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2017 Annual General Meeting & Production Closing Words

14/10/2017

Before we get into the relatively more serious business, I believe we owe a week-overdue congratulations to our Production crew and dancers on a very successful 2017 Production (two — almost three — sold-out nights, woo!). So . . . congratulations! And of course, a huge thank you to the audience members (friends, family, fellow dancers and curious passersby who were successfully roped in with our advertising) for their support and energy over those three nights. It would not have been the same without you all. Now, that might be a very obvious statement — performing to a non-existent audience would definitely not be the same as performing to an enthusiasm-filled, sold-out theatre — but, to express it in more blunt terms: please take our gratitude and appreciation.

Also, keep an eye out for more Production photos!

Unspoken (2017), night 2

Now, onto that serious business . . .

Our Flare's Annual General Meeting is coming up this week! Click that "Read More" button just over there for the details.

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2017 Production — SOLD OUT

4/10/2017

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Time until Production opening night: -9 hours (as of 4:00AM, 06/10)

Good job to all our dancers on a very successful opening night of Production! And thank you to our audience members for bringing such great energy to the theatre.

To all our future audience members: we are very appreciative of all your support as well because we've officially SOLD OUT for Friday and Saturday night!!! We're very excited to be performing to a full house on both these nights and we hope you're all equally as excited for a solid two hours of dancing, stories and emotions.

Another reminder that we'll be running a raffle (with some very cool prizes and more details listed on this page here: Production) to support e.motion21, a great non-profit organisation providing Australian-first, innovative dance and fitness programs for children and young adults with Down syndrome. Raffle tickets can be purchased on the night (at the door).

And to all those who missed out on a ticket to Production this year: you can hopefully be consoled by the fact that we'll be back again next year!

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2017 Production Choreographers - Kristie Ho

2/10/2017

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Kristie Ho
Production Choreographer
President (2017)
Secretary (2016)

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that on this day, we present the final instalment of FDE Comedy Corner. Although short and only recently conceived (and even more recently titled), it's been a great run and we thank all our loyal followers. To properly show our appreciation for your continued support, we decided not to turn to Google for today's quality gag:

What are the 2017 Flare president's favourite type of donuts?
Kristie Kreme donuts.

And with that smooth segue of a joke, we now present our final 2017 Production choreographer profile, introducing Kristie Ho:

"Hello! I’m Kristie, or you might know me as Pres Ho, Jessica, Rexona, or Krispy. I’ve learnt to accept all my nicknames. I’m sure you must be dying to get to know me more, so here’s some interesting facts about me!

I have always been exposed to different dance styles since young, starting with Ballet at the age of 5. Although I’ve gone through several different ballet, jazz and tap shoes, I enjoyed jazz classes the most and mainly did jazz until I was 18.

I casually joined Flare in 2015 during O-Week, not knowing what I was getting myself into. I tried out several new dance genres that I’ve never heard of before. I found everyone in Flare very motivating and encouraging, which led me to challenge myself in doing different genres.

In 2016, I joined the Flare committee as Secretary, and was somehow brave enough to run for President the following year. I somehow also had the courage to do my very first production piece during Presidency. This is my 3rd year in Flare, and here I am presenting my commercial girls/urban production piece. It might seem surprising, but I’ve never done commercial girls prior to joining Flare, and here I am now with commercial girls as my primary genre, and choreographing a piece full of sexiness, sass and butts.

I have had the pleasure of working with a cast of 32 this year, and have watched all of them improve and grow during the process. I hope you enjoy this piece, and all the other production pieces as well. Happy dancing!"

70.5 hours (as of 8:30PM, 1/10/17) until our Production doors open!

It's now the final stretch for both our Production preparation and our ticket sales. If you'd like to bear witness to an amazing night of amazing performances (into which more than 140 people over a period of 6 months have poured their heart and souls), head over to the link below and purchase tickets before they run out:

https://www.trybooking.com/RBOC

Also, remember you can purchase raffle tickets on the night for your chance to win some cool prizes (listed on our Production page) as well as to support e.motion21, a great non-profit organisation providing Australian-first, innovative dance and fitness programs for children and young adults with Down syndrome.

Head over to our Production page for more details.

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2017 Production Choreographers - Kaeden Trinh

1/10/2017

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Kaeden Trinh
Production Choreographer
Artistic Director (2017-2019)
Production Manager (2016, 2011)
Designs Officer (2009)

Today, on FDE Comedy Corner:

Why didn't the skeleton dance at the disco?
Because he had no body to dance with!

It's time for our 2nd last 2017 Production choreographer profile — Production is getting very close! So, introducing Kaeden Trinh:

Kaeden first started dancing (properly) in 2009 when he joined a student-run dance group call Flare Dance Ensemble — not sure if you know it. Although he had no dance experience, Kaeden was very extra, which eventually saw him being casted into various sexy sexy pieces. Since then Kaeden has been exposed to a variety of dance styles, such as jazz, contemporary and urban, performed in numerous gigs and productions and swiped right on many a boys.

This year, we see Kaeden choreographing his first ever production piece for Flare (since going bald), bringing high energy, sexy, bad-ass, [insert other adjectives] commercial jazz onto the stage! Rocking it to Lady Gaga (ooo which song???), Kaeden and his team of talented dancers have been working hard all year and they hope you will enjoy what they have to offer!

94.5 hours (as of 8:30PM, 1/10/17) until our Production doors open!

With our hour countdown hitting double-digits, it'll definitely a good idea to grab your tickets if you haven't already because ticket supplies are rapidly diminishing and you won't want to miss out!

Link to purchase:
https://www.trybooking.com/RBOC

Raffle tickets can be purchased on the night/s for your chance to win some awesome prizes (listed on our Production page) as well as to support e.motion21, a great non-profit organisation providing Australian-first, innovative dance and fitness programs for children and young adults with Down syndrome.

More details to be found on our Production page.

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2017 Production Choreographers - Ashleigh Noto

30/9/2017

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Ashleigh Noto
Production Choreographer
Secretary (2017)

What is a pig's favourite ballet?
Ashleigh Noto's 2017 FDE Production piece (or maybe "Swine Lake" — I dunno, they're both pretty valid answers).

Speaking of Ashleigh Noto, here's a little bio about her:

Whilst some have gotten to know Ashleigh as the flossing, idfwu, k-popping (s/o to Pulse Dance Crew fam) urban dancer, her dance beginnings actually started at a humble suburban ballet school at age 3.

From the decade-and-a-half filled with pirouettes and grande jetès, the crossover to urban in her late high school years was an exciting time. Her interest in these new styles was only amplified when she joined Flare last year, where she dived straight into choreographing and dancing in a range of pieces.

With the aim of bringing the ‘lit’ to bal-lit, she has gone back to her roots this year to undertake choreographing her first production piece. Influences of other styles sprinkled throughout, Ashleigh and her cast are excited to present this dynamic, attitude-filled ballet piece!

118.5 hours (as of 8:30PM, 30/09/17) until our Production doors open!

Tickets are selling quick, so make sure you get in equally as quick so you don't miss out on a amusing/emotional/awe-inspiring two hours dance.

Link to purchase:
https://www.trybooking.com/RBOC

Don't forget to purchase raffle tickets on the night/s for your chance to win some cool prizes (listed on our Production page) as well as support e.motion21, a great non-profit organisation providing Australian-first, innovative dance and fitness programs for children and young adults with Down syndrome.

More details to be found on our Production page.

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