For people who know me, I am known to love dancing and the occasional recording of Dubsmash videos. And when I hear my favourite tunes being played, I can't help but sing and dance to it. So when I heard about this challenge to raise money and awareness during World Refugee Day, I thought why don't I take what I love doing for my friends and family, and share it with the outside world. Pretty scary! So The Dare To Dance Project is now on! I hope donations will be made to MSRI, an NGO that does so much good for the refugee community in Malaysia; and I hope that some smiles (and most likely laughs) will be brought to all who will see what I do. This project starts on the 13th June and will run for a full month until the 13th July!

You will be able to see all the videos up on YouTube. Check out my 'welcome' video at https://youtu.be/HrDGllEJO84

How does it work?
It is very simple. All you do is donate, any contribution is welcomed, then depending on the amount that you have donated, I will go to a place in KL, Malaysia (preferably where people are in a queue), play that specific song and dance away! It will not be a full song unless it is one of the highest campaign perks (see below). Everything will be documented so you will know that the 'Dare' has been done after your generous donation has been received. The higher the donation, the more you can receive special perks.

Tier 1 - Donate RM50
You can choose a song but not the whole song will be played

Tier 2 - Donate RM100
You can choose a song and I will dance to one minute of it

Tier 3 - Donate RM200
You can choose a song and I will dance to two minutes of it

Tier 4 - Donate RM300
You can choose a song and I will dance to three minutes of it (which is on average the length of an entire song)

Tier 5 - Donate RM500 (The Biggest Perk!)
You can not only choose a song, but you can also choose the location! PLUS I will dance to the entire song!

Group donations for the biggest perk are more than welcome! For those who just want to donate for the cause without any 'Dare' being done is also welcomed.

Just a few guidelines
Since this is all going to be done in public, please choose a song that is appropriate for the general public. It is also during the month of Ramadan and we all must remember to be respectful to each other, whichever time of the year. Choose a song that brings a smile onto your face (for example like the song Happy or the Frozen song). If I feel that an inappropriate song has been requested, I will contact the donor and we will negotiate on selecting a different song. Because of your generosity I do want contributors to be more involved.

Where does the money go to?
All the generous contributions collected through this SimplyGiving website will be sent directly to MSRI and will be used to assist their programmes that help the refugee community in Malaysia. You can view more on their programmes at http://msri.org.my/v5/sahabat-programmes/sahabat-support-centre/

Examples of how your donations can help!
- Your RM50 donation can be used to buy basic groceries for one family.
- Your RM500 donation can be used to support one refugee with a chronic disease (heart problem, surgery, etc) in getting hospital treatment.

Since it is also part of MSRI's challenge, you can see more info at http://msri.org.my/v5/get-involved/events/world-refugee-day-challenge/

For more information you can contact me at [email protected] or send me a message on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/thedaretodanceproject/.

And for anyone wherever you are in the world, especially to those who love to dance, join me! I DARE you to DANCE!

In advance, THANK YOU!!

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