Dance fest set to showcase fancy footwork
This year promises to be bigger and better with a variety of dance studios, groups, crews, youth groups and professional dancers showcasing styles such as hip hop, break dancing, contemporary, ballet and traditional cultural performances.
SET against the backdrop of the Durban Harbour, the second annual Durban Dance Movement Festival returns to the Catalina Theatre on Wilson’s Wharf with an array of explosive and vibrant dance performances from Friday to Sunday, 28 to 30 November.
This year promises to be bigger and better with a variety of dance studios, groups, crews, youth groups and professional dancers showcasing their works in styles such as hip hop, break dancing, contemporary, ballet and traditional cultural performances.
Dance Movement, who are main participants of the festival started in 2007, to give a platform to dancers to train in hip hop, break dancing, contemporary and other styles too.
Since then the group has achieved many accolades including international travel to Scotland, England and America to participate in prestigious events and competitions. Another local group participating is Transdance under Bluff ballet dancer, Candice Danielz, who trains her dancers in ballet, contemporary and tap dancing.
“I am beyond excited with what the festival has to offer this year. Even though we are only in our second year, the high calibre of dancers has set the bar even higher for next year,” said artistic director, Jarryd Watson. With SA celebrating 20 years of democracy, the Durban Dance Movement Festival is a true reflection of one of the many milestones we have achieved in our democracy and what the future holds for our youth and ‘born frees’ of South Africa today.”
Over the weekend the festival will not only showcase performances where groups will have an opportunity to win sponsorships to further develop their junior and senior level dancers but will also host a skills dance development workshop, open to all dancers and people wanting to further their skills in hip hop, breakdancing, contemporary and tap dancing on Sunday, 30 November.
The workshop will be hosted by the best of Durban choreographers such as Casey Swales (contemporary),bboy Preston, ‘kayzo’ Kyd (break dancing), Jarryd Watson (hip hop) and Lynn Totham (tap).
Go along and catch Dance Movement strutting their stuff at all the showcases on Friday, 28 November at 7pm, Saturday, 29 November at 2.30pm and 7pm and Sunday, 30 November at 2.30pm.
The workshop is on 30 November at the Playhouse Mayville studios from 8am to noon. Tickets for the workshop cost R60. Festival tickets can be booked at Computicket. Call 082-683-9665 for more information and to book your place.
