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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.
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.
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.
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Dapheny Chen
Dance Genre(s): Lyrical Jazz, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary, Salsa |
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Dapheny began her dance training in Ballet at an early age and completed the Royal Academy of Dancing Grades and Majors Intermediate Examination. She is trained in classical ballet in all her dance experience and is versed in contemporary dance, jazz, hip hop and salsa.
Since joining the Diploma in Dance programme at LASALLE-SIA in July 2002 she has performed in all of its graduation productions. She was also selected to perform in other major productions featuring international artists including Friday Night by John Mead (USA) in the fifth Annual Contemporary Dance Festival (Singapore); Shutter by Jaime Redfern (Australia) for the World Dance Alliance Conference, Taipei; Blue Carousel for Ah Hock and Peng Yu (Singapore), and the works of Gerard Mosterd (Amsterdam) and Natalie Weir (Australia) for Tabula Rasa, Singapore. She joined L.A. Dance Connection in 2003 and was part of their main performance company.
Her choreography to date includes works for a piano recital Romantic Expressions, Anti-Drug 2005, LASALLE-SIA graduation showcase Breathless, street jazz and lyrical jazz numbers for various LADC events.
She started teaching in 2001 and her experience includes various schools such as Beatty Secondary School, Orchid Park Secondary School, Clementi Primary School, St Joseph’s Convent as well as the American Club, Tanglin Club and the footwork workshops held at the Esplanade. Most recently, she was a dance host on the Kids Central programme Splashzone and makes up one part of the quartet of Soul Fusion that was in the finals of Mediacorp’s The Dance Floor competition. She is an active performing artist and educator in Singapore’s dance industry.
Since joining the Diploma in Dance programme at LASALLE-SIA in July 2002 she has performed in all of its graduation productions. She was also selected to perform in other major productions featuring international artists including Friday Night by John Mead (USA) in the fifth Annual Contemporary Dance Festival (Singapore); Shutter by Jaime Redfern (Australia) for the World Dance Alliance Conference, Taipei; Blue Carousel for Ah Hock and Peng Yu (Singapore), and the works of Gerard Mosterd (Amsterdam) and Natalie Weir (Australia) for Tabula Rasa, Singapore. She joined L.A. Dance Connection in 2003 and was part of their main performance company.
Her choreography to date includes works for a piano recital Romantic Expressions, Anti-Drug 2005, LASALLE-SIA graduation showcase Breathless, street jazz and lyrical jazz numbers for various LADC events.
She started teaching in 2001 and her experience includes various schools such as Beatty Secondary School, Orchid Park Secondary School, Clementi Primary School, St Joseph’s Convent as well as the American Club, Tanglin Club and the footwork workshops held at the Esplanade. Most recently, she was a dance host on the Kids Central programme Splashzone and makes up one part of the quartet of Soul Fusion that was in the finals of Mediacorp’s The Dance Floor competition. She is an active performing artist and educator in Singapore’s dance industry.
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Ong Lay Keng
Dance Genre(s): Contemporary, Jazz |
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A certified movement analyst, Ms Ong graduated from the Laban/ Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, New York, 1996. Awarded with the National Arts Council bursary in 1995 for her studies in New York, she was also given a project grant in 1997 from the National Arts Council, Lee Foundation and Arts Fund for her dance production of “Journal of Ah-Man”. In 1999, she was also funded by the National Arts Council for her production “Where Two Ends Meet” which was held at Jubilee Hall.
A professional dancer with the People Association Dance Company from 1980 to 1987, She continued to develop her skill abroad. She studied with Jane Dudley and Juliet Fisher at the London School of Contemporary Dance and moved on to New York to study with Merce Cunningham, Anna Marie Forsy at the Cunningham Studio and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Natasha Baron and Frank Hatchet at the Broadway Dance Center, Simonson Jazz Technique with Laurie Devito at the Dance Space Center and with Zena Rommett who developed the Rommett Floor-Barre Technique, to name a few. Lay Keng is currently teaching at St Anthony’s Canossian secondary School, NanYang Polytechnic and Dance Arts. She is also on the panel for the Arts Education Programme (Dance) under the National Arts Council.
