NUS DANCE BLAST!

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NUS Dance Blast! was founded in 2001 and is now one of the largest collegiate clubs in Singapore with over 160 active members. Based in street dance and open choreography, Blast! seeks to continuously provide opportunities for members to discover themselves as performers, creators and leaders.

Through our Five Pillars (Physicality, Technique, Knowledge, Creation, Exploration) of Dance, Blast! aims to nurture thinking dancers who are inclusive, committed to growth, and have the desire to give back. NUS Dance Blast! aspires to be a locally and internationally recognised club of close-knit dancers, known for versatility and excellence in choreography and a variety of street styles.

Recent notable achievements by NUS Dance Blast! would be the Digital Production of the Year (Short Form) Award awarded to Tak Lurus as part of NAF 2022 by NUS Centre for the Arts.

Key Past Events

2022 Shut Up and Dance 2022: Destination
2022 Blast! Concept Video 2022: SCENE: BY BLAST!
2022 NUS Arts Festival 2022: Tak Lurus
2021 Blast! Concept Video 2021: From The Store
2019 Blast! Out Of Bounce 2019: Deleted
2019 Huayi Festival 2019 Performance in collaboration with NUS Chinese Dance, Esplanade Outdoor Theatre

Awards and achievements

2022 Digital Production of the Year (Short Form) Award 2022 by NUS Centre for the Arts for Tak Lurus
2016 Champion & 1st Runner Up, Impresario
2016 First Runner-Up, Impresario
2016 Silver (Projects – Arts & Culture) at the NUS Student Achievement Awards for Shut Up And Dance: Steps 2 Stages
2015 Champion & 1st Runner Up, Impresario
2013 Champion, Impresario
2012 Champion, Impresario

Ahmad Kamil

Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer

At the helm is Principal Tutor Ahmad Kamil, a celebrated performer, choreographer and director. Kamil constantly challenges his artistic boundaries as he develops and shapes his artistic voice as seen through his creation of multiple dance productions locally and as well as overseas. Under his artistic direction, Kamil was the Top 10 nominees in the Lion City Dance Film Festival 2022. He has also achieved championships in competitions since 2006.

 

Kamil is the current Artistic Director of Six.5, the first hip hop dance company in Singapore. As a director, he is constantly intrigued by the beauty and honest nature of human emotions and gestures. This is reflected in his 2019’s production – “TI:ME” that was staged at Victoria Theatre, Singapore (2019). Under his tutelage, members of Blast! train to develop their dance styles that fuses various elements of street dance. Versatility is celebrated, and every dancer is encouraged to explore different forms and disciplines.

 

Grounded with foundations of street dance, the group fuses different elements of the various genres and elements of creation to push their own boundaries.