Kpop

Contact Teo ZhiXin (zhixin@u.yale-nus.edu.sg) for more information

Description

Korean pop (kpop) is a style of music and dance that broadly integrates elements of dance-pop, pop ballad, electronic, rock, metal, hip-hop and R&B. The defining feature of kpop songs is that they almost always have an official dance choreography that they are produced in tandem with, and dance covers will typically be based on these choreographies. Learn the moves of your favourite kpop idols, and to unleash your own inner kpop star!

Class Schedule

Monday 6-8.15pm (Crew Trainings)
Thursday 8-10pm (Conditioning for crew)
Friday 6-7.30pm (Choreography Classes)

Instructor Profile

Crew Instructor:
Ashleigh Queh is an external instructor from Dance Factory Singapore (http://dancefactory.com.sg/). Ashleigh started learning ballet and theatre dance at age 3, and continued dancing in primary and secondary school. In Ngee Ann Polytechnic, she joined the school’s hip hop club “New Revolving Age (NRA)”.

When the Kpop wave hit Singapore in early 2006, Ashleigh was one of the pioneer kpop dancers. She started competing in Kpop competitions in 2010 and won individual awards as well as top 3 placements with her crew – SURAGirls. Ashleigh is now an instructor at Dance Factory Singapore and trains 2 of the school crews – DF Babes and DF Nanos.

Choreography Class Instructor:
Melo Pok is an external instructor from Recognize! Studios (http://www.recognizestudios.com/). Melo started as a Chinese Ethnic dancer in primary school, before moving on to Modern Dance in secondary school and began expanding her repertoire in junior college with Contemporary dance and Jazz. She then became involved in cheerleading at Temasek Polytechnic and is also currently a member of the Legacy All-Stars Cheerleading Team.

Melo has participated in Kpop competitions since 2010, achieving numerous accolades, and mentored the Kpop crew SSCA-K, a finalist in the Teenage KPOP Dance Battle 2014. She is currently an instructor at Recognize! Studios and a choreographer for the Singapore Show Choir Academy.