page_title: Dance in Singapore
section_title: Traditional dance (1980s)& setup of National Arts Council
hierarchical_section_title: Dance in Singapore / Traditional dance (1980s)& setup of National Arts Council
caption_attribution_description: English: A student from the Bukit View Primary School in Singapore performs a cultural dance with classmates for President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush during their visit Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, to the city's Asian Civilisations Museum.
context_page_description: Dance in Singapore comprises traditional and contemporary forms. It has a relatively short history of creative, artistic and professional dance. The range of dance reflects the cultural diversity of Singapore. There is a consistent struggle between the rejection and acceptance of western dance influences and the re-emphasis of ethnic cultures from time to time. The Singapore identity through dance is a challenging one often on an outward looking perception rather than the acceptance and recognition of indigenous/original creativity. Notable non-profit artistic dance legacy include ECNAD and Arts Fission Company.
context_section_description: In May 1980, the National Theatre Dance Company (NTDC) was formed by National Theatre Trust, upon the successful completion of the dance training programme conducted by prominent Hong Kong instructor, Mr. Cheng Shu Jing. The training programme had culminated in a concert, "An Evening of Chinese Dances" being performed on 24 Nov 1979. NTDC had evolved to become Theatre Arts Troupe in 1992, after National Theatre Trust amalgamated into the National Arts Council.
  Since then, Arts Council of Singapore has developed into one of the biggest and most ambitious arts council in the world with adequate staff strength covering all aspects of the arts in Singapore.  The only problem is that there seems to be less direct funding available for dance projects over the years and company directors for dance that not adequately supported to power their training, outreach and community efforts.  All of which are areas that the council has taken charge themselves.  So, private initiative seems to be dying off slowly but surely.
caption: A student from the Bukit View Primary School in Singapore performs a cultural dance with classmates for US President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush during their visit on 16 November 2006, to the city's Asian Civilisations Museum.
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