Shifting House

awesome possum. we have successfully imported the contents of this blog to another bloghosting site, Wordpress, which has so far proved to be much more manageable, much more sleeker looking and less frustrating for the technologically retarded administrator of the team's blog a.k.a. waimin

therebelscheerleadingteam.wordpress.com

the new blog is still in the works, so please bear with us for the time being as we smooth out the 'kinks and krooks' there may be :)

just wanted to share a happy thing with you guys... please click on the picture to see a larger view, because that thing is really a magic button :P

High School Crush Theme Party @ Mist Club, Bangsar

It was .... lots of hot chicks in plaid skirts & white blouses, no jocks stereotypes (surprisingly), school ties, and 'nerdy' thick-framed glasses (which were given out free at the club's entrance).

The Rebels had performed a 6 man (and woman :p) show Wednesday night at Mist Club, Bangsar in conjunction with the club's "High School Crush" theme. After all, what is a high school theme without a typical pep rally showcase of cheerleaders, eh? ;D

We performed twice to a happening crowd and we sincerely hoped that we had impressed them as they did not seem too pleased to be shoo-ed off the dance floor for our 4-5 minute performance :p (4-5 minutes is exceptionally long for a cheerleading routine, by the way. we were knackered, the six of us!)

in the storage room they let us use to change and whatnot

in between performances

outside the club

Astro Battleground 2009 Performance

We are glad to inform the dear followers of our humble blog of the fact that The Rebels has been given the awesome opportunity to perform for one of Astro's Battleground Dance Competition episodes. {this is where you give a loud cheer of 'Hurray!'}

Date: 07 November 2009 (Saturday)

Time: 1:00pm onwards

Venue: Berjaya Times Square, KL (front entrance)

{this is where you note down the date, time and place in your diary to remind yourself to come support us}

The episode's theme, as we have been told, is 'Sports' and as we all know, cheerleading is a sport (if you don't, go eat pompoms and die XD). So one thing led to another and matters resulted in one of the producers of the show approaching us to ask if we could be the opening gambit for that particular 'Sports' themed episode. {this is where you cheer loudly in agreement again}

Needless to say, we are very much elated at such an opportunity and also maybe, a tad nervous because this is after all, quite an important event. The producers have made quite some requests as well, and since when has extra criteria/conditions ever ease a performer's nerves, right? ;) among the requests, are:

• 9 cheerleaders
• integrate the celebrity hosts/emcees into our routine i.e. let them perform with us
• escort the participants in that episode's round as the emcees introduce each team
• work with a rather restrictive stage dimension: 18ft x 20ft

The plus side, we guess, would be that we get to be on TV! .... (more specifically, Astro Wah Lai Toi Channel 311) woohoo ;D The show's episodes air every Saturday at 7:00pm.

Anyway, on an end note, we hope all goes well with this performance :)

p.s. we will be watching out for you supporters... we had better see a lot of blue and white/silver pompoms and placards that declare your love for us when we are performing. Or else... *gives evil threatening squint* muahahahaa..... haaa... hahaa.. ok..

Showmanship

The most important thing you need to have in a routine is a sense of performance.

It is so important that without it, even if you were to execute a difficult and impressive routine cleanly, you will still be missing that X-factor. But if you execute an average and maybe even slightly less-than-perfect routine with confidence and a sense of performance, your team will be the one that leaves the strongest impression upon the audience :)

When you perform a routine, it is not just about knowing your part and just performing them with that concentrated look on your face that has you staring at the floor throughout the whole routine. (dear less experienced members of The Rebels, do take note of this :] )

No. It is about performance, as well. Make eye contact with your audience to let them see how confident you are. Engage the crowd. Tell them to or make them go WILD at your performance. Perform. Chest out. Head high. Wear a look on your face that says, "Yeah, come on! Watch this! We're gonna rock your socks off!"

No room for shyness. You're on stage/mat! These are the only times you get to be cockily confident and not be hated for it :p Your chance to be flirtatious and be someone entirely different!

