Happy Holidays

Welcome to our newly revamped website! We appreciate your continued support for USC Traditonal Chinese Dance!

We are proud to be partnering with Making Faces Production where you can make tax-deductible donations to your favorite traditional Chinese dance team!

Save the date! Our Spring showcase is Friday, February 25, 2011! More details to come!

Urban Nutcracker - Thursday, November 18

"Urban Nutcracker: A Mash Up" is coming up this Thursday, November 18! Be in your seat at Bovard by 7PM and enjoy a great show of different dance styles! Dress rehearsals have been going well and TCDance is excited to join 5 other performance groups in this production.

Thursday, November 18

7:00PM, Bovard Auditorium

FREE ADMISSION

USC Chamber Ballet Company, Karmic Law, USC Traditional Chinese Dance, Street Dance Society, Break on 2 Latin Fusion, and Wushu Nation

November performances galore!

Need a TCDance fix? We have several performances coming up!

Wednesday, November 10
7-8PM
"Taste of Asia" themed dinner
Parkside cafeteria

Saturday, November 13
1-6PM
The 4th Annual Mabuhay Festival
hosted by USC Troy Philippines
McCarthy Quad
(performance at ~2PM)

Thursday, November 18
7:00PM
"The Urban Nutcracker: A Mash Up"
by Spontaneous Combusion Dance Initiative
Bovard Auditorium - Free admission
Featuring USC Chamber Ballet Company, Karmic Law, Break on 2 Latin fusion, Wushu Nation, Street Dance Society, and of course TCDance!

See you there!

Upcoming Performances

Love USC TCDance? Want more? Here are some upcoming performances to look forward to!

Tommy Presents
Wednesday, October 20, 12:00PM
@Tommy Trojan USC Campus

APASA Homecoming Tailgate
Saturday, October 30, 1:00-4:00PM
@USC Campus (between Tommy Trojan and Bovard Auditorium)

APASA Night Market
Thursday, November 4, 6:00-8:00PM
@USC Campus (Trousdale and Tommy Trojan Hahns Plaza)

As always, please continue to love and support USC Traditional Chinese Dance!!

First performances of the year

USC TCDance's first performance of the year!

Monday, August 30
12:30PM
Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Join us in our performance for the grand opening of the new Ronald Tutor Campus Center!

On Wednesday, September 1, catch us at CASA's first general meeting in SGM 101 at 6:30PM along with Chaotic 3 and Wushu Nation. Come to the meeting to find out more about USC's Chinese American Students Association and its exciting activities!

Auditions!

Try out for USC TCDance this Friday or Saturday! We'll talk a little about the group, practices, anything you want to know, and you'll learn 2 short dance combinations. Join us! No experience is necessary at all, and everyone is welcome to come learn.

Please RSVP to usctcdance@gmail.com for ONE of the sessions below:
Friday, August 27, 4-6PM
Saturday, August 28, 10:30AM-12:30PM
Location: THH 212

If you want to talk to us, we'll be at the Involvement Fair TODAY from 11AM-2PM, on Trousdale or in Alumni Park. Come see us!

Looking for new dancers!

Interested in joining USC Traditional Chinese Dance? We'd love to meet you!

Come see us at the APA Student Welcome Involvement Fair and the USC Involvement Fair! You can meet dancers and ask any questions you might have about TCDance.

APA Student Welcome Involvement Fair
2:00-3:00PM
Sunday, August 22
VKC Courtyard

USC Involvement Fair
11:00AM-2:00PM
Wednesday, August 25
Trousdale or Alumni Park

You're also invited to audition for TCDance! Auditions are open to everyone, no dance experience is necessary, and all genders are welcome.

Friday, August 27, 4-6PM
OR
Saturday, August 28, 10:30AM-12:30PM
Please RSVP to usctcdance@gmail.com for one session only.

Questions? Comments? Concerns? Just let us know!

21 Choices Fundraiser with Wushu Nation!

TCDance is joining forces with Wushu Nation for a huge end-of-the-year fundraiser at 21 Choices (University Village by USC)! Come support both groups by enjoying delicious and creative frozen yogurt at 21 Choices!

