the Christmas Party are as follows:
Chief planner: Ge Yinglan
Commander-in-Chief: Dou Xingjia
Chief Conductor: Zhang Xiumei Yu Laili
Art Director: Wang Yumei Chen Shanshan
Venue layout: Jiang Xiuping
Receiving distinguished guests: Song Fengge and Gu Yaping
Live report: Zhu Lina
Stage Manager: Feng Yanqing Happy
Sound manager: Chen Hong
Photography and video: Zhang Hu Luo Zhanming
Logistics support: Wenguang Chen Yuru
Host: Yu Jie Yang Na
Responsible for urging: Wu Liwen Veia
On-site medical staff: Wang Shuling
Invited guests included Lisa Lake, Mayor of Cumberland Council, the Director of the Russian Museum and the presidents and heads of friendly societies who attended the party. Mayor Lisa Like came to the stage to deliver a speech and praised highly of our activities. The director of the Russian Museum also took the stage to deliver a speech, and President Ge made an important speech.
The Christmas celebration honoured 24 outstanding leaders, teachers, volunteers and members of the two associations, the Mayor presented certificates to the recipients of the award and took group photos.
After the awards, ten art teams affiliated with the two Associations performed exciting performances. Then the New Vogues dance team led by Wu Liwen performed the Jive and Rumba combination, Wang Shu’s International Ball dance team performed Tango Waltz, and Teacher Momo’s Latin dance team performed Swing waltz & Lucille Waltz, their passionate and beautiful dance once again brought the audience to a climax.
After the artistic performance, everyone has lunch together.
After lunch, the dance party began, and the dancers danced to the beautiful melody on and off the stage. The unforgettable scene was so beautiful!
Now we would like to introduce to you the current situation of the dance hall. The Granville large dance hall is spacious, bright and well-equipped, and is deeply loved by dancers. President Dou and Vice President Yu set an example by being present and personally caring about and participating in all aspects of work in the ballroom, listening to opinions and solving various problems in a timely manner, setting an example for the volunteers. At the end of the year, the dance hall was filled with unprecedented numbers of people, and it also ignited the passion of dancers and volunteers. The last dance of the year (29th Dec) set the highest number of dance attendance records in 2O23 in We applaud President Dou, Vice President, Manager Xiao and all the volunteers for their hard work!
“New Vogues Training Class” is led by excellent teachers. The team spirit has comprehensively improved. Everyone unites and forges ahead. The activities training class held celebration at the end of the year, the handsome boys and beautiful girls have fun together and life is full of joy.
The following is an overview of the activities of the China-Russia Friendship Association in December.
Many participated in the Fairfield City Council Seniors Week event on 10th December.
On 17th December, President Ge participated in the fifth anniversary celebration of the Australian Little Red Riding Hood Tourism and Culture Association and gave a speech on stage.
A celebration was held on 26th December for members who had birthdays this month.
At the end of the year, President Ge sent everyone New Year blessings and expectations for the coming year.
President Ge cares deeply about the two associations and is diligent and conscientious. She is an outstanding leader of the two associations and is supported and respected by everyone.
Information about performing team.
Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new. We say goodbye to 2023 and welcome 2024. The end-of-year Christmas Party and the grand ballroom will continue in the new year! Under the leadership of President Ge and President Dou, the two associations will take firm steps, unite as one, and work hard to achieve greater results! I wish all members a Happy New Year! Never give up in 2023, let’s continue in 2024!
