COME CELEBRATE SOUNDWAVES CHINGAY 2017
A Water, Fire, Snow, Xinyao Musical Parade
Chingay is one of Singapore's most celebrated parade and happens yearly during the Chinese New Year festive period. 2000 volunteers and 8000 parade performers come together with representatives performance from 1000 to 1500 organisations for this parade this year.
The parade will be upcoming this Friday, 10 February and Saturday, 11 February from 8 pm to 10 pm at F1 Pit Building.
We were treated to a night of dancing, singing and visual feast. It was my first time attending a 'live' Chingay parade and I really enjoyed the robust celebration atmosphere. Worth mentioning will be the 360m X 3m waterway included along with the parade route this year which sees a more interactive performance between performers and audiences. The mad thundering rain apparently did not dampen the spirits of the many young students who were there during their rehearsal segment when we were there.
Check it out.
Paint with One Heart
Modern dance performance by 300 Dancepointe Academy Singapore dancers from as young as 8 years old.
The performers were dressed in orchid-inspired costume, props and headgears to the song "Hua Tong Xin" presented in Chingay 2014.
Plenty of water splash dancing as part of audience engagement.
Cresent and Stars Dance
An elegant dance that uplifts the 5 core values in Singapore's flag — Democracy, Justice, Peace, Prosperity and Equality.
Isaiyodu Kondaduvom ( Joy of Rhythms)
The male performers bore the Poo Kavadi (Flower Tower) that are 3-6 feet in height and beautifully decorated in colourful flowers and LED lights.
International Performances
Friends from over South Korea, China, Indonesia and Cambodia.
NS50 (National Service 50) Celebration
Comprising of Singapore's Singapore Air Force Band, Singapore Police Force Band and Bag Pipers.
Spotted adorable school children in the audience seats, engrossed in the performances.
City of Dreams
350 performers from Singapore Soka Association youth division between 12 to 15 years old. Highlighted the message of coexistence in peace and harmony through friendship celebration amongst youth in the future.
WeCare For The Present
25 community group performances from People's Association presented their mission and good social causes that contributed to Singapore's strong nation building.
Grand Finale: Resilient Singapore
Made up of a contingent of 800 youths showing them overcoming challenges where the performers did dramatic runs, weathering against different weather elements — rain, snow and the wind.
Me and sis signing out!
We had a great time experiencing our Chingay parade celebrations. Hope you will too.
Tickets for the Chingay parade are available at all SISTIC agent
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