The ever-popular Shall We Dance Ballroom and Latin American showcase presents its
comprehensive annual dance extravaganza which features approximately 100 of the
region’s most exciting dancers as well as top award-winning industry
professionals, in the Playhouse Opera for a short season from September 13 to
21.
The featured couples this year are Ryan
Hammond and Lindsey Muckle; the duo are currently performing on Strictly Come Dancing SA and are the
undefeated British Latin American Show Dance Champions. Adding to the Latin
dancers, Hammond’s baby brother, Darren will pair with Milla Lykke Nielson from
Denmark; Ballroom is provided by Penwell Nhlapo from Gauteng and Yulia
Kharlova from Russia, and Durban's own STATIK return to the stage.
Shall
We Dance once more promises to delight audiences
with its carefully-chosen mix of quality dance – with an underlying Ballroom
and Latin American feel. Featured styles besides Ballroom and Latin are Ballet;
Belly Dance; Hip-Hop; Line Dance; Modern; Spanish, and Tap. The MC is once
again East Coast Radio's Damon Beard.
This annual showcase came into being in
1991, and is probably the longest enduring annual production in Durban, if not
in South Africa. It is presented by the Playhouse Company in association with
the South African Dance Teachers’ Association, with a supporting grant from Business
and Arts South Africa. Direction is by Neville Letard and Caryl Cusens.
Shall
We Dance runs in the Playhouse Opera from September
13 to 21. For information about charity performances and to book, call
Computicket on 0861 915 8000.
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