(Dance Basics: Carla
Bishop with Menzie Khanyase,
Madison Bromfield with Dylan Botha, Siya Mtshana
with
Samantha Ledingham and Tayla Gibson with Sipho Myles Mthembu)
(Pic by Val Adamson)
Samantha Ledingham and Tayla Gibson with Sipho Myles Mthembu)
(Pic by Val Adamson)
The Playhouse Opera stage will be alive and kicking with
dance talent at the annual showcase of Shall
We Dance from September 5 to 13.
The glitzy showcase featuring eight amateur dance academies
will wow the crowds with genres from Latin, Argentinean Tango and Line Dancing,
to Belly Dancing, Modern and Ballroom. A flitter of fast feet will dazzle the
audience with their displays of quick step, box step, cha-cha, do-si-do, waltz,
enchufla, gancho or even a double reverse spin that the amateur dancers will exhibit
on stage.
The highlights of the show will be the three visiting
professional acts from Johannesburg. Exhibition couple Gerhard van Rooyen and
Amor Kruger will ignite the stage with their adagio style. This is a kind of
dance where van Rooyen continually picks up Kruger and very cleverly throws her
into the air, almost an acrobatic duo with lots of balance and trust involved.
East Coast Radio’s Damon Beard will delight the audience
again as the suave MC.
Shall We Dance runs
in the Playhouse Opera from September: 5 to 13. Tickets available through
Computicket on 086 191 58000. For more information, like the Facebook page
Shall We Dance Durban
Shall We Dance is
grateful for the supporting grant from Business and Arts South Africa (BASA).
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