Dancer jets off to La Réunion to represent SA

Surané Koch is jetting off to La Réunion to represent South Africa at the Vita Danse Reunion Island Competition next week, provided she can raise the necessary funds for the tour.

In October Koch participated in the South African championships and went home with a silver medal in the classic section and a fifth-place result in energy, earning herself a spot on the SA team travelling under Solo Dança Latina by the Mark Dooley Association.

Solo Dança Latina is divided into three categories of dance styles; namely classic, Latin and energy. Each category consists of four styles with Latin adding two extras when competing in the professional sections.

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The South African team will be on the island from May 7 to 14; the first three days will consist of an international dance camp where the dancers will learn to master all styles of dance, with the last days of the tour taken up by the Vita Danse Reunion Island Competition.

Koch said it is such a wonderful opportunity for all the dancers in the team. But the tour is expensive, costing each member at least R30 000.

The competition will be two full days of dancing, with a spectacular-sized audience. I really hope I will be able to go,” she said.

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