THE talented Westville dancer and choreographer, Keegan Barnes, is thrilled international travel restrictions have been lifted as he plans to return to the United States of America and continue his dream of teaching and working as a dancer, teacher and choreographer in Los Angeles (LA).
The 23-year-old has accumulated countless awards in the past few years and recently, during lockdown, entered the Project Performer National Online Competition and came second in the choreography section. Keegan also entered the Move Online Dance Competition and was awarded gold for hip-hop and silver in the contemporary section.
Last year Keegan represented South Africa in the World Championships of Performing Arts (WCOPA) and did exceptionally well and achieved one gold award, five silver awards, four bronze awards and a two-month scholarship at the Millennium Dance Complex in LA.
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During his scholarship period, Keegan was selected to perform with the Immabreath Dance Company in the Choreographers Carnival Show that featured elite dancers and the best choreographers in LA.
Keegan is the first South African to be selected as a member of Immabreath and Immabeast Dance companies. He also auditioned online and was accepted into the Luma Dance Company.
“I am ecstatic to train with top dancers in LA and look forward to getting involved in shoots, training, music videos and shows,” he said.
Keegan’s experience spans many dance styles that include contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and musical theatre, but he specialises in hip-hop.
“Dance truly is universal and has the power to connect people from different cultures. A goal of mine is to do a tour around the world teaching hip-hop and I have already made plans to include Puerto Rico, Sweden and Guatemala in my teaching tour,” he said.
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