General Report for September 2024

From September 1st to September 30th, the association held a total of 43 dance sessions in various dance halls, including 10 in the Grand Ballroom (closed for 10 days due to renovations), 7 New Vogues Dance classes, 4 National Dance classes, 5 in Granville Town Hall, 4 Latin dance classes, 4 in Kingsgrove Ballroom, and 2 in Burwood Ballroom.

The Granville Grand Ballroom is very popular among the dancers. The performances were great this month. President Ge could be seen at every event. President Dou and Vice President Yu were present. The volunteers helped enthusiastically. The ballroom was organised and joyful! Some dancers, loving dance, insisted on participating in every event, which not only satisfied their desire to dance but also exercised their bodies, making our Grand Ballroom shine!

With the help of Manager Zhang Shaofen, Kingsgrave Ballroom excited dancers to actively participate in the activities. The staff is familiar. Zhang Shaofen and her husband are the first to arrive at every event, bringing the heavy sound equipment,  moving chairs and boiling the water with other volunteers. Their thoughtful service made the dancers feel warm, increased their interest in dancing, and immersed the dance hall in a joyful atmosphere. They were praised by the dancers!

Time flies. September is the annual Mid-Autumn Festival. In order to commemorate this special festival, the “Multicultural Seniors Association” and “Australian Russian – Chinese Friendship Association” successfully held celebrations at Granville Town Hall in the 11th of September, President Ge gave a work summary at the beginning of the celebration. All volunteers for this event, under the leadership of President Dou and Vice President Yu, successfully completed various tasks. Thus we commend them.

New Vogues Dance teaching has always been loved by the majority of dancers! Many students with zero foundation have made rapid progress under the training and guidance of Teacher Wu. They have gained a lot of skill. The training lessons have a unique teaching method. Recently, Teacher Wu was on sick leave, so Teachers J&J immediately took over to teach. With the cooperation of volunteers, the students trained hard and continuously improved their dancing skills. We are extremely proud to have such good teachers. Thank you, teachers.

In the Latin Dance teaching class, under the patient guidance of Teacher Momo, the students are enthusiastic, and now more and more people want to learn Latin dance. Before each class, the teacher first sends the teaching video and requirements to the group. Especially through repeated practice recently, the students have made rapid progress. Whenever the Latin dance music sounds, it is accompanied by the dynamic beat. Swinging relaxed arms, in the soft and unrestrained dance posture, blooming a bright smile!

National Dance is currently the most popular dance in the world. The National Dance class is led by Teacher Wang Shu, and they can learn and practice the basic steps of National Dance. The teacher requires students to find a sense of rhythm, keep the head up, chest up, abdomen, lift up and other basic postures of stretching and uprightness. Let the students dance with confidence and beauty when dancing National Dance!

On September 4th, the Australian Chushang Federation and the Australian Hubei Federation held an opening ceremony and performance. Our association’s Shanshan Choir and Happy Art Troupe were invited to participate in the charity performance. The performance was very successful! It received unanimous praise from everyone! In particular, the Happy Art Troupe also participated in the Fifth International Dance and Model Competition of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe last month. Under the leadership of the group leader Happy and the guidance of dance teacher Brenda, their dance “Daughter’s Love” won the silver medal, adding brilliance to our association! This spirit of actively participating in community charity performances is worthy of our learning and appreciation!

On September 15, the Australian Kangda Charity Association held a Mid-Autumn Festival Gala in Hurstville. Under the guidance of Nina Wang, the general group of our association, and under the leadership of Momo, a teacher of the Latin dance troupe, our association participated in the New Vogues Dance performance. The costumes were bright, elegant, gentle, and beautiful, and received rave reviews!

On September 17, when the flowers were in full bloom and the families celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival, under the direction of the president Ge of the MSA and under the arrangement of the head leader Nina Wang, the actresses went to the “UPA Sydney Region Heiden Park Lodge” nursing home for a consolation performance under the leadership of the leaders Yanqing, Happy, Alia, and Brenda, their dances and Cici’s mezzo-soprano solo and other programs were welcomed and loved by the elderly, making the elderly feel less lonely during this Mid-Autumn Festival, adding to their warmth and happiness! This spirit of performing for community nursing homes is worth learning and promoting.

The Australian Russian – Chinese and Russian Friendship Association has been well received by the elderly since the establishment of home-based elderly care services. Under the leadership of President Ge, the number of people participating in home-based elderly care services has increased. The work has become more and more detailed. Our volunteers have worked very hard to serve. In particular, President Ge has personally done home-based elderly care services. He has been well received.

Here is an introduction to the Sailor Dance Art Team of the MSA.

The Sailor Dance Art Team, led by the Vice President of the MSA, Zhang Xiumei and Vivian, has been very active in various activities, attracting many students to participate. In order to dance the sailor dance well, they started from scratch. The team has strict discipline. The teachers are excellent. The team members train hard. In a short period of time, the sailor dance appeared on the stage with the spirit of a soldier, which is amazing!On September 15, the Sailor Dance Art Troupe was invited to participate in the Mid-Autumn Festival event held by the Xingning Hometown Association.On September 21, the Sailor Dance Art Team was invited by the Australian Vitality Qi Pai Club to participate in the celebration.The two charity performances were very successful! The team members were strong and full of youthful vitality. Through the performance, they continuously improved on their skills. Their unique rhythm and dynamic music not only made people happy physically and mentally, but also reflected the spirit of the actors performing the sailor dance! After the performance, the audience cheered and applauded, and received high praise from the leaders of relevant departments and the audience!

Say goodbye to September and October is here. I hope that all members of our association and friendship association, under the leadership of President Ge and President Dou, and with the joint efforts of all volunteers and various art teams, will make our work better and better!