The exhilaration of performing and hearing the crowd scream for you. There is no drug which can substitute that satisfaction. Off stage, you can be incredibly timid. But on stage, you are in a different world. Take me for example, I dare not let go of myself and enjoy dancing freely on a dance floor at social events/places. Honest to goodness, I have friends who can testify that they have had to drag me onto the dance floor and even then I just stood there superbly shy and scared :p But they can also tell you that I am totally different when I am performing. Heck, I get so enthusiastic that I may just be actually scaring the crowd with my ferocity/intensity (which, of course, I do not recommend you to do) :p

It is not just about doing a routine. It is about performing ;)

So get your butts onto the mat and wow the crowd, Rebels. Show them that we are bloody good and that we are darn proud of it!

Bytheway,.... having a fixed grin on your face is not the same as a genuine proud smile.

Note to the dear readers of this blog

hey guys, someone has used the name 'waimin' to reply to bobo's message in our chatbox saying that we've sold out our t-shirts. This is not true. We still have t-shirts available if you would like to purchase them. We would like to request for all the visitors to this blog to email your queries directly to our email (starjump.rebels@gmail.com) next time to avoid being misled by irresponsible parties. thank you :)

Please note. Important!

To all visitors to this site, please note that the individual using the name 'RebeLs' to post messages on the chatbox for the past couple of weeks is of an unknown identity.

The only persons moderating this blog is WaiMin and KimSwee. We have previously used the name 'RebeLs' to post messages in our chatbox until recently. We will not continue to use the name 'RebeLs' until the aforementioned individual stops using it.

Therefore, please note that should any disrespect or misinformation be made by 'RebeLs', he or she DOES NOT represent the interest of The Rebels cheerleading team. The authorized representatives of our team are only KimSwee and WaiMin.

The Dinner after the Charm Cheerleading Championships 2009

The receipt from the dinner The Rebels had after the Charm Cheerleading Championships 2009.

The competition venue was at Cineleisure, Damansara. We walked over to The Curve and had lunch at the KimGary outlet there :pDinner was funded by the very generous parents of our members, who basically said, "Ok, here's RM*** . You guys use it to have a celebratory dinner lah!"

AusCheer Results

Okay.. competition results of our time at AusCheer, in Brisbane, Australia:

Partner Stunts category, Level 4: 1st & 3rd place

KimSwee & WaiMin: 1st place

Natalie & Jordan (from Lions Cheer Squad): 2nd place

AhWah & Ivy: 3rd place

Group Stunts category, Level 4: 2nd place

Purple Team (from Lions Cheer Squad): 1st place

Team Malaysia (consisting of KimIng, WaiMin, KimSwee & Ahwah of The Rebels ;)): 2nd place

It was really crazy for this division. We came up with our group stunt routine only when we were in Australia, meaning we practiced no more than 3 times or so... o_o;; I think YeeMing (Team Malaysia's captain) nearly experienced a heart failure when she found out...

Cheer category, Level 4.2: 1st place

Team Malaysia: 1st place

Fit2Cheer Royals: 2nd place

Personally, (waimin) i felt that they had a more interesting routine than we did. They've got cool tumblings and they were quite strong too. Just that they faltered in some of their stunts. There were some parts of the routine that may have had too much activity going on, but they had great transitions and gorgeous uniforms XD I think it's the silver that made their colours so sharp. I liketh much their ribbons too :p

Videos!!

Fit2Cheer Royals

Team Malaysia

there's another video of the same recording, but from center view, on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWqtovPq8Qs

Hello from Australia ;)

a little shout out from GoldCoast, Australia here ;) we would not be able to update our blog much until we get back because unlimited free wifi is not as ubiquitously found here as back home in Malaysia, but as a teaser, we've got good news about our competition here..... (not much of a teaser, but oh well :p)

We will be back in Malaysia by the 20th of July 2009, a monday ;)

A visit from Singapore

I'm quite sure KahWeng wants to kill us for the superbly late update :p blame the people who uploaded pictures of us together at training onto their facebook accounts but did not tell me so.. heheh, no lar xp we've just been tied up with other matters lately.

In the third week of June, KahWeng from Aces, the cheerteam of the Nanyang Technology University in Singapore, joined us for some goofing around.

