14 & 15 Feb - Guitar Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival

Always wanted to try playing a guitar to impress your friends and family? Conducted by Guitarra Play, this guitar workshop will let you have an opportunity to learn the basic techniques of guitar-playing in a fun and enjoyable manner. You will be able to pick up a couple of songs at the end of this workshop. Sign up now to pick up these enviable skills and make new friends at the same time!

Venue: TBC
4pm – 5.30pm & 5.30pm - 7pm
Fees: SGD8
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg

21 Feb - DJ Shuffling Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival

Ever wondered what big names like will.i.am (from The Black Eyed Peas) and SkyBlu & Redfoo (LMFAO) did before they became internationally famous? DANCEnMUSIC proudly brings to you the basic DJ shuffling workshop where technology of computers and music will be fused by professional modern DJ-ing equipment & computers. Participants will learn the various forms of audio formats and basic hardware requirements and also will have the chance to try out beat-matching, bar-mixing, song selection and cueing.

Venue: TBC
4pm – 5pm
Fees: SGD10
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg

22 Feb - Balloon Sculpting Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival

Ever dreamt of being a balloon artist, twisting balloons into different shapes and designs? Want to unleash the hidden creativity in you and invent your new creations? Lily Tan, a renowned artist who is widely recognised for her innovation and excellence in balloon sculpting, will be conducting this workshop where you will have an unlimited number of balloons to bend and fold and have fun with! Come join this workshop now!

Venue: TBC
Time: 4pm – 6pm
Fees: SGD10
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg

23 Feb - Lee Wei Song School of Music Vocal Workshop
CAC Special Project - Impresario

Organised by NTU CAC Impresario, it is an hour long seminar on singing, song writing by music instructors from Impresario 2012’s Official Music School, Lee Wei Song School of Music.

For registration and enquiries, please visit www.cacimpresario.com/2012/ or contact Shawn at shawntan@cacimpresario.com

23 Feb & 8 Mar - Argentine Tango: An Introduction to Salon Tango
Argentine Tango Society Argentine Tango, a social dance, distinct in its poetic style, was once seen as a dance performed between the working class portenos (people who work at the port) and prostitutes. The themes of tango music are the themes of the human condition witnessed and meditated upon during such circumstances; Jealousy, melancholy, revenge, sadness, happiness, loneliness, of love, and loss. Tango is danced by couples (male leader, female follower) in an embrace unique to the dance. The dancers interpret the music and related emotions, through their dance, giving Tango its intense, passionate and sensual visual form.

Besides sharing the brief history and culture of Argentine Tango, this fun 2-hour introductory workshop will cover basic Tango dance concepts for new dancers, techniques for lead and follow, pivot and simple turns. By the end of the workshop, participants may expect to gain a better understanding of, and learn the basics of the dance.

Venue: TBC
4.30pm – 6.30pm on 23 Feb and 6.30pm – 8.30pm on 8 Mar
Fees: SGD10 with SGD8 refundable on attendance
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg. Alternatively, you can contact Neo Tjin Ho Ivan: 9137 3585 or ne0002an@e.ntu.edu.sg

6 Mar - Ukulele Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival

This workshop is designed as an introductory course to ukulele playing for adults. Conducted by Ukulele Movement in a fun, relaxed and interactive format, this programme is targeted at beginners with no prior music training or experience with stringed-instruments. Regardless of your level of experience, you'll enjoy new songs, new techniques and fresh perspectives on ukulele playing! You'll meet new people and share refreshing techniques and ideas. It covers the basic chords, rhythm, and strumming and you’ll learn to play a few songs by the end of the workshop.

Venue: TBC
4pm – 5.30pm
Fees: SGD10
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg.

7 Mar - Manga Drawing Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival

This Beginners' manga drawing workshop gives students an introduction to the wonderful style of Japanese pop culture art. Students learn from experienced artists that are involved in the local manga art scene. The lead instructor will be Andy Choo who is involved in the local manga scene, having produced his own manga stories and done art for various projects. They will be taught how to draw in the ever popular and cute Chibi (Big head- Small body) style and basic character design to create their very own manga characters. The workshop also teaches how to outline drawings and add interesting effects using pigment liners and markers, bringing students' works from plain sketches to the next level. It is enriching and easy to absorb for everyone!

Venue: TBC
4pm – 6pm
Fees: SGD10
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg.

7 Mar - Traditional TaeKwon-Do Self Defense Workshop
NTU CAC Traditional Tae-KwonDo Club

The Traditional TaeKwon-Do Self Defense Workshop is an opportunity for everyone, amateurs and experienced alike, to learn practical skills in defending oneself from physical harm. Using the Traditional form of TaeKwon-Do, once practiced by the South Korean army, participants will be taught techniques against armed and unarmed combats. The Instructor for the workshop is Master Aaron Huan, an Singapore TaeKwon-Do Association Black Belt 5 Dan and experienced trainer in the Singapore Police Force. Sign up for our workshop now to receive more information!

NTU Sports and Recreational Centre, Multipurpose Court 3
7.30pm – 9.30pm
Free
For enquiries, please contact Tan Tsiat Siong: 9155 9037 or tsiat_siong89@hotmail.com

13 Mar - K-Pop Dance Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival; Korean Cultural Society

Now get your groove on in our K-Pop Dance Workshop presented by Korean Dance Programme! Learn the dance routines of your favourite K-pop stars! This year you will be learning "The Boys" from SNSD and "Mr. Simple" from Super Junior. Come join us, develop your dance skills and have fun!

Venue: TBC
4pm – 6pm
Free (Refundable deposit of SGD10)
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg.

14 Mar - Beatboxing Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival

SGBeatbox focuses on introducing beatboxing to new keen learners, teaching them the fundamentals and history of beatboxing in the current Singapore local scene. Beatboxing is not always about the drums. It is often played around with other forms of musical instruments such as trumpet, guitar, baseline and many others. There will be demonstrations and explanations of how some musical instruments can be mimicked by our human mouth.

For this one day workshop, we will be touching on the basics and a few advance techniques. Our students will also be engaged in activities such as mini battles, jamming sessions and learning to create beats on the spot. For the basics, it will cover the 3 sound techniques, such as the kick drums, high hats and snare drums, whereas the advance techniques are beatboxing and humming at the same time, crab scratch and whistle scratch.

Venue: TBC
4pm – 5.30pm
Fees: SG10
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg.

15 Mar - Scrapbooking Workshop
Nanyang Arts Festival

Always wanted to organise your photographs, memorabilia and items of emotional value in a book form so that the book can tell a story for you and also capture the special and memorable moments that happened? Craft in Vogue will be conducting a scrapbooking workshop where participants will learn how to make a scrapbooking page with basic layout with pictures. The theme being love, bring with you 2 to 5 photographs when you come for this workshop. See you there!

Venue: TBC
4pm – 6pm
Fees: SGD10
For registration and enquiries, please click on the 'Registration' tab above or contact events@naf.sg.