Dance To Be Wild raises funds for wildlife conservation

The quickstep, tango and the paso doble brought the dance floor to life at the recent Dance Be To Wild championships held at Deutsche Internationale Schule put together to raise funds for wildlife conservation.

The championships, which ran from 18 to 20 March, incorporated dance from ballroom to pantsula, hosted by the Dance To Be Wild initiative together with Linden based Dance Culture Studios.

Founder of Dance To Be Wild, Sheila Bath, said her initiative works to unite with the international dance community against wildlife crimes in Africa, adding that for the first time, the championships ran concurrently with a Dance be To Wild championship in Holland.

On one of the three days, the Pro-Am/Social Ballroom dancers took to the dance floor to dazzle audiences.

These dancers came from all over the country to participate in this unique competition that would see proceeds go to wildlife conservation.

Owner of Dance Culture Studios, Quintus Jansen, explained that over the years, the studio did their part in adding to the conservation of our habitat.

“Some years back we [the studio] adopted a baby rhino that we bought food for and helped grow so it could be secure.”

He added that together with Bath’s initiative, they educated children about wildlife conservation through innovative education.

Jansen went on to say that they not only encourage the love of animals through books but through dance too.

“We wanted to start at ground level. If we instil the love of animals in children now, when they grow up they could never be coerced into killing them as they know the importance of each.”

Bath concluded she hoped that through initiatives like these people realise how powerful their voices are and that they could make a difference.

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