POLOKWANE – Nonnie de Lange studios have been operating for 10 years now. “I began dancing when I was three-years-old. I started with acrobatics, which I was doing for 10 years, then moved on to Tap dance and modern, contemporary then Hip Hop dancing. At school, my extra mural activity was dancing instead of sports, that’s when I realised that I have a talent for dancing and hence, I have now opened a dance studio where I teach and pass on the skills and knowledge that I have learned over the years about dancing,” she said.
At the Eisteddfodd, the dancers won Silver and Gold awards in the Tap Dance category, where the overall winners were as follows: Monika Engelbreght (Gold), Kaylee Scott (Silver), Odette Goosen (Gold), Amelie Franken (Silver in the Army Tap Dance category) Elke Coulsen (Silver in the Army Tap Dance category), Carla le Roux (Silver in the Army Tap Dance category) and Moshadi Mokhiti (Silver in the Army Tap Dance category).
Monika Engelbrecht with her Eistedfodd certificates.Odette Goosen with her Eistedfodd certificates
Raeesa Sempe is a Caxton Award-winning Digital Editor with nine years’ experience in the industry. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Media Studies from the University of the Witwatersrand and started her journey as a community journalist for the Polokwane Review in 2015. She then became the online journalist for the Review in 2016 where she excelled in solidifying the Review’s digital footprint through Facebook lives, content creation and marketing campaigns. Raeesa then moved on to become the News Editor of the Bonus Review in 2019 and scooped up the Editorial Employee of the Year award in the same year. She is the current Digital Editor of the Polokwane Review-Observer, a position she takes pride in. Raeesa is married with one child and enjoys spending time with friends, listening to music and baking – when she has the time. “I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon." – Tom Stoppard
