Dancing with KwaThema

WEB HEADLINE: Dance instructor leads KwaThema to the floor

Our Tango Dance Schools hosted a ballroom and Latin dance competition at the Soup Kitchen in KwaThema on December 9.

The competition saw students of the school showcasing their talents and their skills taught by dance instructor and founder of the school Penwell Nhlapho.

Nhlapho says although some of the students were accompanied by their parents, the turnout was disappointing.

“There was not much support from the community, only some parents came,” he says.

He also notes with sadness that there is not as much interest in dance in KwaThema as there was when he was growing up.

“The youth today is not interested in sports and exercise. They are exposed to things like drugs and liquor and would prefer not going out to playing a sport,” says Nhlapo.

To remedy this, Nhlapo is looking to take dance to primary and pre-primary schools to get learners interested while they are still young.

He says this will assist in creating variety in the sporting codes available to youth in townships because there is a strong focus on soccer.

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“It only gets better when one reaches university. Then they are exposed to many different sporting codes,” he explains. The results of the competition are:

Heat 1

Youth Bronze Ballroom

First: Nozuko Tibe, second: Siphesihle Dube and Koketso Ngwenya and third: Reitumetsi Tshetlo and Nkululeko Nhlapo

Heat 2

Juvenile/Junior Bronze Ballroom

First: Mrongoe Moloele and second: Noluthando Mkhonza

Heat 3

Junior American Style

First: Reitumetsi Tshetlo and Nkululeko Nhlapo, second: Tshiamo Matikinca and third: Noluthando Mkhonza

Heat 4

Junior Gold Ballroom Single

First: Zandree Erasmus

Heat 5

Junior Gold Latin

First: Vuntombi Mahlangu

Heat 6

Youth American Style

First: Mrongoe Moloele, second: Nozuko Tibe, third: Lathitha Matane and fourth: Siphesihle Dube

Heat 7

Juvenile Gold Latin

First: Thembinkosi Lushaba and Atlegang Mosiapoa

Anyone interested in joining the school can contact Penwell Nhlapho on 083 681 3876.