Founded in 2005 by Ms Wong Wai Yee (Artistic Director) & Mr Ricky Sim (Associate Director), MOVING ARTS is a specialised dance education company that promotes the awareness and appreciation of dance and the performing arts in Singapore.
Both our directors have been working extensively with local and international dance companies and institutions for over 15 years as professional dancers, choreographers and educators.
Our Directors
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Wong Wai Yee
Artistic Director Dance Genre(s): Children Creative Movement, Contemporary, Jazz |
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Upon graduating from the extensive dance training programme at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) since 1990, she was also selected to be an exchange artist to attend the Asian Artist Exchange Programme (1993) organized by the New York Dance Theatre Workshop. At the same year, she was awarded the National Arts Council’s training grant to attend the established American Dance Festival.
Having established herself as a professional dancer for over 10 years with The Arts Fission Company (TAFC); of which she is also a founding member, Ms Wong has also performed with independent dance companies and choreographers in Singapore, Asia, USA and Canada. Some of her recent performances include guest and featured dancer with TAFC – Ten Year Anniverary Performance (2004); TAFC - Urban Sanctuary (2000); TAFC - Lost Light 2 – The temple of Dawn, Bangkok Contemporary Arts Festival (2000); with Butoh Dance Company Katsura Kan and Saltimbanques at the Berlin’s Asian Arts Festival in Germany (1999).
To date, Ms Wong has a collection of more than 50 dance choreographies created for schools and collaborative projects with local and international dancers, choreographers and artists of different disciplines.
Throughout Ms Wong’s teaching career, she has taught ballet, contemporary dance, music and movement to undergrad and part time students at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts from 1993 to 2000 as a full time dance lecturer. In 2001, Ms Wong’s career in dance has seen her exemplifying between aesthetic presentation and effective methodology by offering the best of both forms: artist and teacher in schools and community projects.
She has accumulated her specialised teaching experience with children in promoting psychodynamic, that is, a pedagogy which defines and elaborates the dynamics between emotions, thoughts and movement in the creation and learning about the art of dance.
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Ricky Sim
Associate Director Dance Genre(s): Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz |
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Ricky holds a MFA (Dance) from Queensland University of Technology (Australia). He has been a professional dancer, choreographer and educator for more than 15 years. Working with dance and theatre companies such as The Arts Fission Company; Ecnad Project Limited; The Toy Factory Theatre Ensemble; The Action Theatre; Singapore Dance Theatre (1995-2000); Katsura Kan & Saltibanques (1999, Japan), soloist dancer in Theatre Nordhausen (2000-2002, Germany), Fattore K (Rome, Italy).
He is often invited as speaker and guest lecturer of dance and education at international forums and institutions. Ricky has been appointed external assessor for dance 2007/08 by the National Arts Council (Singapore); assessing panel for the Arts Education Programme by the National Arts Council (Singapore) in 2003/04 for Dance; Education and Outreach Manager (Singapore Dance Theatre) 2004; Guest lecturer in movement at Thammasat University – Thailand since 1999 and is currently the Associate Director for the dance education company - Moving Arts.
To date, Ricky has created 30 commissioned works for professional companies, institutions, festivals, and interdisciplinary collaboration with local and international artists from America, Australia, Asia and Europe. He has also represented Singapore in many international festivals and events.
Ricky has received numerous awards and grants for his contribution to the arts in Singapore and overseas. His recent accolades include: Artist-in-Resident – 2008 and 2006 Thammasat University (Thailand); Silver award in choreography for National Day Parade 2007 (Singapore); International Touring Grant – Indonesia Dance Festival VIII 2006 (Singapore & Indonesia); Rotary-NAC Arts Training Grant 2005 (Singapore); Djerassi Residency Program for Choreography 2005 (USA); UNESCO-Aschberg for Artist 2004 from United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (France/Greece); NAC-International Development & Marketing Grant 2004 (Singapore); Shell-NAC Arts Scholarship 2001 (Singapore).
Ricky is a representative and standing member of the Conseil International De La Danse – UNESCO since 2004.
Our Motto & Belief
Our work is not just to mould the participants but also to liberate and set free; not to dominate but to inspire, so that participants may engage in the appreciation, diversity and richness of the dance experience.
We believe that the arts are significant aspects of everyday life and dance is a kinaesthetic and aesthetic means to improve individual discipline, determination, esteem, concentration and creativity.
Our Approach
In 2008, MOVING ARTS was expanded and sectioned into 2 departments, namely 'Moving Arts Outreach' and 'Moving Arts Studio'.
Moving Arts Outreach – extending our exclusively designed dance programmes into schools by linking it with academic excellence, critical thinking, and personal empowerment with our professional instructors.
Moving Arts Studio – promoting the awareness and appreciation of different dance genres to the public; so as to cultivate and inspire passionate individuals who are keen to learn and make dance a part of their lives.
We aim to nurture and advocate an interest in dance education in schools and the community at large, and to engage Singaporeans and others to participate in and support dance.