A number of dancers from the South Coast and other areas, along with their supporters will be part of the dance competition, Battle of the Giants All Styles Dance Sport Festival, to be held at Sun City from April 20 to 23.
The internationally recognised event has been in existence for more than 30 years.
Bev Wood, president of the South African Body of Dance (SABOD), is the organiser of the event, as well as being the representative for the International Dance Organisation in South Africa.
Wood said this year is going to be very exciting as there is a whole list of new styles being introduced, including Afro Styles of Pantsula, Sbujwa, Afro crews and Tap battles, adding that there will also be additional ‘Achiever’ prizes available at this year’s festival.
Wood added that other dance styles to look out for are the Performing Arts of Ballet, Modern, Tap, Lyrical, Jazz, Disco Dance, Street Dance, Hip Hop, Show Dance, Slow Dance, Freestyle, Disco Dance, Popping, Break Dance, Latin and Ballroom, and much more.
“Our athletes competing in the world circuit sections have an opportunity to compete in the qualifier events, working towards representing their country at the relevant international dance organisation’s world championships. Our judges that will be on our esteemed panel are Debbie Rakusin, Tebogo Kgobokoe, Tina D’Artnall, Linda Dedekind, Hayley Hammond-Lamont, Sipho Didiza, Sandile Zulu, Lee Shane Booysen, Chantal Riviere de Klerk and our chairman of judges Mr Craig Riviere. We are very excited to welcome our international judge Anrika Matko Juvancic all the way from Slovenia ,” said Wood.
Sun City’s General Manager, Brett Hoppé, said: “Dance has cultural significance in South Africa, and is something that we at Sun City embrace with the many performers who waltz, Cha-cha-cha, two-step, freestyle and Setapa onto the resort throughout the year. We are thrilled to host The Battle of the Giants again this year and wish all the dancers well, as they battle it out for pole positions. The Battle of the Giants All-Styles Dance Sport Festival has been a popular event on Sun City’s entertainment annual calendar for three decades, with dancers and their supporters flocking to Sun City to be part of it. This year promises to be another exciting energetic and artistic showcase.”
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