A professional dancer with the People Association Dance Company from 1980 to 1987, She continued to develop her skill abroad. She studied with Jane Dudley and Juliet Fisher at the London School of Contemporary Dance and moved on to New York to study with Merce Cunningham, Anna Marie Forsy at the Cunningham Studio and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, Natasha Baron and Frank Hatchet at the Broadway Dance Center, Simonson Jazz Technique with Laurie Devito at the Dance Space Center and with Zena Rommett who developed the Rommett Floor-Barre Technique, to name a few. Lay Keng is currently teaching at St Anthony’s Canossian secondary School, NanYang Polytechnic and Dance Arts. She is also on the panel for the Arts Education Programme (Dance) under the National Arts Council.
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Max Chen
Dance Genre(s): Ballet |
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Max began dancing in junior college and served his national service as a dancer in the Singapore Armed Forces Music and Drama Company. In November 2005, he toured Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou as a performer with magic-musical production Magic of Love by Gateway Entertainment. He danced with Apsara Asia Company in Karma Yoga and Bitter Chocolate in May and July 2006 respectively.
In May 2007, Max pursued full-time dance training at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and graduated with a Diploma in Dance in May 2009.
During his studies at NAFA, he toured with the college to Tari Festival 2007 in Kuala Lumpur and performed in productions including The Third Space Series, which was part of Esplanade da:ns Festival 2007, Crossings (2008 and 2009), and interned with The Arts Fission Company during which he performed in Graffiti Roots choreographed by Angela Liong in 2008. In August 2009, Max received the NAC Arts Bursary (Overseas) Award to furthered his dance studies at Purchase College SUNY, New York, and graduated with BFA Dance in May 2010. His performance credits include works by Jonathan Riedel, Stephanie Tooman, Larry Clark, Lim Fei Shen and Gillian Tan.
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Foo Yun Ying
Dance Genre(s): Contemporary |
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Foo Yun Ying graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (First Class Honours) in contemporary dance in 2007 from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She later received the prestigious Shell-NAC Arts Scholarship to further her studies at the London Contemporary Dance School where she performed and toured UK and Europe with the post-graduate performance company, EDge in 2008. During her studies, she has performed in works by Cheng Tsung-Lung (Taiwan), Mui Cheuk-Yin (Hong Kong), Ong Yong Lock (Hong Kong), John Utans (Australia), Pewan Chow (Hong Kong), Filip Van Huffel (Belgium), Jonathan Lunn (UK) and Martin Forsberg (Sweden).
Foo also performed with the Jonathan Lunn Dance Company (UK) in their production Reading Room in 2008. In 2006, Foo worked with Kuik Swee Boon in the first version of Silence and represented the work at the 8th Asia Arts Festival in Beijing. Following that, she participated in T.H.E Dance Company's productions, led by Artistic Director Kuik Swee Boon, in Silence - T.H.E First Anniversary, VOID - Jendela Peradaban and O Sounds in 2009 and 2010. Foo has also choreographed works for T.H.E Second Dance Company, one of which was showcased at the NUS Arts Festival 2010. Foo received her Masters of Arts in Contemporary Dance from the London Contemporary Dance School, University of Kent in 2009. She is currently a freelance performer, dance teacher and choreographer.
Foo also performed with the Jonathan Lunn Dance Company (UK) in their production Reading Room in 2008. In 2006, Foo worked with Kuik Swee Boon in the first version of Silence and represented the work at the 8th Asia Arts Festival in Beijing. Following that, she participated in T.H.E Dance Company's productions, led by Artistic Director Kuik Swee Boon, in Silence - T.H.E First Anniversary, VOID - Jendela Peradaban and O Sounds in 2009 and 2010. Foo has also choreographed works for T.H.E Second Dance Company, one of which was showcased at the NUS Arts Festival 2010. Foo received her Masters of Arts in Contemporary Dance from the London Contemporary Dance School, University of Kent in 2009. She is currently a freelance performer, dance teacher and choreographer.