Monday, 15June: KahWeng, who had been in touch with YeeMing from CHARM All Stars, dropped by to watch the training session of the team going to Australia. We found out that this super tall dude lives in Ampang and asked him if he would like to come train with us in Cheras, to which he said, "Sure." :p

Tuesday, 16June: KahWeng joined the team going to Australia for training again and manly took on all the girls on the team, basing each one of them ;) We stayed back after training for a short round of drinks in Sunway/Subang Jaya.

Wednesday, 17June: KahWeng joined The Rebels for training :p and also joined us for a noisy round of mamak, where he confirmed the supposed talk that Malaysian food is better tasting than Singapore's :p no offense meant to dear Singaporeans who read this. You know we love you guys ;p

Thursday, 18June: KahWeng dropped by during training for the Australian competition again and got a picture of us stunting 4 cupies, which he had put up on his blog.

Friday, 19June: KahWeng joined the Rebels for training again and revealed the camwhoring side of him :p And after training, we had a long round of mamak again, hehheh.

We took pictures of KahWeng stunting with us during training.... but I'll need to hunt those pictures down first... not sure whose camera had taken the pictures :p but here are the non-stunting-just-messing-around pictures :) enjoy (KahWeng's the black-tshirt-wearing guy at the back)

Cheer09 luck wishing

aha, i have been accused of not being consistent with upkeeping our blog.... would you guys accept the excuse of 'internet problems'? :p

anyways, Cheer09 is this weekend, 4-5July, Saturday and Sunday, at Stadium Putra, Bukit Jalil. So, here's a big cheer from 'The Rebels' wishing all of you cheerleaders competing this weekend GOOD LUCK!! Have fun at the competition guys ;)

(tip: for those of you who will be driving, look for Carpark D. If you park elsewhere, you'll go crazy trying to find Stadium Putra :p)

And guess what? Team Malaysia, a team which was put together about slightly more than a month ago, consisting of members from The Rebels and from Charm All Stars, and we will be performing our australian competition routine at Cheer09 on 5July, Sunday.

Team Malaysia

4th row from bottom: Badrie, JunKang, Mr Chong, Chiaki

3rd row from bottom: SiewWai, KimSwee, KheenHo, ChenWah

2nd row from bottom: Hayden, KimIng, YeeMing (captain), Shana, Melissa

1st row from bottom: WaiMin, LiYen, Kimberly, PeiKee, Lailaa

Hey ho

okay, a summary of what we've been up to:

1. TEAM MALAYSIA 

CHARM the association decided to send a team to Australia to compete in 'AUS Cheer', which will be held in Queensland. An open audition was held to select cheerleaders to form a new team to represent Malaysia in the said competition. 6 of our members went, and we made it into the team. yay! ^_^ but only because there aren't many others who auditioned, since a prerequisite for auditioning is that one must be able to fork out at least rm1500 for the trip to Australia. Total budgeted cost is actually rm3000 per person, but everyone on the team had made tremendous efforts in searching for sponsors, so we make the sacrifice of paying only half of the actual cost per person. Really want to thank the people who managed to get the sponsorships.

Clarification: it's not that we're very well off, that 6 of us are able to fork out rm1500 just like that for this competition. it's more like we decided that, ok-lar, we'll go for the experience. aih, we're now faced with the prospect of being in a penniless state for the months after returning from Australia.... :p

So here we are, training for the competition which is in what, 3 weeks time? o_o;;; still a long way to go to acceptable standards.

There are 18 of us in the team and we've decided to compete under the name 'Team Malaysia'. We will be performing at Cheer'09. pressure much... -_-;  

2. JUNIORS' DEBUT ;p 

we had a performance at Great Eastern Mall on 5th & 7th of June (a Friday and a Sunday) in conjunction with an environmental fair with the tagline, 'Go Green!' :) Out of the 8 who performed, 6 were our younger members who have never performed a cheerleading routine with us before. And this performance also showcases new stunts, which we have experimented with but never properly pursued in mastering them. So whee! Not too bad for first-time performers ;p still need to polish up on showmanship and running a clean routine, though. But we're still very proud of you guys :D

somehow nobody took any pictures of the performance or at least of the performers at the event... so yar...no pictures. sowee :p

