4 Generations: Sunny Low To Tasha Low Of SKarf

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The connection is simple and clear. 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 learned the art from his father Low Poh San who had a dance studio at Tiong Bahru. Following his father's footsteps (pun intended) the present Sunny Low Dance Studio at The Riverwalk, 20 Upper Circular Road is his own making. 

The senior Low was the first to introduce ballroom dancing in Singapore and since the dance studio was a shop-house, the family lived and taught dancing at the same venue.   He participated in many dance competitions and later became the Singapore Professional Ballroom 

Champion in 1946, and from 1950 to 1953.

Sunny himself took up dancing at 14 and his younger sister Betty at 12.  They both started out by helping at the dance studio. Both became household names in the 1960s when they acquired the title Singapore’s Rock and Roll and Cha-Cha King and Queen in a dance competition. The win encouraged the siblings to form The Sunny Low Dancers which had performed regularly since on television, in theatres, cinemas and night clubs whenever they could.

Ballroom Dancing Competition in Singapore Today

From the Website:

"Singapore's Father of Ballroom Dancing, Low Poh San with his wife Jenny Quek started the Pohsan Dance Studio in 1937. His children Sunny Low and Betty Low, crowned the King and Queen of Rock n Roll in 1957. Sunny Low Dancers, the household name in the seventies and eighties, were featured in Radio Television Singapore and Singapore Broadcasting Corporation. His grandchildren and their wives, Alvyn and Lucy Low and Melvyn & Nancy Low were undefeated champions in Singapore and South East Asia. Today, the 4th Generation of the Low family is very much in the business of Dance."

SKarf:
Back to the future and Natasha, daughter of one of Sunny's son Alvyn, is now a celebrity dancer herself having been cast in the KPop hall of fame as one of only four dancers in the group called SKarf (the first two letters are obviously Singapore and Korea).

                              SKarf You Tube Video uploaded by alphaentkorea

Tasha's mother, Lucy Wang who is part of the Low family dancers, is an instructor too and according to an interview in late 2012 she misses Tasha during her training in Korea.  Eighteen years young Tasha and Ferlyn Wong (20) another Singaporean were successful candidates from 3,000 hopefuls in an audition held here two years ago to select members for this KPop group.  SKarf has two other band members, Koreans Jenny Lee Joo Young, 16, and Jeong Sol, 21.



Wow! Four generations of dancers, from Poh San to Sunny, then to Alvyn and now Natasha. These are the people who have formed permanent footprints on the ballroom floor, true blue Singaporeans who leave positive marks on our memory trail.

Sunny Low chats with 60's Music Makers:

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

SKarf with Natasha Low or Tasha (2nd right)

This post is dedicated to the late ALVYN LOW, Natasha's father, who had passed away on the 11th of January 2013.   

Larry Lai, friend Eddie and I paid our respects at the wake in Singapore on Sunday 13th January as we met Sunny, Lucy, Natasha and their families).

My thanks to *Lai Simin, who helped with the writing of this article.
You Tube video by: alphaentkorea.
Images: Google, Raffles Town Club Singapore, and
Sunny Low Dance Studios Websites.

Natasha Low: TV Actress: "Emerald Hill: The Little Nyonya Story"

Natasha Low in 'Emerald Hill: 

The Little Nyonya Story'.

https://www.zaobao.com.sg/entertainment/story20240504-3569448

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Ms Natasha Low [30] was first featured on this blog in 2013 when she was a K-Pop singer with the group called, SKarf. Now she's a pop TV actress on our Singapore screen acting as a boisterous, fierce but kind-hearted young nyonya. What a change in roles but definitely for the better!

Congratulations Tasha. You've come a long way. Your family must really be proud of you. 

Best to read the previous article below to learn more about Natasha and her famous family...

Comments are welcome...

Click to read:👇

https://singapore60smusic.blogspot.com/search?q=natasha+low

Natasha, during her K-Pop

days, has since left her group.

Kit Chan: Emerald Hill Theme Song 

Official Music Video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZB28Fm4Wpg

Images: Google.

Disclaimer:

This post is personal and not promotional.

