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NDP 2025: Behind The Scenes At Singapore's 60th National Day Parade | On The Red Dot
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From the first-ever Mobile Column that spans air, land and sea, to a sprawling Show Canvas stretching beyond the Padang into Marina Bay—this year’s National Day Parade promises to be bigger, bolder, and more breathtaking than ever. Rehearsals unfolded across Singapore at various SAF camps, where parade participants and dancers diligently mastered every move. As the countdown picks up pace, all eyes turn to the first Combined Rehearsal—where every moving part of the Parade finally comes together. Kinks are ironed out: land vehicles adjusting to the razor-sharp timing of the RSAF flypast, and a key formation in Act 1 gets reworked to make the choreography pop. And slowly, through the sweat and strain, a spectacular show takes shape—one that will light up the nation on August 9. =========== About On The Red Dot: CNA's weekly programme documents the stories of ordinary Singaporeans and celebrates their resilience, identity and sense of belonging. =========== On The Red Dot playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkMf14VQEvTYbQaR9ddxnJmJRangPrY5f #CNAInsider #OnTheRedDot #Singapore #SG60 #NDP2025 #NDP #SingaporeNationalDay For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Telegram: https://t.me/CNAInsiderSG Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cnainsider/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cnainsider/ Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider

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@@sunbokyh7793

Thank you everyone ❤ we were in years for few times❤


@@kennicezixuan2408

Thank you so much everyone who make this NDP happen!!!! Y’all did amazing job. my fam and I enjoyed it very much. ❤


@@ssha-b2m

👍💪👏👏👏


@@tommyliangwei3724

This posted in June 2025.


@@jeana5204

Thank you all, for the hard work and devotion. Very heartened to see the behind the scenes.


@@charlielee4406

Well done! One of the most impressive and memorable SG60-NDP 2025 celebration, and salute to you all! 🫡


@@jundaho5616

15:30 the guy in red damn hot leh


@@rogoch

Kudos to team Singapore 🇸🇬


@@Zior888

Only Singapore in this kind of special parade are very very well planned and executed. This does reflect the education, culture, minister after ministers who run the country since the 60’s and the religious tolerance the country had toward its people. Singaporeans are truly blessed to be born and grew up in the land of the blessed


@@pathao868

A big THANK YOU for everyone involved in SG60 NDP to celebrate our Nation's Diamond Jubilee. Your hard work & collaboration are greatly appreciated & loved. So glad the weather was perfectly cool & dry at Padang & Marina Bay. Your performance was well done & we are all very proud of you & our tiny Red Dot. Happy Birthday, Singapore! Best wishes for a peaceful, harmonious & happy future for the next 60 yrs and more!❤🎉


@@annew5380

Great show! Wouldnt be possible without the dedication from everyone whether it is the director, planner etc to the performers.


@@sufiansupari

Great BTS. It would be nice if we could also have BTS on the crowd control and the amazing ushers. Majulah Singapura!


@@nasir-my7og

A very biggest thank you to each individuals that involves in this show...to let singporean enjoy and entertain for the NDP.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼🫰🏼🫰🏼🫰🏼


@@coregunner55

Lol zaini so fierce. Think they in army ah?


@@WendeeKitchen

It was a fantastic show! Every second of surprises! Not a single moment of dullness. I salute all who were involved in this event! All should get a raise and recognition awards! A big Thank You!


@@DUCK-leaf

I wish I could be a performer in ndp in the future


@@aqil5615

Wow. The common parts with 2002's. I was in Pri 5 & went to the NDP NE show 😄


@@mssilverfern69

Thank you for all your hard work. We really appreciate all of you ❤


@@monacheah4322

It's a wonderful show. Thank you everyone who put this together.


@@choangelina6508

Well done everybody!!❤


@@oopiizaa411

Bestttt experience ever! - p&c participant


@@TheresaLim-j3n

You are all amazing, super talented, super organised, super humans, super committed, super precise. With all these gifts, Lady Gaga concerts or Taylor Swift concerts are nothing compared to the magnitude of work and organisation behind it. I salute each and every one of you, especially the organising committees and chairman. Super good job


@@chuapam-on1nt

thank you so much


@@sinisterboy8900

Zionis


@@ruthchew7017

Did I hear someone died during the rehearsal?
What was the cause?
Can this be improved in view of future?