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Ng Kin Wee
Dance Genre(s): Ballet |
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R.A.D. trained, Mr Ng Kin Wee studied ballet under the tutelage of Mdm Lim Fei Shen & Mdm Goh Soo Khim in Singapore. In 1983, he left for Washington D.C. under scholarship from both Mdm Goh’s Singapore Ballet Academy (SBA) and The Washington School of the Ballet (TWSB) to study ballet at TWSB. He also received scholarships for summer sessions at Des Moines Ballet, Ames, Iowa and Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan studying the Bournonville and Bolshoi technique respectively.
He was a teaching assistant in ballet, teaching and choreographing for the dance department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale from 1986 to 1991. In 1996, he went to Jackson, Mississippi to study the Vaganova technique by Ballet Magnificat! Since back in Singapore, he has been actively teaching at various dance school and guest teaches in Singapore and Malaysia as well as dancing professionally with Odyssey Dance Theatre, a local contemporary dance company.
In Jan 2003, Ballet Magnificat! came to Singapore to perform and collaborate with Singapore dancers in their production, “Deliver Us!” Kin Wee danced and is also the rehearsal assistant for the Singapore dancers. Later that same year, he completed the 6-year Vaganova syllabus conducted by Mr John White of Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet, Philadelphia, USA.
Kin Wee is also an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 7 of the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum in 2009 and 2010. He is the first Singaporean to have done so.
He was a teaching assistant in ballet, teaching and choreographing for the dance department at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale from 1986 to 1991. In 1996, he went to Jackson, Mississippi to study the Vaganova technique by Ballet Magnificat! Since back in Singapore, he has been actively teaching at various dance school and guest teaches in Singapore and Malaysia as well as dancing professionally with Odyssey Dance Theatre, a local contemporary dance company.
In Jan 2003, Ballet Magnificat! came to Singapore to perform and collaborate with Singapore dancers in their production, “Deliver Us!” Kin Wee danced and is also the rehearsal assistant for the Singapore dancers. Later that same year, he completed the 6-year Vaganova syllabus conducted by Mr John White of Pennsylvania Academy of Ballet, Philadelphia, USA.
Kin Wee is also an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 7 of the American Ballet Theatre® National Training Curriculum in 2009 and 2010. He is the first Singaporean to have done so.
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Grace Sim
Dance Genre(s): Ballet |
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Started dancing at Crestar Learning Centre in 1995, Grace has achieved Honorary Mention in both the Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing (CSTD) and Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) Summer Schools. Under the tutelage of June Lee, Cheah Mei Sing, Jamaludin Jalil, Grace Leong and Kuik Swee Boon, Grace has achieved extensive training in Classical Ballet.
She obtained her Classical Ballet RAD Advanced Foundation Vocational Examination with Honours under Cheah Mei Sing at the Singapore Ballet Academy. She has also trained in Contemporary Dance under Kuik Swee Boon, Sylvia Yong, Aaron Khek, Gillian Tan, Caren Carino, Bernd Michael Teichmann and was part of T.H.E. Second Dance Company. She has performed in various Contemporary and Classical Ballet repertoires such as Kuik Swee Boon’s ‘The Last Minute’, Marius Petipa’s ‘Don Quixote’ and ‘Glo’ by Cheah Mei Sing.
She obtained her Classical Ballet RAD Advanced Foundation Vocational Examination with Honours under Cheah Mei Sing at the Singapore Ballet Academy. She has also trained in Contemporary Dance under Kuik Swee Boon, Sylvia Yong, Aaron Khek, Gillian Tan, Caren Carino, Bernd Michael Teichmann and was part of T.H.E. Second Dance Company. She has performed in various Contemporary and Classical Ballet repertoires such as Kuik Swee Boon’s ‘The Last Minute’, Marius Petipa’s ‘Don Quixote’ and ‘Glo’ by Cheah Mei Sing.
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Neo Hong Chin
Dance Genre(s): Contemporary |
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Hong Chin was invited to showcase a newly created work Magic:Machine at Forward Moves, a platform for eong Chin studied at Queensland University of Technology, Australia under
the Rotary Multi-Ambassadorial Scholarship and NAC Bursary Grant.
