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Schedule

typhoon_mngr — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:52:11 CDT

Dance	Lead	Rehearsals
Modern (床前明月光)	Zavia Zhe Wang	--
Classical (modified hat dance)	Jierong Pan	Monday, Sep 28: 8-10pm @ TI South Thursday, Oct 1st: 7-9pm @ TI Cellar Friday, Oct 2nd: 9-10pm @ TI South
Classical (fan dance)	Zavia, Jierong	--

There are currently no dances planned.

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typhoon_mngr — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:50:58 CDT

2009-10 Season

Kaleidoscope (Wildcat Welcome Week)
Thursday September 17th at 10:30, Cahn Auditorium

Taiwanese Market Night (sponsored by TASC)
Friday September 25th, 6:30-9:30pm, Norris

Mid-autumn Festival (sponsored by CSSA)
Saturday Oct 3rd, time TBD, Kellogg

Featured dances: Modified Hat Dance (led by Jierong)
Chuangqianmingyueguang (led by Zavia)

Gallery

Jingaling — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:59:24 CST

Contact Us

Jingaling — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:29:40 CST

Questions? Comments? Suggestions?

Please email Sherry Wu at shuyanwu2007@u.northwestern.edu

Come join our facebook group: Typhoon Dance Troupe!

Officers

Jingaling — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:28:18 CST

Typhoon is run by a group of student officers elected by the members of the troupe. Officership entails a three-quarter long commitment, and officers for all positions are elected at the end of the spring quarter, although re-election upon term conclusion is certainly possible.

Below is a list of our current officers. To contact all officers, email <TYPHOON_EXEC@listserv.it.northwestern.edu>. To add or remove yourself from the Typhoon listserv, please contact the manager at shuyanwu2007@u.northwestern.edu

President Zavia Zhe Wang, 2010

Vice President John Yu, 2010

Treasurer/Costumes Manager Nan Lin, 2011 and Eliza Li, 2012

Manager Sherry Wu, 2011

Media Jierong Pan, 2011

2008-2009

Jingaling — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:20:46 CST

2009 Spring

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08-09 Winter

choreographer/lead: Lulu Qin, Jing Han, Zavia Zhe Wang
dancers, (part 1: Lulu Qin, Jing Han, Nina Lu, Sandra Shi, Xiaoke Song, Nancy Shan

dancers, part 2: Zavia Zhe Wang, Jierong Pan, Judy Mo, Katherine Wei, Iris Yuhui Wang, Chang Qin, Sherry Wu, Minna Zhou
length: 5.30 min

style: classical, umbrella and scarves

choreographer/lead: Kurt Qing

dancers, part 1: Kurt Qing, Zavia Zhe Wang, Nancy Xu
dancers, part 2: Jing Han, Eliza Li, Nan Lin, Sherry Wu, Iris Yuhui Wang, Chang Qin
length: 5.30 min
style: classical,

choreographer/lead: John Yu

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2006-2007

Jingaling — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:43:23 CST

2007 Spring

song: "Phoenix Tail Bamboo Under the Moonlight" mix

choreographer: Jing Han

length: 4.5 min

style: classical, ethnic Dai dance

comment: peaceful and pleasant, the music itself is a joy to listen to; elegant and exotic, this dance will linger in your memories

song: "Walk Into Tibet"

choreographer: Kurt Qing, Anna Yan

length: 4 min

style: classical, ethnic Tibetan long-sleeves dance

comment: this co-ed dance displays a vibrant culture from the highlands of Tibet

song: "Zhong Guo Gong Fu" aka. "Chinese Kung Fu"

choreographer: John Yu, Chenfei Lu

length: 3.75 min

style: traditional Shaolin Kung Fu, empty hand and weapon forms

comment: HAHH!!!

06-07 Winter

choreogragher: Anna Yan, Kurt Qing, Valerie Hwang, Jing Han

length: 15 min

style: a dance "tale"

comment: a side project for NU's CelebrAsia 2007, this production combined traditional dance with storytelling

2005-2006

Jingaling — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:43:06 CST

2006 Spring

song: "Huo Yuan Jia" aka. "Fearless" by Jay Chou

choreographer: Kurt Qing, Anna Yan

length: 5 min

style: pop/hip-hop and traditional melange

comment: by popular demand within the group and inspired by Jay Chou's music video, this coed fan dance mixes "hip" modern culture with traditional Chinese dance

