Sixty dancers and teachers sit for ISTD exams

KUCHING: More than 60 Sarawak DanceSport Association dancers and dance teachers sat for the London- based Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance ( ISTD) examination for medal tests and professional qualifications conducted by ISTD Fellow and Examiner Jill Bush here on Nov 17-19.

According to Malaysia DanceSport Federation ( MYDF) sports director John Chong, who coordinated the examinations and who is also ISTD Fellow, some 60 Sarawak dancers sat for the silver and bronze medal tests while six sat for the StudentTeacher, Associate and Licentiate examination.

Member Ngiap Ker Sing sat for the Student-Teacher Latin while Cindy Chung Sin Yee, Daphne Ten and Crystabelle Chan Tyng Tyng sat for the Associate examinations.

Russell Lim Jian Liang and Alexis Jap Hsiao Tding who have more than 10 years dancing experience sat for both the Licentiate Ballroom and Latin American catergories – which is just one level away from fellowship that is the highest professional level.

Sarawak DanceSport Association ( SDA) president Chester Lim said members were encouraged to improve their dance technical knowledge and skills through preparing and sitting for the examinations to gain formal qualification in dance.

SDA also held its 11th Anniversary Dinner and Dance featuring Sarawak DanceSport Championships 2016 on Nov 19.