Our Training Session

21/01/2009 (Wednesday)

a) The Pearl Ball
· The kids preferred the yellow ball as it was smoother. So, we thought of ideas to tie the balloon ball to a bamboo stick.
· We used tapes and also ribbons to tie. Finally, the knot became tighter….:)

b) The Cymbals
· We took the tin covers. We pasted small plastic cups to them as handles.
· The girls were in-charged of the cymbals while the boys were in-charged of the pearl ball.

c) Our Invited Trainer
· Mr. Hoo is actually the Principal of our Kindergarten. He was once the Dragon dance team player in his schooldays.
· Earlier, we wrote him a letter to invite him. He was wiling to train us.
· Mr. Hoo briefed the kids about the important part of this activity. Most importantly, discipline, team work and strength. The Dragon head must follow the pearl ball. The players must follow the player in front of him or her.
· There were 3 groups altogether. Jen Ning preferred playing the drum while Le Xin; the cymbals. However, they did try out the dragon model.
· They practised the normal walk. Next, the did the wave movement; the challenging one!
· They were tired but very happy!

d) Beat Of The Drum
· Thanks so much to Zi Jun and family for lending us thwie drum.
· Later, Mr. Hoo played the drum while we listened to the beat. It was interesting. We shall continue training tomorrow.