14th Annual General Meeting

All members of MyDance Alliance are invited to the upcoming General Meeting, to vote for the new leadership, celebrate our recent achievements, and confirm the future directions of our organization.

Time: 10am-1pm
Date: Sunday 31 August 2025
Venue: 1ncubator Studio 1, First Floor, PJ Performing Arts Centre, 1 Utama E (one level beneath the PJPAC theatres)
Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/AMHStbVTaBspTGgb8

Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP

Please confirm your attendance and propose any other agenda items at the AGM via email to the President at contact@mydancealliance.org or +60 17-310-3769.

Quorum at the AGM has been set at 20 voting members whose annual subscriptions are paid up and who are personally present. Membership can be renewed at the AGM. If no quorum is reached after 30 minutes of the appointed time, the meeting will be adjourned.

Elections for MyDance Committee

Elections for the MyDance Committee 2025-2027 will take place at the AGM. Paid-up ordinary and organisational members of MyDance Alliance each have one ballot to vote at the election. Student members are not permitted to vote.

Nominations for MyDance Committee

All nominations for positions in the MyDance Alliance Committee will be put to the vote of MyDance Alliance members who attend the AGM. Nominees are encouraged to attend the AGM, but names of nominees who cannot attend the AGM can also be submitted for election.

If you wish to nominate any member for a position on the committee of MyDance Alliance please fill out the Nomination Form.

The Nomination Form should be returned by 27 August 2025 to contact@mydancealliance.org.

Accounts

The accounts for the years 2022 and 2023 have been approved by our external auditor, and the accounts for the year 2024 will be approved soon. PDF copies of our accounts are available here:

2022 Audited Accounts
2023 Audited Accounts
2024 Audited Accounts

[Please note that only limited hardcopy printouts of the accounts will be available at the AGM, so please make use of these electronic copies.]

Meeting Agenda

  1. Receive and, if approved, pass the minutes of the 13th AGM (2023)
  2. Receive and, if approved, pass the financial reports for the years ending 31st December 2024.
  3. Nominate an auditor.
  4. Reports of activities since the last AGM from committee members.
  5. Acknowledgment of contributions of outgoing committee and other members.
  6. Election and confirmation of new executive committee 2025-2027 [including proposals of committee projects]
    • a. President
    • b. Vice President
    • c. Secretary
    • d. Treasurer
    • e. SIX ordinary committee members
  7. Introduction to World Dance Alliance & upcoming WDA events
  8. Members invited to raise project proposals
  9. Other issues
  10. Adjourn

Looking forward to seeing you at the AGM!

13th Annual General Meeting

All members of MyDance Alliance are invited to the upcoming General Meeting, to vote for the leadership and confirm the future directions of our organization.

Time: 2pm-5pm

Date: Thursday 31 August 2023

Venue: 1ncubator Studio 1, First Floor, PJ Performing Arts Centre, 1 Utama E (one level beneath the PJPAC theatres)

Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/AMHStbVTaBspTGgb8

Refreshments will be provided.

RSVP

Please confirm your attendance and propose any other agenda items at the AGM via email to the President at contact@mydancealliance.org or +60 12-327 3029.

Quorum at the AGM has been set at 20 voting members whose annual subscriptions are paid up and who are personally present. Membership can be renewed at the AGM. If no quorum is reached after 30 minutes of the appointed time, the meeting will be adjourned.

Elections for MyDance Committee

Elections for the MyDance Committee 2023-2025 will take place at the AGM. Paid-up ordinary and organisational members of MyDance Alliance each have one ballot to vote at the election. Student members are not permitted to vote.

Your MyDance membership is current and valid for the AGM.

Nominations

All nominations will be put to the vote of MyDance Alliance members who attend the AGM. Nominees are encouraged to attend the AGM, but names of nominees who cannot attend the AGM can also be submitted for election.

If you wish to nominate anyone for a position on the committee of MyDance Alliance please download and fill out the Nomination Form.

The Nomination Form should be returned by 27 August 2023 to contact@mydancealliance.org.

Accounts

The accounts for the years 2020 and 2021 have been approved by our external auditor. PDF copies of our agenda are available here:

https://mydancealliance.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MyDance-Alliance-Audited-Accounts-2020.pdf

https://mydancealliance.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/MyDance-Alliance-Audited-Accounts-2021.pdf

Meeting Agenda

1. Receive and, if approved, pass the minutes of the 13th AGM (2020). Download a PDF copy of the minutes [323kb] here.
2. Receive and, if approved, pass the financial reports for the years ending 31st December 2021.
3. Nominate an auditor.
4. Reports of activities since the last AGM from committee members.
5. Confirmation of new executive committee 2023-2025 [including proposals of committee projects]

a. President
b. Vice President
c. Secretary
d. Treasurer
e. SIX ordinary committee members

6. Introduction to World Dance Alliance & upcoming WDA events
7. Members invited to raise project proposals
8. Other issues
9. Adjourn

Looking forward to seeing you at the AGM!

12th Annual General Meeting

The 12th Annual General Meeting of the society was held as follows:

Time: 10am-1pm
Date: Sunday 6 Sept 2020
Venue: NOW Theatre, B1-28-1, Midfields Square West, Jalan 11/108c, Taman Sungai Besi, 57100 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Google Maps: https://maps.google.com/?cid=11503954927329146695
Waze: https://waze.com/ul/hw283d5x9r

Refreshments were provided.