05-06 Winter

song: "Hao Rizi" by Song Zu-Ying

choreographer: Anna Yan, Catherine Shen, Kurt Qing

length: 3 min

style: traditional celebration

comment: coed dance with drums and ribbons

2007-2008

Jingaling — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:42:10 CST

2008 Spring

choreographer/lead: Lulu Qin and Kurt Qing
dancers: Lulu Qin, Kurt Qing, John Yu, Jeff Shih, John Shih, Chenfei Lu, Adrienne Ma, Sandra Shi, Shelley Liu, Tinlee Lin

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style: drum/ribbon

description: A traditional dance performed during festive celebrations wishing luck and fortune to everyone.

choreographer/lead: Zavia Zhe Wang
dancers: Zavia Wang, Debbie Yip, Jierong Pan

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style: traditional fan

description: At the dawn, young girls are playing with water by the rivulet. This elegant dance combines both traditional and contemporary Chinese dance elements, with fans imitating the flow of water.

choreographer/lead: Jing Han

dancers: Jing Han, Kurt Qing, Lu Chen, Yale Sun
length: 5.13 min

style: Dai

description: Light morning rain whispers through a lush curtain of bamboo, as the sleepy serenity of the forest stirs in the misty dawn. A modern montage of the Dai ethnic dance, that draws upon the unique style and characteristics of traditional Dai folk dances.

07-08 Winter

choreographer/lead: Anna Yan, Debbie Yip

length: 4.56 min

style: classical hat dance

choreographer/lead: Tina Ho

length: 5.41 min

choreographer/lead: John Yu, Chenfei Lu

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Multimedia

Jingaling — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:36:53 CDT

Ta Ge | 2007-2008 season
lead: Tina Ho
event: Celebrasia

Celebration revival | 2005-2006 season
event: Ms. Jin Qiuyue's Anniversary performance, College of DuPage, June 2nd 2007

The Waking Woods | 2006-2007 season
lead: Jing Han
event: CSA/Nayo

Note: Please visit our facebook group page for additional media.

About Us

Jingaling — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 08:55:31 CDT

We are a student organized dance group that highlights classical, ethnic, and contemporary dances of East and Southeast Asia. Through the art of dance, we dedicate ourselves to displaying pieces of the regions' rich, diverse cultures and to promote more interest and appreciation in the community for those cultures.

We learn and practice for several performances in Northwestern-affiliated productions or off-campus events, most notably Celebrasia, the annual Chinese New Year celebration co-sponsored by CSA and TASC, which draws over 500 people annually. Dances are open to people from any type of background, ranging from beginner to experienced, in many styles of dance, including but not limited to: Traditional Han, ethnic Dai, Kung-Fu, and Lion Dance. In addition to working with Northwestern students, Typhoon has also implemented a dance program with Xilin Chinese School in Evanston for young children.

Roster

Jingaling — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:58:39 CDT

NAME	YEAR	DANCE
Alan Diec	2008
Alan Lan	2009
Albert Leung	alum	Tibetan
Alice Tan	2008	Sleeves, Hat
Alice Yan	2009	Ta Ge
Ang Li	alum
Anna Yan	2008	Hat
Bi-Shun Zeng	2008
Byron Cheng	2010
Calvin Kwan	2010	Kung fu
Chenfei Lu	2008	Kung fu, Drum/Ribbon
Debbie Yip	2010	Hat, Fan
Gillian Hsieh	alum
Jackyln Chan	alum
Jason Chin	alum	Tibetan
Jing Han	2010	Dai, Ta Ge, Hat, Self
Jing Jiang	2010
John Yu	2010	Kung fu, Drum/Ribbon
Kali Zhou	alum
Kurt Qing	2009	Dai, Self
Lee Chow	alum
Lu Chen	2009	Ta Ge, Dai
Luke Chen	2009
Lulu Qin	2010	Hat, Drum/Ribbon
Michael Lin	alum
Michelle Feng	2010
Nancy Shan	2009
Nina Lu	2010
Sandra Shi	2010
Tina Ho	2009	Ta Ge
Tinlee Lin	2009
Vania Leung	2010
Xiaoke Song	2010
Yinin Hu	alum

Production History

Jingaling — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 20:45:49 CDT

A chronology of Typhoon dance projects, categorized by season.

Videos and images can be found in Gallery and Gallery>>Multimedia.

Membership

Jingaling — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:56:13 CDT

Typhoon is composed of dancers who have diverse backgrounds and a variety of interests, who come from various parts of the United States and the world. About half of the dancers have had prior experiences in the performing arts, including Chinese dance, classical Western dance, modern dance, and gymnastics. Dancers without previous experience join out of interest, and their passion and dedication are more than enough to guarantee their success as well as the success of the group.

Membership is open to all undergraduates, regardless of previous experience or skill level, and the level of involvement is entirely self-regulated.Student instructors are responsible for choreographing and teaching productions to regular members.