2010-07-28 08:38:49
The Kim Field Dance Academy flew the South African flag high once again when The S.A Team: The Brat Pack competed in the 14th annual prestigious New Prague Dance Festival held in Prague between the 1st and 7th of July 2010. The Czech Republic and specifically Prague is world renowned for the art of dancing and the extremely high standards they maintain. The dancers from The Kim Field Academy were under enormous pressure to perform at their peak especially since they were not only invited to compete in the festival but also to open the event having been previous winners of the festival. The group of 22 dancers, 7 of whom were sponsored in an outreach programme and aged between 6 and 21 worked extremely hard over a period spanning almost two years to perfect the performance they delivered. Pitted against 46 countries from all over the world, the competition was intense but the young stars achieved 1st place in the Hip Hop/ Jazz category after a faultless performance which saw numerous standing ovations from the audience as well as their fellow competitors. Our youngest dancer Ntando George aged 6 also received a special “Directors Award” for being the most promising young talent at the event. South Africa can be truly proud of these dancers who have continued The Kim Field Dance Academy’s tradition of winning international events. The names and gender of the dancers are as follows: Name: Surname: Gender: Alicia Evele Girl Bonita Gouws Girl Callie Russo Girl Jada Morelli Girl Johara Naidoo Girl Kayla Pelser Girl Kyla Goodall Girl Lara De Klerk Girl Michelle Pelser Girl Nicole Smithers Girl Ntando George Girl Samantha Ross Girl Shanay Stead Girl Shani Gray Girl Tegan Mordt Girl George Thotela Boy Godfrey Masango Boy Martin Mangena Boy Patric Stead Boy Renier Holmes Boy Shane Botha Boy Willem Manyise Boy