Walk the Talk is a platform for community youth leaders to share their journey in the dance scene. This platform also serves to allow youth to discover alternate pathways and explore other ways to contribute towards the dance community.
Walk The Talk ‘Straddling Two Worlds’
How do you manage your career while pursuing dance as a hobby? Is it possible to excel in both areas? Hear from our panelists at our second edition of *SCAPE’s Walk The Talk, which include avid Popper/Legal Policy Manager, Josh Lee,Waacking Instructor/Visual Merchandiser, Xiangyi, and Business Development Manager/Popper, Joey, as they share how they keep up with both spheres.
- Date and Time: 25 Jul 2019, 7pm
- Venue: *SCAPE HubQuarters Foyer, Level 4
Speakers
Joey Cheng, Popper/Business Development Manager, Association of Small & Medium Enterprises
Joey started her dance journey at the age of 14 through contemporary dance before she was formally introduced to hip-hop via her school club, Temasek Polytechnic (TP) Dance Ensemble at the age of 18. Being exposed to many different genres of street dance styles such as House, Locking, and Breaking, she fell in love with Popping and have been pursuing it actively through the years by joining battles, and learning from the many top Poppers overseas. Some of her achievements include being the Singapore representative in the World Finals held in Taiwan (2014) and Australia (2018) and also representing Southeast Asia as a crew in South Korea back in 2017. She is intrinsically motivated at pushing herself to the best through hard work and sacrifice and is a strong believer of staying humble and having an open mind to what all the street styles can bring for her own dance.
Xiangyi Leow, Waacking Instructor/Visual Merchandiser and Co-Founder of Waack It Out
Waacking has been a major part of Xiangyi’s dance life. As a Waacking instructor, she shares her passion for the dance through teaching in schools and dance studios and also actively participating in dance battles in the region. Waack It Out was co-founded in 2012 by Waacking duo MIBXIY and is now one of the most prominent waacking battles in Singapore. Through the platform, Xiangyi hopes to continue inspiring more dancers in Singapore to pursue their passion.
Josh Lee, Popper/Co-Founder of LawTech Asia and SMU Funk Movement
Josh is a Legal Policy Manager in the Government, where he manages Singapore’s AI initiatives. Josh also co-founded LawTech.Asia, a publication on law and technology in Asia. In 2019, Josh was identified as one of Asia’s Top 30 Persons to Watch in the legal industry. Beneath his suit, Josh is an avid Popping dancer. He cherishes training hard and doing Singapore proud. In 2013, Josh finished 1st runner-up in the R-16 World Finals in South Korea. Josh also co-founded the university dance club Singapore Management University (SMU) Funk Movement and its Alumni Group. Josh lives by three values: Respect, Humility and Discipline. To Josh, achievements simply reflect a person’s deeper values. He aims to be known not just by his achievements, but also his core values.
Elly (Moderator)
I am Eleanor, better known as Elly. I am 25 this year, pursuing a career as a freelance dance fitness instructress. My passion for dance, specifically Hip-Hop, began when in secondary school. I joined Danz People and eventually became part of D’Elements, the studio’s junior crew. In polytechnic, I was also given the opportunity to be president of Style Groovaz Crew, from then on, I have participated in recitals under Recognize Studios and joined battles/showcases under TXM (Team Xiaomei). Fast forward 3 years, I’ve decided to impact lives and build communities through dance fitness, engaging people through music and movement.
