Ballroom dancers impress audience

Faith Siako | Tuesday June 30, 2015 14:46

Unified Dance Academy Director Tebogo Gaseitsiwe and coach Ngwao Lentwetse dancing during the academy dinner over the weekend at TRL. Pic Keoagile Bonang

The performers took the audience by surprise when they showcased various dances such as Jive, Cha-cha, Rumba, Samba, Quickstep and Tango moves on stage.

Canny Keitshokile, 46, who was in the audience, said she is a keen lover of ballroom dance and she has been watching it since childhood. She said the performers impressed her with their dance moves.

She however said she regretted not bringing her children because she has a child who wants to be a dancer. And that the child might be have been interested in the events portraying ballroom and Latin dance.

“The turn up was good. I would definitely love to come again next year,” said Keitshokile. Another member of the audience, Michelle Kimberley, 27, expressed her enthusiasm about the joyful event.

She said that the beginners who showcased their potential dance moves of jive and quickstep caught her eyes. She added that it was amazing to see children below the age of 12 dancing like professionals.

The coach of Unified Dance Academy Ngwao Lenkwetse, 21,also impressed the crowd with his Rumba moves. He said he developed the love and passion for ballroom dance when he was doing Form One.

“Ballroom dance is fun because it relaxes my mind and muscles. ‘

I like Rumba because it is an emotional dance,” he said. Lenkwetse mentioned that he coaches people from the age of six although it could prove a challenge training children and some people who do not even know how to dance.

He said instead, he works hard to bring the best out of those people. Tebogo Gaseitsiwe, the director of Unified Dance Academy, disclosed that the academy was formed to create and teach children to be creative.

“Children and youth today are very lazy. They spend more time watching television and social media.

This laziness might cause diseases like diabetes. Dance helps keep them busy, sociable and active,” she said.

Gaseitsiwe mentioned that the academy also works with Satellite Primary School to create awareness for a charity club in the community. She also said performers showed interest and worked very hard to make the event possible, adding that the beginners who joined the club two to three weeks before the event impressed her.