(Abigail
Overmeyer, Emily Isted, Natasha Buratovich and Max and Brigitte Reeve-Taylor
(founder of DLD) centre in back row. Pic by Ingrid Owen)
Dancers
Love Dogs, presents an annual performance in Cape
Town at the Artscape Theatre, where dancers collaborate to raise funds for mass
sterilization of animals in rural areas. This year the initiative comes the
Playhouse Opera on May 18 at 15h00.
The SA Society for the Advancement of Dance
(SASAD) is collaborating with Dancers Love Dogs to put on a showcase of song,
dance, comedy as well as dogs performing to raise funds for these mass
sterilizations in KZN rural areas. All funds raised through tickets sales are
paid directly to vets for the purpose of sterilizations.
(Chloe
Sneddon and Beorn. Pic by Ingrid Owen)
In what promises to be a highly
entertaining afternoon for a good cause, KZN dance schools and performers have
come out to show their support for this very important initiative. Included in
the line-up are:
-Lloyd Bristow (The Incredible Dog Show)
from Cape Town with his Border Collie, Born to Shine
-Pam Naude (K9 Communications) from Durban
working with therapy dogs and obedience work,
-Comedian Nabeel Peer,
-Ballet performances by KZN Dance Academy
and MCD Dance Studio,
-Contemporary dance by Springwood Dance
Academy and Durban Dance Unlimited,
-Tap by Step in Time and Hayman Studios,
-Spanish by Minette de Klerk Dance Academy,
-Modern by Swish Studio and Just Dance,
-Bollywood by Rampage Dance Company,
-Belly dancing by Belly Fusion,
-Irish dancing by Stow Academy of Irish
Dance,
-A fusion of acrobatics and ballet by Bella
Donna Acrobatics and The Studio,
-A fusion of dance by Gail Smith School of
Dancing,
-Hiphop /pantsula fusion by Dance Direction
International,
-Hiphop by Survivors Dance Crew who were
placed 4th in the World of Dance Competition in Los Angeles,
-Performances by singers Kiara Theunissen,
Savannah Thunder and the OSCA Opera singers
-Durban Callies Drum Corp and Celtic
Heartbeat.
(Liam Gillespie, Tania Mteto and Amara. Pic
by Ingrid Owen) 2203
Dancers
Love Dogs started off as a small project in 2012
and has grown in leaps and bounds since then. “In February 2012, I noticed a
small figure hobbling along the side of the N2 Highway in Cape Town,” explains
Brigitte Reeve-Taylor, founder of Dancers Love Dogs. “The little dog was so
sick he could hardly walk and I ended up rescuing him and taking him to the
vet. I named him Miles and he was my inspiration to start up Dancers Love Dogs.” By March 2019, over
12,000 pets have been sterilized through these annual fundraisers. Brigitte and
the SASAD are now working on making this an annual event in KZN.
“Many pet lovers live below the breadline.
Not everyone can afford sterilizations. Sterilizations are a necessity, not an
option,” says Brigitte. “These events make a huge impact on ensuring that there
is some intervention in keeping unwanted pet populations down.”
There are prizes to be won and Project Dog,
Phoenix Animal Care Treatment (PACT) and Jade Ashford will be displaying all
the homeless pets looking for forever homes.
This years’ show is in the Playhouse Opera
on May 18 at 15h00. Tickets R160 purchased through Webtickets or Pick ‘n Pay
outlets. The show is about 2 hours 30 minutes long with a 20 minute interval
where a dog obedience exhibition will be on display in the foyer outside.
For any further information, contact Des on
082 563 1995 or Noleen on 084 427 8591
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