Zulu dance troupes compete for champ status
Take a chance and enter the 2017 Zulu Dancing Championships at uShaka this November.
NOVEMBER will once again beat to the sounds of African drums as over 60 dance troupes perform various traditional dances associated with the Zulu culture and based on warrior war dances, at uShaka.
Dance troupes will battle it out at uShaka Marine World’s Zulu Dance Championship, now in its 13th year, held in association with the Department of Arts and Culture, to win one of three top spots from four entrant categories, that of uShameni, uMzansi, Indlamu and Ingoma dance.
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The regional rounds will take place each Saturday during the month, on 4, 11 and 18 November, with the finals taking place on Sunday, 26 November.
The prize pool is a one year working contract, starting in December, valued at R50 000 per contract, per winning category.
“This event is so unique to uShaka Marine World. It was created to offer talented cultural performers a fantastic opportunity to develop this special art form and share it with both local and international visitors. We are very excited to once again be including additional Zulu traditional dance varieties this year, which provides us with more performing troupes that will be able to then perform in the park for the upcoming contractual year,” said Mpume Mthembu, marketing director at uShaka Marine World.
Registration for the competition can be done at the uShaka Reception from now up until Saturday morning, 18 November during office hours.
Contact Ndumiso on 031 328 8000 during office hours.
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