UL ballroom dancers return home with 73 medals

POLOKWANE – After a whole four-week preparation for the Inter-provincial National Championship League 3 in Gqerberha, the University of Limpopo ballroom dancers feel honoured and proud to call themselves soldiers of their beautiful sport.

Sport, Arts and Culture welcomed the dancers back on Monday after they brought home 73 medals – 26 gold, 20 silver and 27 bronze.

The South African adult Latin American title holder for the Federation of South African dance 2022, Adelaide Hlungwani told BONUS that their development programme aimed at producing the best foundation phase couples and solos, is progressing well and going according to plan.

“What we experienced at the nationals was mesmerising.

“Our own couples rank right up in the top three, in almost all the sections. Winning level two and three was just the cherry on top,” Hlungwani said.

She added that in the dress sections, rising star youth dancers managed to secure all top three spots, as well as their adult rising star couple dancers.

“As the volunteering acting dance coaches at the university, we were awarded first place in the adult championship section from the quarter-finals. It’s absolutely overwhelming to know that indeed all the hard work and sacrifices were not in vain,” she said.

Hlungwani encouraged dancers to keep doing what they love.

“Having the full support from Sport Arts and Culture was really great. We thank the Federation of Dance Sport South Africa PAB of Limpopo for arranging the provincial logistics.”