Throughout her tertiary education, she worked with Australian
choreographers including John Utans, Csaba Buday, Chrissie Parrott.
In 2001 and 2002, she was invited to teach Chinese ethnic dance as part of the World Dance curriculum. In 2001, she participated in the QUT/Lasalle-SIA college of the Arts exchange program, performing John Utan’s Number. 14: Notebooks in Singapore and Brisbane.
An active performer, she has worked with AHPY, Ecnad Project Ltd, Joavian Ng, Daniel K, Ebelle Chong, Ricky Sim, Jamie Redfern, Goh Lay Kuan, Guo Jing Hong. She has also performed in overseas Fringe Festival. She presented her work “Out…of Steps” as part of the Transfigured Nite IV (2004), featuring local female choreographers presented by AHPY at the Esplanade’s Outdoor Theatre. She co-produced “Subtext” (MAYHEMprojectZ) with a few other local independent artistes where she choreographed Sitting Alone.
In 2008, shemerging artists for Singapore Arts Festival. She was also chosen to work with Post Ego Company, a Korean all male dance company during their 3 months residency at Esplanade, presenting “Yellow Monkey”.
Today, Hong Chin teaches Contemporary Dance and get involves in the production of our Scholars’ pieces for recital.
In 2001 and 2002, she was invited to teach Chinese ethnic dance as part of the World Dance curriculum. In 2001, she participated in the QUT/Lasalle-SIA college of the Arts exchange program, performing John Utan’s Number. 14: Notebooks in Singapore and Brisbane.
An active performer, she has worked with AHPY, Ecnad Project Ltd, Joavian Ng, Daniel K, Ebelle Chong, Ricky Sim, Jamie Redfern, Goh Lay Kuan, Guo Jing Hong. She has also performed in overseas Fringe Festival. She presented her work “Out…of Steps” as part of the Transfigured Nite IV (2004), featuring local female choreographers presented by AHPY at the Esplanade’s Outdoor Theatre. She co-produced “Subtext” (MAYHEMprojectZ) with a few other local independent artistes where she choreographed Sitting Alone.
In 2008, shemerging artists for Singapore Arts Festival. She was also chosen to work with Post Ego Company, a Korean all male dance company during their 3 months residency at Esplanade, presenting “Yellow Monkey”.
Today, Hong Chin teaches Contemporary Dance and get involves in the production of our Scholars’ pieces for recital.
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Toru Okada
Dance Genre(s): Ballet |
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Upon graduated with an advanced diploma in dance from the prestigious Australian Ballet School, Toru Okada has performed internationally in many lead and soloist roles with companies such as the Finnish National Ballet and the Singapore Dance Theatre over the past 9 years.
His versatility as a dancer has also seen him excelling in Classical, Neo-classical as well as Contemporary repertories. Toru’s wealth of experiences and enthusiasm in dance propels him to share his affection for dance with his students.
His versatility as a dancer has also seen him excelling in Classical, Neo-classical as well as Contemporary repertories. Toru’s wealth of experiences and enthusiasm in dance propels him to share his affection for dance with his students.
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Angel Yao
Dance Genre(s): Ballet & Modern |
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Angel started her ballet training at the age of 10 in the Shanghai Dance School from 1995-2002. She studied at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore from 2004 – 2007 and was awarded Diploma in Dance. In 2006, she was awarded the level 6 winner of the 10th C.S.T.D Singapore Summer School and comprises a scholarship to the Summer School and a Trophy in 2007.
She has passed Grade Six-HONOURS PLUS Classical Ballet Branch and Sub Elementary –Highly Commended Major Classical Ballet Examination. She has awarded 1st place in the 10th Asia-Pacific Dance Competition. Angel represented Singapore to participate World Ballet Competition-Orlando 2007 and awarded Merit Award.
She has passed Grade Six-HONOURS PLUS Classical Ballet Branch and Sub Elementary –Highly Commended Major Classical Ballet Examination. She has awarded 1st place in the 10th Asia-Pacific Dance Competition. Angel represented Singapore to participate World Ballet Competition-Orlando 2007 and awarded Merit Award.