The students of the Fusion Dance International Studio have qualified to compete in an international dance competition in Croatia.
The studio competed in the South African Dance Star competition and qualified to compete in the Dance Star World Dance Masters which will consist of groups from around the globe competing in the prestigious tournament to earn the coveted trophy.
Studio owner and choreographer, Marlize Burger, said her team has had an exceptional year thus far.
“We took part in so many competitions and we’ve literally taken so many trophies home. Obviously, Dance Stars was one of the competitions that stood out for us and even when the odds were stacked up against us, we did well.
Now we have Croatia ahead of us and we have to start seriously raising money in order for all of us to go.”
“The ten-day competition in Croatia takes place in May 2018. It’s structured the same way as the local one but we have 29 countries competing against us on every platform, level and categories, obviously blowing open the capabilities of what other countries can do.”
Marlize said they are doing all they can to grant the girls the opportunity to compete internationally.
“After qualifying at Dance Stars last year and not being able to afford it, our plan was to go for it all the way this time, so even though we like other competitions a lot and we will be entering them again in future, our plan for now is to compete in Croatia in May 2018 first. Sadly, all who qualified won’t be able to go to Croatia with us in May 2018 so we will be hosting a fundraising event on Saturday from 9am to 3pm at the Florida Blockwatch Hoo Hoo Fest in Trezona Park in Florida Park.”
The team members who qualified for Croatia at Dance Star SA 2017 are:
Primary School
AJ de Beer, Wilmie Kasselman, Thando Mazibuko, Chanike Dercksen, Laquisha Marshall, Dedrè Bekker, Maria Prinsloo, Isabel Jansen, Amy Kreusch, Veroniek Scheepers, Caitlyn de Ponte, Andrei Pretorius, Aneecka Bezuidenhout, Cassidy Nortman, Kiara Hijbeek, Chantal Davel, Jadyn Parkes, Landi van der Merwe, Lyanè Viljoen, Mishka van Rensburg, Mieke Haarhoff, Sage Bender, Tatiana Venter, Shakayla Roux, Shinay Maartens, Jasmine Hobbs, Danè Bico, and Luanne Steyn
High School
Zanè Bekker, Jamie Francis, Danielle Hubbard, Aimee Saunders, Jeanelle de Bruyn, Christene Goldman, Mikaela de Ponte, Alicia Smith, Chanè Viljoen, Chaldene Viljoen, Jessica O’lehile, Chanel Horne, Nicole Pretorius, Toni de Jesus, Bernadine Erasmus, Teneal Brits, Jordyn Alexander, Lizèl van der Merwe
Teachers who danced and qualified with first places:
Marlise Burger (choreographer), Jolene Herwill, Danielle du Chenne, Nicola van Rooyen, Edwin Sebilwane and David Lengora.
For more information, contact Marlize on 079 079 8954.
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