3. BONDING TIME 

A bunch of us went to Sunway Lagoon again, last friday (12 June '09). The whole thing was not properly planned, though, unlike our previous 'team bonding times'. It had been a tentative idea only, until the night before when KimSwee started asking everyone to be at Sunway Lagoon the next morning. We were unable to reach some members and so, they missed out on the fun.... -_-;; sorry guys :(

also no pictures for this cos everybody malas to lug a camera around the amusement park :p hrm... this will not do. need to take more pictures for memories sake lah :P will try to be more diligent in this matter :D

K-lah. That's it for now. Till next time.

here are two versions of our video profile which we had uploaded onto youtube. the contents of the two videos were recorded within the time period between late august2008 and march2009. enjoy :)

after a long period of neglect

bleh -_-;; malas to post larr...

a lil' friendship between teams

a little something from Extreme Malaysia All Stars who had an awesome dance routine ;) and super strong flyers :D

they passed this to us at the start of the competition :p very thoughtful of them ^_^

Charm Cheerleading Championships (C3) 2009 results

yo, posts about the Charm Cheerleading Championships 2009 are gonna come in bits and pieces k. there is too much to fit them all into one single post. so what we have here is just the results..... albeit an incomplete list -_-;;; apologies, but things were not very orderly during the announcements of the results, so we missed a lot of what the emcees were saying. 

please help us fill in the list below as accurately as possible.. let us know if we got your team's name or school's name wrong or something ok.

Dance Division, All Girls (M'sian category)

1.

2.

3.

Dance Division, All Boys / Co-ed (M'sian category)

1. Extreme Malaysia All Stars (EMAS) All Boys

2. The Rebels (A) Co-ed

3.

Dance Division, All Girls (Int'l category)

1.

2.

3.

Dance Division, All Boys / Co-ed (Int'l category)

1.  

2. 

3. 

Dance Division (Int'l & M'sian combined)

1. Extreme Malaysia All Stars (EMAS) All Boys

2.

3.

Stunts Division, All Girls (M'sian category)

1. Calyx (SMJK Katholik / Catholic High)

2. Vibrants (SMK Titiwangsa)

3. Blitzers (SMK Bandar Utama 4)

Stunts Division, All Boys / Co-ed (M'sian category)

1. The Rebels (B) Co-ed

2. The Rebels (A) Co-ed

3. The Rebels (C) Co-ed

Stunts Division, All Girls (Int'l category)

1.

2.

3.

Stunts Division, All Boys / Co-ed (Int'l category)

1. 

2. 

3. 

Stunts Division (Int'l & M'sian combined)

1. The Rebels (B) Co-ed

2.

3.

the line up for the competition

the briefing for C3 2009 was held today at Cineleisure, Damansara and here's the line up of competitors on the day. enjoy :)

Dance Division (M'sian category)

 1. [this team has confirmed that they will be competing but they have yet to hand in their forms so we do not know their name]

 2. Stunners (Sri KDU)

 3. Extreme Malaysia All Stars (EMAS) All Boys

 4. Vibrants (SMK Titiwangsa)

 5. D'Starz 

 6. Minimitez (SMK Damansara Jaya)

 7. Scorpion All Stars

 8. Gemz

 9. Valkyries

10. The Rebels A

11. The Rebels B

12. Zodiac

13. Zerox

14. Aves

15. Cyclones

Dance Division (Int'l category)

16. Wild Cats (Thailand)

17. Team A (Philippines)

18. Team B (Philippines)

19. Team C (Philippines)

Stunts Division, All Girls (M'sian category)

 1. Vibrants (SMK Titiwangsa)

 2. Dynamitez (SMK Damansara Jaya)

 3. Blitzers (SMK Bandar Utama 4)

 4. Phoenix

 5. Calyx (SMJK Katholik / Catholic High)

Stunts Division, Co-ed / All Guys (M'sian category)

 6. Extreme Malaysia All Stars (EMAS) All Boys

 7. Extreme Malaysia All Stars (EMAS) Co-ed

 8. Elite 1

 9. Elite 2

10. The Rebels C

11. The Rebels A

12. The Rebels B

13. Cyclone

Stunts Division (Int'l category)

