KARINA FOO asks professional dancer and teacher Brancy Teo how she keeps in shape. SOFT-spoken and demure, she has a figure that many women would die for. But professional dancer and teacher Brancy Teo works hard to get her flat abs and taut body.

With its fast and fluid movements, funk dancing can improve one’s flexibility, co-ordination and strength besides giving an energetic cardio workout. KARINA FOO writes.

Haemophilia is an X-chromosome-linked trait that affects only boys. The blood disorder haemophilia is no longer life-threatening. Early diagnosis and treatment are helping patients live normal lives, writes KASMIAH MUSTAPHA.