Sunday, May 08, 2022

RIP Sunny Low Of Sunny Low Dancers Singapore



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Another piece of sad news again!

Sunny Low, according to friends who wrote in to my WhatsApp messages, had passed away this afternoon, to be with his Lord and Saviour.

These last few days have been very sad and disheartening indeed.

We met him, the last time at a Chinese New Year dinner, held by Tan Soo Khoon, in February 2019. The guests had a ball discussing the 60s with Sunny and other friends and music makers. The waltz, fox-trot and tango, together with the cha-cha, mambo, twist and jive came alive again!

In one of my postings I called him Mr. Twinkle Toes. Sunny left a legacy of dance for his family and Singapore. Not easy to fit into those ballroom shoes; his were huge...

Usually quiet and unassuming, he let his feet do the talking. 

RIP SUNNY. 

Our sincere condolences to Sunny's family.

Below are articles of the late Sunny Low and family. 

Do click to read:

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/4-generations-sunny-low-to-tasha-low-of.html

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2019/11/andys-60s-music-sunny-low-dancers.html

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2013/01/k-pop-trivia-question-trivia-question.html

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2011/09/when-mr-piano-player-meets-mr-twinkle.html

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2022/05/blog-post.html

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-late-sunny-low-his-life-his-family.html

'Save The Last Dance For Me': The Drifters.
YouTube Video by: dannypsych.

Sunny by Boney M
YouTube Video by CleanMusicVideo.

It's the signature tune for 
the Singapore International Ballroom Dancing
 for 26 years, organised by Sunny and Aleena.
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44 comments:

  1. Cedric Collars8.5.22

    I grew up watching Sunny Low and his dancers strutting around and now he is etched in our memories. RIP Sunny Low you have danced into the memories of our minds. May our dear Lord take you to His heavenly kingdom.

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  2. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©8.5.22

    I HAVE POSTED THIS LIST OF FRIENDS, READERS WHO HAVE SENT THEIR CONDOLENCES, COMMENTS OR PRAYERS FOR SUNNY:

    Larry Lai
    Victor Lam
    Horace Wee
    Jerry Fernandez
    Daniel Abidin
    Irene Hoe
    Winston Koh
    Charlie Yap
    Laurence Lim
    Paul Yeo
    Chow Wen Hing
    Alfred Wong

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  3. Unknown8.5.22

    老师，May the perpetual light shines upon you. May you rest in peace.🙏🙏 Amen

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  4. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©8.5.22

    CONDOLENCES FROM

    TED HA
    ANNA LAW
    MIKE BANGAR
    CEDRIC COLLARS [PERTH/AUS]

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  5. Dennis Ng8.5.22

    Am very sad to hear of your demise, Sunny. May perpetual light shine upon you!

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  6. SAM Gan8.5.22

    R.I.P...Sunny .Condolences to the Low family.

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  7. TERENCE LEE8.5.22

    He was popular. RIP.

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  8. NYONYA JENNY YEO8.5.22

    RIP my late parents were Sunny Low’s father students way back in the 50s.
    I can still remember my parents used to tell me that they learnt Latin Chacha, Rhumba and Tango as well.
    Sigh, an iconic legend dancer has left us.

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  9. Irene Yap 70s singer9.5.22

    When I was 15 or 16 years old Sunny Low choreographed a solo dance item for me to perform at The Cathay Restaurant on a circular podium on stage!! I spent weeks at his Tiong Poh dance studio for those lessons! Met him now and than thru the years and the last time I caught up with him and Aleena was when I was greeting you at Tan Soo Khoon's CNY party when I realised he was sitting on your left with Aleena on your right!! I was so thrilled to see him and to catch up with him!! Goodbye Sunny! Rest In Peace!!

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  10. catcat9.5.22

    My husband was once attended his dancing lesson, was a student from Sunny Low at Sunny Low Dance Studio in 1980s. RIP 🙏

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  11. MRS DAISY KOH9.5.22

    RIP Sunny Low.
    Enjoyed watching him and his sister dancing on the variety shows in the 60s…such a treat then!

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  12. KOKKOONJIM9.5.22

    Condolences To His Family
    From Old Classmate Of Beatty Secondary School

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  13. KOH LINA9.5.22

    My husband used to attend his dancing lessons from Sunny at Sunny Low Dance Studio in 1980s. RIP Sunny. 🙏

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  14. TG TGflame9.5.22

    🙏🏻🌹🙏🏻🌹RIP🌹🙏🏻🌹🙏🏻

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  15. Henry Chua9.5.22

    I have known Sunny Low since the 60’s. The Quests and The Sunny and Betty Low Dancers had performed in many functions together. It’s a sad day to learn of Sunny’s passing. The greatest consolation is knowing we will meet again.

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  16. STEPHEN HAN9.5.22

    The greatest Cha Cha Cha and Rock N Roll dancer in Singapore. Always performing on TV their favourite dance steps, Sunny and Betty Low. The popular Grace Chang or Ker Lan danced with Sunny at Majestic Theatre many years ago.

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  17. IVOR LESSLAR [GUITARIST]9.5.22

    Deepest Condolences To All In The Family 🙏

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  18. JAMES KWOK9.5.22

    Natasha Low or Tasha, from the current K-Pop group SKarf, is the grand daughter of Sunny Low the undisputed king of dance in Singapore from the late 1950s. Sunny learnt the art from his father Low Poh San.