14. Team 1 (Philippines)  All Girls

15. Team 2 (Philippines) All Boys

16. Rainbow (Thailand)

17. Rainbow (Thailand)

p.s. apologies if there are mistakes with spelling and team names. please let us know of any corrections that should be made ;)

how you can show your support for us ;)

1. put on blue n white face paint :p
2. wear blue (preferably royal blue)
3. paint your nails blue n white

4. make placards n yell like it's the end of the world when it's our turn to perform

5. chant with us during our dance... our chants are as below (the words in blue are for you to help scream the chant :p)

The Rebels A (dance division)

Come on, come on, let's make some noise,

We're the Rebels and we rawk / rock

Let us hear you scream

"Rebels to the fore!", come on

"Rebels to the fore!", yell it

"Rebels to the fore!", yeah

The Rebels B (dance division)

Come on crowd, get ready!

When we say "awesome", you say "blue"

Awesome (Blue) !

Awesome (Blue) !

One last time,

Awesome (Blue) !!

the Final Lap

it's the final lap. don't give up now.

dear Rebels members,

it's the last week heading up to the competition. it is going to be tiring. it is going to be tough. just a word to everyone, it's not enough to just know your steps and dance them, ok. you need to perfect your routines as well. all the little little things like how you walk to position, arm levels, timing, sharpness, synchronization, energy, facial expression, eye contact with the audience, your sense of performance. they matter. we mean it when we say  a clean routine will get you far. but know that you are aiming for a reasonable level of perfection. if it's good enough, move on. don't dwell on a set for an unnecessarily long period of time.

do not leave all the correction to just one person to point out cos you will end up hating that person for "nitpicking" on the "small" details and making you practice again and again. you are a team. there must be an understanding that all of you have to do all that is possible to help each other perfect your routine. if any of you notice something that can be corrected, say it out. and if you have any problems or opinions on a matter, say it out. do not keep it to yourself and sulk about it alone. SAY IT OUT.

it's the last lap. when practising, it is really important to do so full-out. yes, it is tiring, but you need to get used to it so on the competition day itself, your body would already be conditioned to handle the stress. since the competition will last pretty much an entire day, all the waiting and nervousness will definitely suck you dry of your energy. do not wait to be told to practise full-out. plus, if you do your routines properly and get it right, then there would not be a need to keep repeating the same thing over and over till you feel like strangling someone...

we are all tired now. do not waste time waiting for others to call you to come to position. please take the initiative to get up and be ready when it is your turn to practise.

for stunts, if a mistake happens, get ready to continue with the next stunt immediately. do not give dramatic sighs, put on a sour face, groan or wander off. know that EVERYONE is frustrated too. so keep your displays to yourself. do not add to everyone else's frustration. and when pointing out a mistake, say it nicely. no one likes being blamed in an accusing manner.

in sports, it is not just about competing and being good. it's about character as well. watch your temper, watch your words, watch your actions, watch your expressions. they reflect what kind of a person you are.

on the competition day, you are going to see other teams practice and perform. some will not be so good. do not laugh at them, inwardly or outwardly. some will be good. do not get discouraged and give up before you have even fought the battle. like what was said nearer the top of this freaking long post: a clean routine goes a LONG way. put on a good show on the mat regardless of anything. even if you think you can't win, give a kickass performance that reeks of confidence. let the audience at least remember you as that team with the energy and kickass performance :)

tempers are going to fly under the pressure we are all facing right now. try to keep your cool. we can pull through this.

Behold, our might,

The Rebels rise to pow'r,

Time for battle, time to fight,

Rebels to the fore,

Spirit, strength, determination,

We're taking over, the floor!

checklist for C3

guys n gals

1. make sure your fingernails are cut short
2. make sure your shoes are washed and whitened
3. remove ALL jewelry for this competition

gals

1. if you do not already have a pair of 1/4 length black tights to wear underneath your cheer skirt, please get one.
2. if you do not already have a pair of knee length sox, please get a pair.
3. keep your make up light ;)
4. bring extra hairpins and hairties just in case

the competition will last pretty much the whole day and we may be having dinner together after the event, so you may opt to bring the following ;)

1. cash for food and whatnots
2. hand towels for wiping off your sweat :p
3. a change of clothes