Showcase your talent with Dance Movement
Despite the challenges they face, Dance Movement has proven to be a powerhouse with a track record of years of excellent achievements.
DANCE Movement is back by popular demand and entering its 13th year of providing dance education and excellence. The dance project will be hosting dance auditions for all youth aged between 5-18 years of age from surrounding South Durban basin communities to be a part of the academy.
Administered under the non –profit organisation the Wentworth Arts and Culture Organisation (WACO) and supported by the National Arts Council the Dance Movement, auditions will take place on Saturday, 25 January at Bluff Tyres, 114 Bluff road, Jacobs from 9am.
Dancers will be taken through a quick warm up and taught a dance routine. During the year students will have the opportunity to train in dance styles like hip hop, contemporary, modern, break dancing, ngome and other style too. They will also participate in dance festivals, productions, competitions and dance exams and other entertainment of arts and culture events.
Despite the challenges they face Dance Movement has proven to be a powerhouse with a track record of years of excellent achievements. They have represented South Africa several times at international dance competitions in the United Kingdom and the United States, they host the Durban Dance Movement festival and they give bursaries to disadvantage youth to study the arts further at university and include the disabled and the vulnerable in their arts and culture activities.
Their most recent success was last year August when 13 youth from Dance Movement were selected to represent South Africa at the UDO World Championship Street Dance competition in England. The troupe had a heroic success achieving an overall fourth team position. The dancers also achieved individual success at the competition.
Erin Johnson and Rondean Hughes secured a place for their duet while Erin also achieved sixth place for her solo out of 600 participating dancers. Jacqueline Linda and Kiana Henry achieved first place in the same category for their duet and Jacqueline came fifth for her solo. The team brought home 9 Trophies for South Africa.
“Arts and culture play such an important part in our youth development and community development that creates nation building. This activity helps keep our youth out of trouble with social ills like drugs and gangsterism that is a great challenge in the communities. I really wish that society and community stakeholders can realise the important role that arts plays in our community and provide more support in sustaining these activities for the benefit of our youth” said Artistic Director Jarryd Watson.
The organisation is still appealing to businesses and communities for donations, sponsorship or any support in kind to run the project and help sustain it. WACO is a registered non-profit, BEE compliant and a PBO that can provide section 18A income tax rebate letters to businesses that support it.
To be a part of Dance Movement and learn how your business can support this initiative contact Jarryd Watson on 082-683-9665 for further information and to book your spot at the audition as space is limited.
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