Viva Vertical is 10 this year. In
celebrating its 10th Anniversary, Viva Vertical has come up with a
production the Femme Fatale: Decadance. The production was a 1 hour show, which
consist of aerial hoop, silk and strap; pole and flying pole, acro balance and
dances, showcasing women power from 8- 10 April 2016 with special guest
performers; Soo Wincci (a beauty queen, model and singer performed on the 8 and
9 April 2016, 8.30p.m. shows) and Joanne Yeoh (a violinist performed on the 9
and 10 April 2016, 3.30p.m. shows).
Here are the summaries of each of
the dances performed:-
Cell Block
Tango
The opening act was well put
together, with a combination of dance and pole tricks to the beat and meaning
of the song. If you know the lyrics of Cell Block Tango, the dancers danced and acted it out in accordance to each character in the song. The dance
movement was extremely synchronized and has set a high standard for the
audience wanting to see more…….
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| Cell Block Tango |
Acro Balance
Act
Vee and Lola came back from Hong
Kong and gave a stunning showcase of acrobatic movement, lifting each other, showing balance, strength and flexibility.
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| Emily (aka Lola) and V Lea in Acro Balance Act |
Guest
Performer Soo Wincci
Soo Wincci sang 2 songs; the
English song “My Time” and a Mandarin song. As for the English song, my
partner, Yeoh Sun Wei and I had the opportunity to perform with her. While she
sang “My Time”, I was performing on the hoop and my partner was performing the
silk. The silk was tied to the hoop and each of us performed a synchronized
routine and later my partner joined me for duo hoop.
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| Soo Wincci |
As for the Mandarin song, Wincci sang
and performed aerial hoop. It was mesmerizing to watch her perform, juggling 2
in 1; singing and at the same time performing tricks on the hoop.
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| Sun Wei and Me in Aerial Silk and Hoop |
Guest
Performer Joanne Yeoh
Joanne Yeoh, she really lives up to
her name “Violinist Extraordinaire”. She wore a red sequined vest with jeans,
played the electric violin and rendered 2 songs. She was given the safety
harness and was lifted up in the air. She did one stunt and played her violin
in an upside down position.
As for another performance,
Jennifer and Cynthia were the aerialists performing the aerial hoop and silk
alongside with her.
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| Cynthia and Jennifer in Aerial Silk and Hoop |
Heaven
A contemporary dance choreographed by our guest choreographer Hoi Cheng Sim.
Cat Lore
and Aerial Cube
The dancers were basically cats and it started off with Pui Yi. Later, Elena performed the aerial cube as a soloist.
Finally, the rest of the cats, Xiu Yen, Angel and Suk Hong joined Elena and
they gave an electrifying aerial cube group of 4 performances that managed to
entertain the audience with their dangerous drops, throw, catches and swing.
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| Pui Yi in action |
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| Elena on cube |
The audience was truly entertained
when this group performed as loud cheers and claps were given to them. I
personally managed to watch them perform and my heart was beating non-stop,
waiting for their next tricks and anticipating what would happen next. This group
did a magnificent job in capturing the audience attention! Kudos for a job well done.
Aerial
Strap
Pippa also came back from Hong Kong
to perform and she did aerial straps. She wrapped the straps around her hands
and wrists and performed holds, twists, spins and maneuvers requiring extreme
strength and precision. It’s very similar to the men’s rings in gymnastics, but
it’s done by a woman.
Heart Cry
(Pole Duo Act)
For the first time in Viva Vertical
history, the audience got to witness a mother daughter duo pole on stage. It’s
very rare indeed to have such performances. Mothers usually will be too old to
go on stage to perform with their daughter but not Mai.
Mai and Shannon managed to touch
the heart of the audience with their routine. The audience were amazed with
little Shannon, aged only 9 performing tricks on pole and acro balance act.
Also, Mai incorporated silk; where the silk was wrapped around Mai and little
Shannon perform tricks using the silk and pole.
Young
& Beautiful (Flying Pole)
4 dancers consisting of Yiki,
PuiYi, Sun Wei and I carried the pole out and we did a lyrical dance. The
audience was amazed by our lead instructor, Miko’s performance on the flying
pole. She managed to do her tricks as the pole was flying in the air.
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| Samantha Yee (aka Miko) on flying pole |
Everybody loves this flying pole
routine. I’m so proud to have her as and call her my “sifu” in my pole and
aerial journey.
Wicked
Game
A beautiful routine performed by Kitt Woo. Her long legs really show the extensions and lines that all dancers are dying for.
A beautiful routine performed by Kitt Woo. Her long legs really show the extensions and lines that all dancers are dying for.
Rust
The 2 tiny dolls are back with their duo pole routine.
The 2 tiny dolls are back with their duo pole routine.
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| Angel and Samantha Chan |
Back to
the Floor (Exotic Pole Act)
Medicine
Our very own super flexible
contortionist.
Aerial
Hoop Act
Nicholas performed magnificent drop
and rolls on the hoop. Even my husband was extremely impressed and awed at his super split.
Hula Hoop
Act
A well coordinated use of swinging the hula hoop with dance.
Phenomenal
Women
There was no music for this and a
man was just talking about how women are phenomenal and the dancers danced to
the words.
Crazy In
Love
This was the finale dance and the
dancers gathered on the floor and performed tricks on pole with flying petals.
On the last day of the performance, each and every of the performers wrote "thank you" notes to Miko and Nana and we presented them with flowers and cakes.
Before and after show, the photo sessions :
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| The surprise faces of Miko and Nana. |
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| Check this out. Miko is crying......... |
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| Cake specially bought by Yiki |
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| Sun Wei and Me. We do look like "Kuan Yim ma", i.e. the Goddess of Mercy |
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| Taking picture for the 1st time with the celebrity Soo Wincci |
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| The spider Nicholas Tang scaring me off |
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