The world is Mia’s dance floor
Nervous dancers prepared costumes and make-up and set the stage ablaze with stunning moves during the Dance Face Challenge.
Mia Beyers left the audience in awe with her near-perfect Jazz solo and was crowned the overall winner in the Dance Face Challenge (DFC) Mpumalanga 2024 competition.
The competition took place on August 23 and 24 at WH de Klerk School.
Mia impressed the judges with her versatility and technical skill. She scored 98% and got a diamond certificate.
Mia is from Reaché Dance Academy.
During the two days, the judge, Pinto Ferreira, had the difficult task of scoring the 150 items presented over the two days.
Pinto sees dance as a call of passion.
He lectures at the Tshwane University of Technology in the Dance Department and Musical Theatre Department.
The styles Pinto had to judge included acrobatics, contemporary, hip hop, jazz, modern, open, acro-character, disco, freestyle, duos, and groups.
“All of this could not have been possible without any of the studios that participated: BodyWorX Dance Studio from eMalahleni, Extreme Dance Studio from Middelburg, and Julie-Ann’s School of Dance in Secunda and Boksburg. Everything was a huge success, and all honor to our Heavenly Father. I would also like to thank all the DFC crew members for making this an unforgettable event: Pierre Pelser, Vanessa Pelser, Johan Broodryk, Juanita Jansen van Rensburg, JP Pelser, Chantel Bruce, Matthew Callado, Wildré Oosthuizen, and Henri Westermann,” said the owner and director of the competition, Werner Pelser.
Werner started DFC in 2014.
Werner has a passion for dance, the art, music and entertainment. Follow Werner on TikTok.
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“It started as a virtual competition as it was Covid-19 to allow dancers to be themselves and compete again during those difficult times. We’ve grown since then and are currently hosting two competitions during the year, one in the Free State and one in Mpumalanga. Next year, we are aiming for Gauteng as well,” Werner said.
DFC is not affiliated with any dance studio or organisation and is open to all dance styles.
The competition was fierce, pushing the dancers to their limits and each performance was unique, a testament to the talent and passion of the dancers who participated.
HERE ARE THE RESULTS:
Highest Overall Score:
Mia Beyers
Highest age group scores:
5 years and younger: Adeline Cannan
6-8 years: Prosperity Sibiya
9-11 years: Mia Beyers
12-14 years: Hailey van der Berg
15-17 years: Lee-Ann Francis
18 years and over: Wildré Oosthuizen
Highest dance style scores:
Hip Hop: Mia Beyers
Jazz: Mia Beyers
Contemporary: Mia Beyers
Modern: Mia Beyers
Acrobatics: Ziané-Lee Human
Disco: Mia Grobler
Freestyle: Hailey van der Berg
Acro-character: Marili du Toit
Open: Wildré Oosthuizen
Duo: Ilze-Mari Homan and Hailey van der Berg
Group: Sound of silence
Special awards:
Organizers choice: Juah Jacobs, Lee-Ann Francis and Darius Oosthuizen
Outstanding grooming: Mia Grobler
Outstanding performance: Ilané Degenaar, Mia Beyers and Miané Reynders
Outstanding acro techinique: Amber Smith
Outstanding technique: Ziané-Lee Human
Most entertaining number: Marili du Toit
Outstanding jazz number: Mia Beyers
Outstanding technical development: Wildré Oosthuizen
Outstanding creativity: Sound of Silence (choreographed by Hendrishia Jacobs)
Outstanding choreography: Soldier (choreographed by Werner Pelser)
Most spirited studio
BodyWorX Dance Studio
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