Chasing her dreams to the finish line
When the world was hit with the news of Covid-19 and countries all over started to go into lockdown, Chrissy's mom, Tasha, couldn't help but start to feel the nerves.
Rynfield resident Chrissy de Beer (8), a learner at Ridgewood College, was recently selected to attend the International Model and Talent Association 2020 (IMTA) competition in New York City. She was chosen to take part in not only one, but four of the categories: Singing, dancing, acting and modelling.
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When the world was hit with Covid-19 and countries all over started to go into lockdown, Chrissy’s mom, Tasha, couldn’t help but start to feel nervous.
“We went into lockdown with a lot of uncertainty regarding Chrissy’s New York IMTA trip, scheduled for July 17, explained Tasha. “Chrissy invested a lot of time, practice, rehearsal and preparation for the second bootcamp, which was scheduled for April 17 to 19.
The City Times caught up with Tasha to find out how Chrissy is doing.
How does Chrissy feel about the effects of the pandemic on her trip?
Chrissy decided that coronavirus is not going to steal her dream and hard work and she continues practicing every day, despite being in lockdown and despite everything else that is going on around her. She won’t give up.
How did she continue her training?
Every single day, Monday to Sunday, we attend an online one-hour Instagram live training session, presented by 33 and Me Talent Agency (Chrissy’s talent agency), which covered topics like self-tape techniques, in’s and out’s of film in South Africa, spiritual enrichment, tips on style and fashion, advice and guidance on singing, dancing, interviews, auditions, castings and so much more. There is just so much drive in Chrissy; she loves every minute of it.
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Chrissy was invited to present her international success story on @itsartsafrica and attended a two-hour online live training session with Joey Zangardi-Dixon and Roger del Pozo, from the New York Film Academy. She also had the privilege of attending an online live Instagram workshop hosted by Elsubie Verlinden and Blaze Johnson, from The Voice America.
Has anything been postponed or cancelled that may have caused her a setback?
We are so excited to share that nothing has been cancelled and Chrissy will attend her second bootcamp from August 28 to 30. However, instead of going to New York IMTA 2020 in July, Chrissy will now attend IMTA in Hollywood on January 2, 2021.
In Hollywood, will she still get her photo shoot and everything else that came with the New York trip?Yes! While in Hollywood she will experience pretty much the same but in different places. It will include a photo shoot in Times Square, New York, and a photo shoot on Hollywood Boulevard.
Has lockdown affected you and Chrissy in a negative way or good way?
To coronavirus and lockdown … you gave us more opportunities to learn and grow and we made a choice to make the best out of a bad situation!
