First of all, I wanted to say thank you for all your hard work, dedications, and patience throughout this past year and more importantly, this past New Year. As you know, we would not be as successful if we didn't practice over this long stretch of time. Here's the ULTIMATE plan for this year.
1. Continue to practice every week
2. Eliminate free-style and convert everyone into routine
3. From Kim-Su Level (Golden Lion) up - everyone needs to learn instruments
4. Designate 2 or 3 pairs for jongs (pole)
5. Train 2 more heads for high pole to assist Lam
6. Every pair is to last AT LEAST 10 minutes in the lion head
7. Everyone will need to learn at least one form of Martial Arts because that's our basic of lion dance. Also an area of weakness we're facing right now.
To meet these goals, other than practice each week, I will need to get you guys into shape including myself. Big guys need to to loose weight and build stamina. Small guys need to gain muscle, not weight, and build strength.
One thing is REQUIRED is committment. This year, during a public performance, each pair will do a set of routine and that is your evaluation. This will happen sometimes in August.
I will re-level everyone accordingly soon and I will ask for funding of the sweaters.
Thanks,
A. Hiep
About Me
- Hoa Nghiem
- We are a non-profit youth group that has been performing Lion Dance in San Diego and throughout Southern California since 1997. We performed at all types of events throughout the year for variety of clients from businesses to private parties. Our member ranges from 8 years old 20 years old who are supervised by leaders of 25 years of age or older.
Practice 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010Recent publicity
Monday, February 22, 2010Our team on Vietnamese Online News
www.vnexpress.net/GL/The-gioi/Nguoi-Viet-5-chau/2010/02/3BA18E6E/
Also check out recent post on San Diego Union Tribune Regional Page
Saturday Feb 20th
Friday, February 19, 20108:00 am - Meet at temple, review on routines and pole
10:00 am - Pack up
10:20 am - Move out to Tet Festival
10:50 am - Arrive
11:30 am - Finished setting up, check out stage
12:05 pm - Opening ceremony performance
12:25 pm - Finished first performance
1:30 pm - 2nd performance
1:50 pm - FINISHED
2:00 pm to 6:00pm - Party at anh Hiep's house
6:00 pm - Move out to Mira Mesa (1 lion performance)
7:00 pm - Performance
**note** - My van, anh Hai's, and Lam's are the only vehicles to be inside for loading/unloading. Everyone needs to find parking fast and help out to unload and set up equipment.
Below is the detailed email from our client about the performance at 7:00pm
"Our address is 12835 Black Mountain Road, San Diego. It is located at the south east corner of the intersection between Ted William Parkway 56 and Black Mountain Road. The entrance drive way is narrow and cars go fast so be careful as you approach the drive way entrance so you won't miss it. Once you miss it, you will make a big circle and waste time. Check out the map or arial view in Yahoo map before you come. I will try to hang something red on the tree by the drive way so you know where to turn in. Once you come in, the first building you see is our church. You drive to the east end of the building and park there where is nearest to the stage. I will put some chairs out to reserve 4 parkings for you. Call my cell when you get lost or arrive at the church building."
Performance Schedule and Address Updated
Friday, February 12, 2010SATURDAY 13TH
3pm - Co Suong (off of governor drive)
8pm - Phap Vuong Meditation Center (Jade Buddha)
715 Vista Avenue, Escondido, CA
10:30 pm - Phat Da Temple
4333 30th Street, San Diego, CA. 92104
SUNDAY 14TH
7:30am - Phat Da Temple (Potential Eye Opening Rituals for Lions)
9:00am - Phap Vuong Meditation Center
11:30am - Luong Hai Ky Restaurant
10606 Camino Ruiz, Suite #2, San Diego, CA. 92126
1:00pm - Bobalicious
8155 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego, CA. 92126
3:00pm - Mrs. Patricia Wu (contact anh Hiep for address)
6:00pm - Barona Casino
FEB 15TH, MONDAY
11:00am - Restaurant in Point Loma/Sports Arena area
FEB 18TH, THURSDAY
5:30pm - Performance for Stephen and friends
363 5th Avenue. Suite 302, San Diego, CA 92101
FEB 20TH, SATURDAY
10:00am - TET Festival Performance
Balboa Park
2010 Tentative Performance Schedule
Thursday, January 14, 2010January 23rd - 6:00PM - Town and Country Club in Mission Valley
Feb. 6th - Performance for Eileen's party - 2 lions - Los Angeles - 6pm
Feb. 7th - 3:00 pm - Phap Vuong Meditation Center - 8 Lions - Welcoming Jade Buddha Statue (Meet at Phat Da Temple at 9AM)
Feb. 13th - 3:00 pm - Co Suong's house (Governor Drive) - 4 Lions
12:00 am (Mid Night) - Phat Da Temple
Feb. 14th - 9:00 am - Phat Da Temple
11:00 am - Jimmy's boss (Mira Mesa) - 2 lions
1:00 pm - Yogurt place (Mira Mesa) - 3 lions
3:00 pm - Mrs. Wu (Mira Mesa) - 1 lion
6:00 pm - Barona Casino - 3 lions - 1 dragon
Feb. 15th - 6:00 pm - Performance for Stephen Huynh and friends
Feb. 20th - 10:00 am - Tet Festival (Balboa Park) - 4 lions