(Appearing on the
programme will be
Farah Yassin; Lyn Roper; Graeme Harper; Kirsty Harper;
Nicolette
De Lange & Shae van Winkel)
Shall We Dance, Durban’s
most popular dance showcase celebrates its 23rd season this year at
The Playhouse Opera from September 11 to 19.
The perennially-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 with dancers as young as 13 years old as well as
top award-winning international industry professionals.
Direction is by Neville Letard and Caryl Cusens. The
featured couples this year are South Africa’s own World Champions Gerhard van
Rooyen and Amor Kruger; the duo who currently impressed the world with their
acrobatic dance. Adding to the Latin dancers, Darren Hammond will pair with
Milla Lykke. Showcase Ballroom is provided by Danish champions Nicolai Bouet
and Anna Shagalina, Darren and Milla both have an impressive record of
international recognition. The partnership is much anticipated and already they
have ranked highly in competitions in Blackpool and Mannheim, Germany.
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 are of course crowd-pleasing ballroom
and Latin; as well as ballet; belly dance; tap-dance;
line-dance and modern which promises a large variety that is sure to captivate
and keep your gaze glued to the stage. The MC is once again East Coast Radio's Damon
Beard.
Shall We Dance delivers
a unique and exciting variety of music, from modern songs such as All about the Bass to classic well known favorites like Pretty Women and One Look at You by Barbra Streisand as well as some great numbers from
the soundtracks of Zorro, Footloose, Burlesque, Edward Scissor Hands and many
more.
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. A special thanks must also be given to the Three Cities Royal Palm Hotel at
Gateway for graciously housing the dancers as well as East Coast Radio for their
ongoing support.
Shall We Dance runs in the Playhouse Opera from September 11 to 19. Tickets booked at Computicket (www.computicket.co.za or 0861 915 8000)
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