Wentworth Arts and Culture Organisation dust off their dancing shoes
“We are currently setting up the studio to comply with the regulations and Dance Movement should open in the next weeks to come" - Jarryd Watson.
DESPITE the challenges that the covid-19 pandemic has impacted on many lives and communities, Dance Movement Project poses a ray of hope by still continuing dancing online for their students and presenting their latest project the “Dance Movement Dance Congress”.
Administered under the Wentworth Arts and Culture Organisation (WACO) and supported by the National Arts Council, the Dance Movement Dance Congress provides a platform for choreographers, artists, dancers, youth and the disabled dancers to participate in training skills development workshops in dance and arts and culture business management via online virtual means.
Directed and devised by artistic director Jarryd Watson, the online dance congress will be taught by famous choreographers and artists around the country like Rudi Smit, Vusi Makanya, Preston Kyd and Rachel Abrahams to name a few.
Dancers from Dance Movement will have an opportunity to further hone their talents in dance styles like hip-hop, contemporary, jazz, African contemporary, ballet, break dancing and amapiano and other artists around Durban will be engaging in skills and arts business workshops that will help them come up with strategies on how to continue to generate an income during this pandemic.
“This has been such a difficult time for artists and with the stringent lockdown regulations it has taken so much work and funding away from artists to survive. I created the dance congress to continue our artistry and create employment for the dancers, and to show our craft is essential for therapeutic relief from the mental stresses and anxieties that this pandemic has caused,” said Watson.
During the beginning of lockdown small businesses including many dance studios, dance outreach projects, community training projects and arts schools had to close down. On 11 July the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoCTA) released a statement that dance activities, studios and arts members can now re-open under alert level 3 provided they comply with Covid-19 regulations and the directions of Minster of Sports and Culture.
“We are currently setting up the studio to comply with the regulations and Dance Movement should open in the next weeks to come,” said Watson. The studio is based at Bluff Tyres and if you are interested and want to participate in the dance congress for all ages contact 082-683-9665.
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