Monday, May 3
Anytime between 4 and 8PM
21 Choices (3226 S. Hoover St., Los Angeles, CA 90007)

Bring a flier with you or look around for TCDance and Wushu members - red TCD jackets, Chinese costumes, or red Wushu t-shirts



Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=115071065180482

See you there!


P.S. Become our fan on Facebook!

Spirits in Action - Saturday, April 24

TCDance is performing at Spirits in Action, USC's version of the Special Olympics, this Saturday, April 24!

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/event.php?eid=109649105729590&index=1

Saturday, April 24
1;00PM
McCarthy Quad

Hope to see you there!

EXECUTIVE BOARD 2010/2011

Introducing the new USC TCDance executive board for 2010/2011!

Ariana Mah (Captain)
Annie Yu (Co-Captain)
Donna Xiao (Secretary)
Karen Fung (Media)
Linda Lei (Treasurer)
Natasha Wu (Events/Outreach)

Congratulations to the new board! Please look forward to our future performances and events and continue to support your favorite traditional Chinese dance group!

Voice of a Child Benefit Concert

TCDance is performing at UNICEF's Voice of a Child Benefit Concert this upcoming Sunday, April 18! Be sure to catch this great event and one of TCDance's last performances of the year.

Facebook event: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2201104027#!/event.php?eid=108513909182756&ref=ts

Sunday, April 18
7:00PM
Ground Zero

Tickets are $5 pre-sale or $7 at the door and all tickets include a raffle ticket. Additional raffle tickets can be purchased for $1.

Win Dodgers tickets, Disneyland passes, movie tickets, and more!

Help us donate a water pump to provide clean drinking water for a village in need. To purchase tickets, talk to your favorite UNICEF member or visit UNICEF on Trousdale, April 12-16th.

Global Get Down - Tuesday, April 6

TCDance is performing at GlobeMed's Global Get Down (Facebook event linked) tonight! See the Facebook event for more details.

7:30PM
Ground Zero Performance Cafe

Featuring:
- Asli Baat
- Saved By Grace
- USC Fly Girls
- Taekwondo
- Instant Groove
- Vidushak

Donations will go toward establishing a medical laboratory in Hohoe, Ghana.

USC Community Health Fair - Saturday, March 27

TCDance is performing at USC Community Health Involvement Project's (CHIP) first annual Community Health Fair! Check out the event website here.

Community Health Fair
Saturday, March 27
McCarthy Quad

TCDance's performance is at 2:20PM. There will be performances by Chaotic 3 (1:20PM), Wushu Nation (1:40PM), and Instant Groove (2:00PM).

Have a great weekend!

I-Night - Vote for TCDance!

TCDance is performing at the International Students' Assembly's I-Night today!

I-Night
Monday, March 22
7:00PM
Bovard Auditorium (USC main campus)
FREE admission

With performances from: TCDance! Chaotic 3, Slanderous Tongues, Taekwondo Club, Wushu Nation, USC Kamine, Asli Baat, Street Dance Society, and Chinese guitar

Come out to I-Night and VOTE for TCDance!

Annenberg Lunar New Year Celebration

Catch TCDance at Annenberg's Lunar New Year Celebration!

6:20PM in the West Lobby of Annenberg
Hosted by USC Annenberg School of Communication & Journalism and US-China Institute

And remember to come to Dance to a New Year 2010!

Saturday, February 27
7:00PM
Bovard Auditorium (3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA)
FREE

DANCE TO A NEW YEAR 2010

University of Southern California Traditional Chinese Dance
presents
Dance to a New Year 2010

Come celebrate the Chinese new year of the tiger with us with as we bring you a mix of ethnic dances, contemporary and martial arts, with some old favorites and lots of new choreography. It will be a night of history, culture, and art as we introduce our first ever dance drama of the story of Mulan, the beloved female heroine of ancient Chinese history.

Dance to a New Year 2010
Bovard Auditorium, USC Park Campus
Saturday, February 27 at 7:00pm
Free admission/Donations welcome

For more information,
visit our Facebook page Usc Tcdance
or email us at usctcdance@gmail.com