Good morning BUFSA!
1. Weekday Dance Schedule, 11/17-11/19.
Most of the dances are jet-set and ready to for Friday night's rehearsal but others still need just a bit more cleaning. So, per your choreographers' requests, we've set up extra weekday practices to really polish the dances.
Monday, Nov. 17th @ CAS Lobby (7-9 pm) - Tinikling
Tuesday, Nov. 18th @ Sargent Gym (7-9 pm) - When You Wanna Come, Finale, and Intro
Wednesday, Nov. 19th @ CAS Lobby (7-9 pm) - Subli, Tinikling
Please come promptly at 7 pm, regardless as to whether your dance is first or last. We are running out of time to practice, so any extra time that choreographers can use on the side is crucial.
2. Family Dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 19th @ CAS Lobby (7 pm).
Since we need as much time as possible to practice, we've decided to combine family dinner with Tinikling practice this week. Bring your dinner to the CAS Lobby at 7 pm on Wednesday so you can enjoy good food while watching your friends tackle those sticks. To people in Tinikling, let's get our food early at 6:30 pm so we can start working promptly at 7 pm.
3. Kamayan Ticket Sales, Monday-Friday @ GSU Link (10-4 pm).
Stop by our table at the GSU Link to pick up your tickets. $7 presale and reserve; $10 at the door.
4. The Night-Before-Kamayan Practice - Friday, Nov. 21st @ SAO 3rd Floor Dance Studio (6 pm - 2 am).*
Although the day itself is what we've been looking forward to these past five weeks, the all-nighter practice before Kamayan is the second high point is just as important. Not only is it the last chance we have to perfect each dance and do run-throughs of the entire set, but it is also the night all of the club gets the chance to hang out with one another, check out everybody's dance moves, and really get hyped about Kamayan together. We all want to look amazing on Saturday so it is mandatory that everybody attends this last practice. Please feel free to bring dinner with you. Be prepared for the long haul; it's going to be a full but awesome night. =)
5. Kamayan through the Generations.
Per tradition, Carlo is assembling a Kamayan montage video to showcase during Friday night's rehearsal. If you have any video footage or pictres of past and recent Kamayan performances and dance practices, please pass them along to him.
6. BUFSA's Kamayan Poster Board.
Emmeline is in charge of the poster board that will be displayed alongside other schools' poster boards on the day of Kamayan. Her concept requires everybody to bring in an approximately 2x2" color print-out of yourself (and any other pictures you'd like to contribute). She will be bringing the poster board to every practice so if you have art supplies (glitter, glue, construction paper, etc.) bring those as well to help decorate. Let's make ours the best one!
7. Kamayan Costumes.
Just in case you didn't get the chance to attend family dinner last Wednesday, we revealed the costume scheme for Kamayan 2008, a predominantly black outfit with a specific color accent (the Filipino flag colors) according to class:
Seniors and Juniors - Black with Red Accents
Sophomores - Black with Yellow Accents
Freshmen - Black with Blue Accents
8. Dancer Dues = $10.
In order to perform at Kamayan, you must submit your dancer dues to your dance coords by Friday night's rehearsal.
Okay! That's a lot of information to digest, but don't stress, Kamayan weekend is the most exciting weekend of the entire year. You'll get the opportunity to meet new people from other schools, get to know your peers even more, and show off all your hard work to a crowd of over six hundred friends, family, and Filipino enthusiasts. We are so proud of everybody and are honored to be able to perform alongside you guys on Saturday. So stay warm, rest up, keep your muscles loose, and get ready for a weekend to remember.
Love,
Your Eboard
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Boston University Filipino Students Association Executive Board 2008-09
questions, comments, suggestions, email: bufsa@bu.edu
President: Michelle Ortega mortega@bu.edu
Vice-President: Robert Antonio supanova@bu.edu
Treasurer: Marie Rodriguez mrodz@bu.edu
Secretary: Emmeline Wallace emmeline@bu.edu
Internal Affairs: John Prestosa jvpp718@bu.edu
External Affairs: Carlo Dumandan carlod@bu.edu
Productions Coordinators: Christian Rivera r1vera26@bu.edu
Auburn Santo ausanto@bu.edu
Recreations Coordinator: Juan Castro jucastro@bu.edu
For more information, view our website! http://people.bu.edu/bufsa/
