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Dancers from Dawn Gemmell Dancing School were treated to a stage makeup workshop by Vikki Bischoff on Saturday 5th December 2020. It was a lovely ending to our 2020 ballet year. Teachers attending the workshop were Caitlin, Ronel, Irene, Dawn, … Continued
Perfect moments are rare, but the TC group of 2020 proved that it is indeed possible to “take a moment and make it perfect”, thank you ladies! We were privileged to come together for a special TC session from 10-13 … Continued
Congratulations to Juanré Lombard and En Stage Dance Studio for being awarded Top Studio for Dance at Talent Africa 2020. Because of COVID-19. this year soloists and group dances performed virtually via video. “Words cannot describe how immensely proud I … Continued
Monique van der Merwe. who has been DASA trained by Rika Badenhorst since Primary level, has passed her audition for National School of the Arts. Congratulations to Monique and Rika on this excellent achievement!
DANCEWEAR THROUGH THE YEARS: FROM HIGH HEELS TO THE CHITON TO THE MODERN – DAY LEOTARD Do you ever wonder what dancers wore before they had a wardrobe of stretchy leotards to choose from? Some interesting facts; In the earliest … Continued
2020 Convention is the year that DASA applied the 4-year rule for Major ERN’s to be obtained and commenced with an encouraging attendance by a large number of enthusiastic members. The reworked Major Syllabi by Miss Haupt was presented by … Continued
15 students enrolled for the 2020 academic year of the DASA TTC. The year started with ease and excitement and a productive 1st contact session in February. However, the National Lockdown and the 2nd contact session collided with a bang… … Continued
Lindsay’s School of Ballet (Lindsay Osbourn of Uvongo, South Coast), celebrated its 10th year anniversary by performing the 2019 reimagined production of Tchaikovsky’s, The Nutcracker. Held at the Wild Coast Sun, Tropical Nights Theatre on Saturday 12th October 2019, two … Continued
The four new Major DVD’s were launched in February 2020. Training of the dancers started in October 2019 under the tuition of Sharon Viljoen and Lesta Erasmus. Intermediate Foundation and Intermediate was danced by Lize Mentz from the Leap for … Continued
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON THE DASA TEACHERS COURSE The FET Certificate Dance Instruction, SAQA ID 79986 is the entry level qualification to launch your career as a dance teacher and become a teaching member of DASA. It allows you to … Continued