R’fonteiners will soon be able to see dancers from the local Trinity Dance Company (TDC) on DSTV’s channel 146.
Six dancers from this dance studio participated in KykNet’s Dans In Jou Taal competition which will soon be broadcast to more than 500 000 people. The dancers entered as a team and went on to the finals where they won their category. They were also the winners and champions of the episode in which they performed.
TDC was founded by Elmie Terblanche and two lifelong dance partners in 2016. It started out in a small space at Randfontein Golf Club with only a handful of members but soon had to relocate to bigger premises in order to accommodate the growing numbers of dancers.
“The highlight of 2018 for TDC was taking part in the current season of Dans In Jou Taal on KykNet. The season will be broadcast in early 2019. Two of the entered groups, Tarzan and Do You Believe, made it through to the Senior Finals and subsequently won the trophy for Best Style: Acrobatics/ Gymnastics,” she said.
“TDC specialises in the dance style Acrobatics and Dance Tumbling and we currently consist of 29 local aspirant dancers, aged from five to 18 years. We entered various competitions in 2018 with massive successes,” Elmie said. Elmie is currently the only coach and choreographer of these talented dancers.
Their 2018 feats include KykNet Dans in jou Taal, Eurodance 2018, Talent Africa 2018 and Raca. They will also be participating in the South African Talent Championship 2018, Integrated Artistic Acrobatic Association of South Africa (IAAASA) and Dance Star 2018.
At the Eurodance 2018, they won Best Studio and brought home 24 gold medal awards and eight silver medal awards. They also got special awards for Best Concept – Assassin’s Group; Best Costume – Frozen Duet; Cute Factor Award – Cherise van der Merwe; Best Group Costumes – Awesome (Our little Ponys); Best synchronisation – He Lives In You Quartet and Best Costume – Marunique Meyer.
The following dancers qualified to represent South Africa at the Novi Sad Dance Festival during November 2018 in Serbia: Jomari Terblanche, Elmie Terblanche, Anje Grove, Marilee van Staden, Ziniek Smith, Rezane Daniels, Sharica Bondesio, Mickayleigh Pretorius, Shannon Codison, Marlizan van Staden, Cherise van der Merwe, Theadri Blignaut, Haley Fouche, Mieke Fouche, Chanine Ferreira, Hayleigh-Jean Laubscher, Marunique Meyer, and Jaylin Gouws.
At Talent Africa 2018, the dancers competed as part of the Central Gauteng Performance Arts Team and brought home 12 gold medals and two silvers. They were also invited to take part in Talent America 2018 as members of the SA National Dance team.
At Raca, TDC dancers received 10 Diamond awards and 21 Platinum awards.
“Anje Grove was awarded a Spirit of RACA award of excellence for her solo performances. Eleven dancers were awarded Central Gauteng colours in Performance Arts and danced their way through to Talent Africa Nationals in 2019.”
According to Elmie, the TDC dancers are encouraged to enter national and international competitions to provide them with the necessary exposure needed in their talent development process.
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