Top Ten Most Viewed Postings On This Blog (1)

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Below are the last 5 of the top ten most popular postings found on this blog. The list starts with the lowest count. If you wish you can connect to read:

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10. Peter, Paul, and Mary: 5,600+ viewers

Mary Travers is dead. From the famous group that gave you, Where Have All The Flowers Gone and Blowin' In The Wind, read how she passed away so many years ago and the song by her with Peter and Paul that was banned in Singapore:
http://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2009/09/peter-paul-mary-blowin-in-wind.html

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9.   Wild Attractiveness Taiwanese Drummer: 6,200+ viewers

This girl from Taiwan is one of the most attractive drummers this side of the Pacific. Read how she became so famous with more than 8 million viewers on her YouTube postings. She plays on the streets of Taipeh, a phenomenon today. Small White is her name. In Chinese, that's Xiao Pai. Connect with her:
http://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2015/06/wild-attractiveness-taiwan-lady-drummer.html

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8.   Rolling Good Times With Rick Astley On Channel 5: 6,600+ viewers

Here they are, one of the best 60's guitar group that still plays today. The Silver Strings sing with Rick Astley, Dick Lee and a host of Singapore pop stars on Rolling Good Times on Channel 5. It's a peek preview behind the cameras at the studios: 
http://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2015/04/rolling-good-times-again-with-silver.html

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7.   Worshipping Butt Royalty: 8,600+ viewers

Short shorts were the craze in the 50's and 60's too. And there is a song called, Short Shorts that starts with a wolf-whistle. Listen to it sung by The Royal Teens. These shorts were also known as Hot Pants. And boy, were they hot! A simple yet effective song, reminiscent of the old days:
http://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2010/07/worshipping-butt-royalty-royal-teens.html

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6.   Sunny Low To Tasha Low, 4 Generations: 9,500+ viewers 

If you were in the 60's you might have seen a dance group on stage that accompanies singers during performances. There were few dance groups then. This one was the most famous and were called, The Sunny Low Dancers. 

They have gone four generations with Natasha Low (above), Sunny Low's grand daughter, singing and dancing with a K-Pop group called SKarf. There have been changes in her profile recently. Read it from:
http://singapore60smusic.blogspot.sg/2013/01/4-generations-sunny-low-to-tasha-low-of.html

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So there you are folks, a countdown of the bottom 5 posts.  Check out for the top 5 postings soon. Find out which one is the most popular and the viewership it garnered. You will be surprised.

Images: Google and YouTube.

Andy 60s Music: Sedara Baba And Nyonya: Relatives Names By Alvin Oon.

Sedara Baba Nyonya (The Relatives Name Song)

YouTube Video By:

#peranakansayang #babanyonya #peranakan

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Enjoy this original song as we learn how to call our relatives the proper Baba Malay way! 'Sedara Baba Nyonya' is written, composed and arranged by Alvin Oon.

Lead vocalist - Tony Quek; Children vocalists - Denzil Kwah, Darius Oon, Doran Oon; Additional vocals - Alvin Oon.

THE ARTICLE BELOW IS WRITTEN TONGUE IN CHEEK:

Wow! Here is ALVIN OON again with another creative, informative but humorous song to help you remember how to call members of your family, with courtesy and respect, using PERANAKAN or BABA language. Not easy to remember them though! No kidding!

 😄 Good Luck!!!

Below and detailed, my own creation and explanation:

In Peranakan or Baba Language, if she's your Elder Sister, call her TACHI.

If she’s your Brother's Wife, call her ENSO. 

If she’s your Father's Elder Sister, call her MAK KO.

If she’s your Mother's Elder Sister, call her TUA EE.

If she’s not married and she's free, what do you call her? WOW WEE!

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Maybe it's best that you listen many, many times how the video explains the name change.

After listening to the video, are you able to name your relatives in Baba Language, depending on your own status in the family? If you manage, that's truly wonderful because it's important to do so, otherwise, you may have a problem relating to them.

Nah! Just kidding. But then, some of your relatives may be KAY-POH, which means BUSY BODY? Oh! 

😎 Hmm!

Thanks, ALVIN OON and his singing group for the YouTube Video, without which this blog post could never have been produced.

The versatile, creative and humorous Alvin Oon.

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.: Merry Makan To You 2019 From Alvin Oon

A Quiz About K-Pop SKarf And Singapore 60s

Regular readers know pretty well that a quiz is seldom posted on this blog but here's one for 2013:

1. What has a 60s music blog to do with K-Pop? 
   
    Answer: It has a musical connection.

2. Yes, we all know that.  What is this connection?

    Please write in if you know the answer. No prizes but thank you for the response.

3. More clues? Natasha Low (2nd r) is family to a pop dance group from 60s Tiong
    Bahru.

    Image: Google.

NB:

4. SKarf disbanded around 2014/15.