Your rehearsals were beyond my imagination..
Congratulations to all, organises, leaders, heads and disciplined performers.
You are amazing!
Happy National Day.


@@limzhiyue5530

my friend was marching during this ndp!!!


@@infinivoidgaming77

Glad to help out the last 3 years!
It was really fun being a motivator!


@@mitchquek

Wow thank you for sharing behind the scenes! It hard work and so much effort. Incredibly proud of all of you. Thank you so much ❤


@@Wanderlust_1111

🎉🎉🎉🎉 amazing NDP show ever, I am proud!


@@howjack3624

Thank you to everyone who has taken part in this year’s NDP, especially the students who volunteered for the dance performance. However, I feel that Mr. Zaini Tahir, the Movement & Choreography Director, could have addressed the students in a better tone and manner. These students volunteered their time and effort to participate in the 2025 NDP. If they were being fairly compensated monetarily for their contribution, I would have no further comment. But with such a strict tone and high demands, it would be more appropriate to hire full-time professional dancers, with whom such expectations and instructions would be reasonable. Hopefully, for the 2026 NDP, this can be handled properly and better. If you want the best dancers, get professional dancers and don’t waste the students’ time.


@@koon2038

Came to watch this after watching the NDP


@@invoker123

With the tax money . And its not even for its own citizens . Its meant for foreigners .


@@cookwithnurya

Happy birthday Singapore SG 60


@@AxelReidTanZhengSvps

Our spirits forever


@@AxelReidTanZhengSvps

Here we are we in this together


@@AxelReidTanZhengSvps

I love the 2025 song here we are


@@atw5195

What? 4 times educational show? It's like a real reherseal right? There is no surprise right


@@Diana.Snoopy

🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬HAPPY NATIONAL DAY ❤❤❤ vigneswari Diana Ramachandran 🇸🇬🇸🇬🇸🇬🌹🌹🌹 People's Alliance for Reform


@@gunpaa

Oh wow - I was told malays were generally not allowed to be pilots in SG due to security risk - I'm so glad that was wrong info. things must have changed now-a-days. Happy 60th SG!!


@@hangkook

Thank you! All of you deserve the Nation's Standing Aviation 👏🎉🫶


@@hweilinglim5776

Why there is no mention of the school kids concert band participation and what they endured? Just saying too that why the concert band kids did not get to see the show after their performance.


@@geokhea

Alvin ndp dace


@@janeloh6064

In memory of the auxiliary Certis police who died in rehearsal 😕


@@adriansim5940

Quite an interesting video showing the preparation, effort, coordination and complications that have to be managed to get it just right on the day. I am curious though, why has CNA not shown the massive tank that lost control and almost ran down a traffic light? Also I remember an incident some years ago when a sky diver had a hard landing and got injured. These incidents could have been shown to add some realism and tension to the documentary.
This was a lost opportunity to show that even the best plans can go awry anytime anywhere. Instead what we got was a sugary sweet documentary where everybody worked together, everything eventually cames together and everyone lived happily ever after. Surely, Singaporeans are mature enough and can accept that unforeseen events do happen (that's why they are called accidents) but that when these happen or almost happen, contingencies click into gear and the show goes on to its successful conclusion. ???


@@jychen7259

All the very best for our National Day Parade 2025😊


@@MsLilac88

Hello, this looks like an informative series about National Day, I enjoy celebrating National Day. 😊


@@grapejuice

Watching as a prelude to the show later tonight. Happy 60th Birthday my beloved home <3


@@thestaringenclave

Big thank you to all the personnels involved from the planning to the hard labour work and hours and hours spent into preparing for Singapore's birthday celebration. Majulah Singapura!


@@fishousee

This is a stunning display of just how much work being put into the preparations for ndp, it really makes me even more appreciative of the performance we'll be seeing today 🥹 HAPPY 60TH BIRTHDAY SG


@@lolipopi503

60 years of Foreign occupation.