Chinese Dance@SYF 2025
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Singapore Youth Festival (SYF)
17 April 2025
This video features a Chinese dance performance titled "Galloping Across the Grassland" (奔跑在草原上), presented by the Yio Chu Kang Secondary School Chinese Dance Troupe for the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Arts Presentation.
SYF performance by Yio Chu Kang Secondary School Chinese Dance on 17 April 2025. Video taken by Mavis and Elise.
Performance Details
Title: Galloping Across the Grassland (奔跑在草原上) [00:03 (opens in new tab)]
Choreography: Mr. Zhao Bojun [00:03 (opens in new tab)]
Performers: YCKSS Chinese Dance Troupe
Key Highlights
Attire: Dancers wear red traditional Mongolian-style dance costumes featuring gold trimming, flared skirts, and dark boots.
Choreography & Style: Inspired by traditional Mongolian dance movements, the piece features fast-paced footwork, rhythmic arm and wrist movements simulating horseback riding, and split jumps across the stage [00:29 (opens in new tab)].
Formations: The group seamlessly transitions between open-stage leaps, sweeping linear arrangements, and stacked human pyramid formations [02:54 (opens in new tab)], culminating in an energetic final pose with whip-cracking gestures [04:26 (opens in new tab)].
About the Singapore Youth Festival (SYF)
The Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) (opens in new tab) is an annual event organised by the Ministry of Education (opens in new tab) to celebrate the vitality of our youth and their diverse artistic talents. Our performing arts groups are always excited to be a part of this celebration and though it entails many months of intense training and practices, the students find it a joy to finally showcase their works of excellence.