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Waterfall City Lifestyle

WATERFALL CITY

DANCE TEAM

Named Junior Grand Champion of the World

F ollowing a successful 2023, This is the fifth time the Waterfall

City dance team has competed
the Waterfall City dance team,
at this international competition,
trained at the Pulse Dance
Studio in Waterfall Country
Village and led by dance coach and they can certainly be proud of
their achievements. Seven dancers
Corlanie Botha, has had nothing short participated, performing three
of a fantastic 2024 so far, attaining routines. They won two gold medals
more medals and achieving great and a silver medal in the junior hip
accolades on an international level. hop, open and musical categories. Over
and above these, the team attained
Outstanding achievements the Best Dance Group Award, the
After competing in the hip hop/street Division Champion Award, and one of
dance category at the South African the event’s most prestigious awards,
Championships of the Performing Arts the Junior Grand Champion of the
in October 2023, where they won Gold World, meaning that the team was
and the Grand Champion Award at the best performers across the junior
the provincial event, the dancers from competition segment.
the Waterfall City dance team were
once again chosen for Team South “Taking the Waterfall City dance
Africa to represent the country in Los team to the World Championship of
Angeles at the World Championship of Performing Arts competition again
Performing Arts, held from 26 June to was a great privilege. It is always met
8 July 2024. with excitement and nerves. I am so

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