Minutes of the meeting can be downloaded here. [PDF 353kb]

Accounts

The accounts for the years 2017, 2018 and 2019 have been approved by our external auditor, and were passed at the AGM.

PDF copies of our audited accounts are available to download [PDF 3.4MB]

Committee

The committee nominated and confirmed to serve from 2020 to 2022 are as follows:

Office Bearers

Wong Jyh Shyong (President)
Rithaudin Abdul Kadir (Vice President)
Bilqis Hijjas (Secretary)
Joyce Chan (Treasurer)
Dalila Samad (Publications/Media Officer)
 

Ordinary Committee Members

Leng Poh Gee
Faillul Adam
Chai Vivan
Lau Beh Chin
Kyson Teo Khai Shen
 

Network Heads

Support & Development: Lau Beh Chin
Education & Training: Kenny Shim
Research & Documentation: Hafzan Zannie & Lim Paik Yin
Creation & Presentation: Tan Bee Hung

 

Activities 2018-2020

To view a list of the activities of the society from the last AGM until this one, download the PDF [100kb] MyDance Activities 2018-2020.


Announcement of the AGM

RSVP

Please confirm your attendance and propose any other agenda items at the AGM via email to the President at contact@mydancealliance.org or +6017 310 3769.

Quorum at the AGM has been set at 20 voting members whose annual subscriptions are paid up and who are personally present. Membership can be renewed at the AGM. If no quorum is reached after 30 minutes of the appointed time, the meeting will be adjourned.

Elections for MyDance Committee

Elections for the MyDance Committee 2020-2022 will take place at the AGM. Paid-up non-student members of MyDance Alliance are entitled to vote at the election. Ordinary members and organisational members each have one ballot in the election. Membership can be renewed at the AGM before the election.

Nominations

All nominations will be put to the vote of MyDance Alliance members who attend the AGM. Nominees are encouraged to attend the AGM, but names of nominees who cannot attend the AGM can also be submitted for election.

If you wish to nominate anyone for a position on the committee of MyDance Alliance please fill out the Nomination Form.

The Nomination Form should be returned by 1 Sept 2020 to contact@mydancealliance.org.

Meeting Agenda

  1. Receive and, if approved, pass the minutes of the 11th AGM (2016).
  2. Receive and, if approved, pass the financial reports for the years ending 31st December 2019.
  3. Nominate an auditor.
  4. Reports from various committee members and network heads.
  5. Election of new executive committee 2020-2022 [including proposals of committee projects]
    1. President
    2. Vice President
    3. Secretary
    4. Treasurer
    5. Publications/Media Officer
    6. FIVE ordinary committee members
  6. Appoint network heads
  7. Other matters
    1. Change of leadership, formal thanks and acknowledgments
    2. Introduction to World Dance Alliance & upcoming WDA events
    3. Overview of CENDANA support
    4. Acceptance of online banking proposal
    5. Challenges to our community due to Covid-19
    6. Members invited to raise project proposals
  8. Adjourn

Annual General Meeting, June 2002

As a result of its Annual General Meeting held in June 2002, MyDance Alliance now has the following office bearers, network representatives and ordinary committee members:

Office Bearers

National Advisor – Dr Mohd Anis Mohd Nor
President – Mew Chang Tsing
Secretary – Premalatha Thiagarajan
Asst. Secretary – Wong Siew Lyn
Treasurer – Chau Ee Von
Asst. Treasurer – Dayang Mariana Abang Bolhassan
Publications/Media Officer – Rogayah Shahariman

WDA Network Representatives

Research & Documentation – Dr Mohd Anis Mohd
Nor, Amin Hassan
Creation & Presentation – Mew Chang Tsing, Judimar
Monfils
Education & Training – Gan Chih Pei
Welfare & Status – Karen Ong
Management & Promotion – Amin Hassan

Ordinary Committee Members

Elaine Pedley, Michael Xavier Voon

MyDance Registration & Committee, 1997-1999

Registration

The WDA Malaysia Chapter is now an officially registered society of a Non Government Organization (NGO) under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism Malaysia. The WDA Malaysia will henceforth be known as Persatuan Tari Malaysia (in Malay) or Malaysia Dance Association [MyDance] in English. MyDance will be the representative of WDA Malaysia with the aim of spreading information on dance, dance awareness programmes, dance research, dance workshops, and dance performances amongst local dance enthusiasts, dancers, choreographers, critics and researchers.

Committee

A new committee was elected and appointed for a two year term (1997–1999)

President: Dr. Mohd Anis Md Nor

Vice-President: Mr Suhaimi Magi

Secretary: Mr Joseph Gonzales

Vice Secretary: Mr. Abu Bakar Sulaiman

Treasurer: Miss Mew Chang Tsing

Ex-Officio: Mr Mohamed Juhari Shaarani

Committee Members:

Miss Vithyalakshmi Ramiah
Mr Lee Swee Keong
Mr S. Gunasegaran
Mr Djamal Bakir
Ms Judimar Monfils
Ms. Aida Zurina Redza
Mr Onn Jaafar
Mr. Sarkawi Hj. Amit
Mrs Lee Lee Lan
Mr Shankar Kandasamy.