while some of you were raving about SCD...some of us were raving about DDD

Written by Feza from the blog Refilwe's fizzle on 02 Apr 2008
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This may read like a piece from a newspaper article, thats because it is indeed just that. I just copied and pasted, there's nothing wrong with that if I am the author mos, or kanjani??

Now, i told y' all about DDD sometime last year, i even mentioned that I auditioned and i was eliminated at top 46, after about 1000 people in Mzanzi auditioned.

So it came down to one winner and we wish him all the best. I take my hat off to all the dancers who made it to the top 14. Fellow dancers...you are all winners and may you indeed pave the way for the rest of us.

Publication: Pretoria News Author: Refilwe Thobega

Loyal fans bid farewell to a great dance show

For loyal fans it was hard to say goodbye to the reality dance show - Dans Dans Dans. But it must have been a lot harder for the contestants themselves to say goodbye to what has been like a family and a home for them for the past three months.

For the final episode at the weekend, the four dancers - Andile Ndlovu (19) of Joburg, Henk Opperman (17) of Bloemfontein, Nicole McCreedy (28) of Durban and Yarisha Singh (27) of Cape Town had to master more than five routines - obviously to give them enough room to showcase what they are really made of.

Yep, here's Andile, Nicole, Yarisha amd Henk - die wenner

In their solo performances, Henk made the Freestyle fans in the audience very happy with his effortless switching between different routines. Yarisha showed her versatility in a great routine of Spanish dance and the judges gave Nicole a standing ovation for her ballet - a style of dance not really seen in the show before. Andile who is "not scared to do anything" performed a Latin-American routine and got the judges saying "Die wï¿½reld is jou Koning" as he finished.

For their partnered routines: Henk and Nicole did the waltz and Andile and Yarisha did the foxtrot where they had "great chemistry going". Then they switched, and Henk and Yarish did the Samba and Andile and Nicole the Rumba.
The other dancers who made the top 14 were there too to perform and to support the competitors. Finally, it was not up to the judges but the viewers at home. Andile was first to go, Yarisha followed, leaving Nicole and Henk but it was Henk who won overall.

yes! I told you at one point I also took part, right? The lady in pink is moa, this was when we were in the top 100, they had had to cut about 900....

I remember we were learning the Jazz routine -- My magtig!

The creators of the programme - Mathew Gray and Billy White of Gray White Productions - said it was "about time" to have the show which the dance fraternity had been "crying out for". It became one of the most-watched shows on DStv's Kyknet channel with a loyal fan base.

Henk's winning formula was to always give his best and have fun in the process. His prizes include R100 000 in cash, a Citroen C1, a Nike voucher, one year membership at Planet Fitness, and a dance production contract with Cape Town's JazzArt Dance Theatre and a Corenery course worth 92 000.

For Henk it's a whole new beginning. As runner-up, Nicole said she came so close and "it feels wonderful to know that I have made it". Yarisha, a dance teacher at the University of Cape Town, will continue teaching and perform in various productions from now on. And as for Andile, he'll be joining the Washington Ballet in Washington DC in the US in June for about a month and he'll be going back again in September.

Judge Lorcia Cooper said all the finalists were "winners" .

Apparently eversince the show started, producers have been fending off companies who wanted to offer dancers contracts or sponsorships. So this gave dancers a lot of opportunities and now that the show is over...its a whole new game card for all of them.

7 Comments

Feza
01 Apr 2008 05:49

Apparently eversince the show started, producers have been fending off companies who wanted to offer dancers contracts or sponsorships. So this gave dancers a lot of opportunities and now that the show is over...its a whole new game card for all of them.

Cande
01 Apr 2008 05:58

Like i aid before Feza, great piece of work....Keep it up..

Congratulations for making it to the top 46, and to the winner i hope you asked Feza for my number because i need to help you with the 100.000 jy is nog klein....!

Renegade
01 Apr 2008 05:59

Thanks for the cool article!

Well, I couldnt rave about Dans Dans Dans coz I only have the 4 usual channels, but I'm really happy for you that you made it that far, Well done.
And as for the prizes, wow, really cool.

Anyway, hope you doing well Feza!

Feza
01 Apr 2008 06:44

@ Cande: I will keep it up, thanks again.

@Renegade: you mean after last week's troubles? yes i'm a whole lot better, never heared from him since.

Renegade
01 Apr 2008 07:56

Yeah, that's what I meant. I'm glad, relieved!

Toxic
02 Apr 2008 00:03

Great article Feza, which other publications do you write for besides reporter.co.za? Would like to read more of your writing....

Feza
02 Apr 2008 03:52

@ Toxic: I actually work full time as a sub-editor for Pretoria News. My dance writting is mainly out of passion for the sport. I realised dance was not given any platform from the media and there was no dance writer in SA and so I took it upon myself to become one.

I mainly write about dance, when I have the time, I'm not getting paid for it, I'm strictly doing it out of passion.

So back to your question: I write for Pretoria News, sometimes some of my reviews are published in the The Star? and I've just secently got a freelance job in a magazine called CD4 -- It focuses on issues of HIV/Aids.