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  19. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©9.5.22

    Thanks James, for the reminder; that's from my contribution to the Singapore Memory's project 7 years ago. Meantime, the lovely Natasha's group has split up [if I'm not wrong] and she's back home.

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  20. JAMES KWOK9.5.22

    That's why it's worth mentioning.
    Thanks for the memories.

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  21. JIMMY CHNG [DRUMMER - THE DECIBELS]9.5.22

    Hi Andy,

    Sad news indeed. I remember watching him and sister Betty perform at Gan Eng Seng School's concert way back in the late 50's.

    RIP SUNNY.

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  22. WINSTON KOH [THE TRAILERS VOCALIST]9.5.22

    MY DEEPEST CONDOLENCES TO SUNNY LOW'S FAMILY.
    RIP SUNNY
    GOD BLESS YOUR SOUL.

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  23. J.C.9.5.22

    May his soul rest in peace.
    May perpetually light shine on him.
    It is better to pray for his soul than send condolences.
    Thanks.

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  24. SIMON TAY [BASSIST]9.5.22

    Thanks Andy.
    Rest in Peace, Sunny.

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  25. YANG [NANYANG OPTICAL]9.5.22

    SUNNY LOW
    OLD KAMPONG FOLK
    AT OUTRAM.

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  26. HORACE WEE [LEGENDARY GUITARIST]9.5.22

    Sunny is now dancing with the angels.
    They don't have two left feet.

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    1. Anonymous9.5.22

      Yes indeed. Bless his soul.

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    2. Henry Chua9.5.22

      Yes indeed

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  27. Patrick Oei9.5.22

    Condolences to Aleena and Jovn and family.

    Singapore has lost an icon. I remembered helping Allen's revamp & edit the magazines for the Competitions. And he was most appreciative especially when I help rewrite his articles and history of the competitions and added Systems Which became The basis of future magazines.

    Sunny is always cheerful and I'm sure he has left an indelible mark on Singapore Dancing.

    Till we meet again Sunny. Keep sing and Keep Dancing

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  28. FREDA HANUM TEEPEES9.5.22

    I am really sad of his passed on... Deepest Condolences to his loving family...
    He had invited me to visit him in his studio in 2019...now I had regretted so much I had not done so... It's too late now that he is gone 😪...

    My very first dance teacher just after my schooldays in late 1968 he had wanted to train me ballroom dancing for a competition oversea but I choose to be with Teepees band...
    May his good soul Rest In Peace SUNNY LOW
    🙏🙏🙏

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  29. FACEBOOK CHATS9.5.22

    Davy Chan
    RIP Amen

    Yip Dick
    RIP amen.

    Jalani Mohamed
    RIP

    Chen David
    RIP

    Denyse Tessensohn
    Remembered fondly x

    Andy Young
    Denyse Tessensohn hi, thanks.

    Koh Sui Pang
    Cha cha king 🕺👋👋 n RIP Sunny Low

    Andy Young
    Koh Sui Pang yes, thanks. You knew him too...

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  30. ANDY: Pop Music Not Pills. ©9.5.22

    Hi, Freda,

    A great guy indeed. Thanks for the pleasant memories with Sunny.

    And others too for remembering SUNNY.

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  31. FL9.5.22

    Condolences to the family of the late Sunny Low. Sunny Low Dancing Studio is iconic and well-known to many and our neighbouring countries. I hope my memory doesn't fail me as I somehow recall Sunny Low group had a dance studio along Tiong Bahru Road's shophouse in the sixties and seventies. Sunny Low and dancers were also featured in our local television many years back.

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  32. Jz Soh9.5.22

    My heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the family of Sunny Low.

    He will be remembered and missed.

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  33. LYSSA CHAN [FACEBOOK]10.5.22

    Wow, you are so cool. You always share great posts. I scrolled down and found a beautiful, wonderful and cute post. Well, I tried to send a request, but I'm sorry without your permission. It's great that we can be friends. Please send a friend request. Thank you. I wish I could be friends with you. Thank you.

    Andy Young
    Lyssa Chan hi, no problem; the posts are for sharing. No need to send friend requests. You can comment any time. Makes no difference. Thanks for the visit. Cheers.

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  34. STEPHEN HAN10.5.22

    Sunny and Betty Low were the greatest dancers in Singapore in the 50s,60s and 70s.I remember Sunny on the stage of the Majestic Theatre with the popular actress HK,Grace Chang or Ke Lan.They danced splendidly the Cha Cha Cha and Rock N Roll.

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  35. FACEBOOK12.5.22

    Yip Dick
    Freda Hanum
    Ann Rowena Lim
    Rose Khoo
    Stephen Han
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    Jimmy Appudurai-chua
    Hiroshi Deguchi
    Patrick Teng
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    THANKS FOR VISIT

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  36. Anonymous12.5.22

    My parents and Sunny attended many of my Grandmother's birthday Dinner and Dance at hotel ballrooms. All the glittery clothes and formal wear. I learnt to dance from Sunny at those events. An icon has passed from our shores.
    Rest in peace.
    Condolences to the family.

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  37. Anonymous12.5.22

    Rest In Peace

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  38. Tommy13.5.22

    From the family of Maria Dolores Marcelo & David Yeo -
    Our condolence to the family of Sunny Low.
    Rest in peace Sunny

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  39. Anonymous13.5.22

    RIP. Seb

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  40. Seb13.5.22

    RIP

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  41. Desmond T13.5.22

    My deepest heartfelt condolences to the family of Sunny Low.

    He is the best and will be remembered.

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