Battle of the Giants All Styles Dance Festival at Carnival

FROM August 4-7 over 1 000 of the country’s most talented dancers will convene at Carnival City for the 2016 Battle of the Giants All Styles Dance Festival.

Now in its 26th year, this is the first time the competition will be held at Carnival City. Traditionally, the competition has been held at Sun City.

Last year’s Battle of the Giants was wildly successful. Dancers performed in a sold out SuperBowl at Sun City, to an audience of over 9 000 people over the course of three days.

“We expect capacity crowds at the Big Top Arena and Mardi Gras to watch and support the country’s up and coming dancers,” says Matthew Cook, events and entertainment manager at Carnival City.

One of South Africa’s largest and most prestigious all style dance competitions, the Battle of the Giants All Styles Dance Festival is an internationally-recognised event organised and sanctioned by the South African Dance Teachers Association Stage Branch.

Competitors will showcase their talents in a range of freestyle dance techniques, including hip hop, popping, break dance, freestyle, ballroom, Latin American, slow dance, show dance, jazz, modern, ballet and disco dance. The competition also includes a para-dance section where able and disabled dancers join together in a routine.

The competition is open to dancers ranging from under 9s to over 35s, from beginners to amateur or rising star level to championships level. Individual dancers will have the opportunity to compete for titles and prizes in this year’s Battle of the Giants.

Tickets are available from Computicket.