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Ballet

Classical dance built on turnout, the five positions and a set vocabulary of steps.

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Cape Ballet Africa

Cape Ballet Africa is a South African ballet company founded in March 2024 by Debbie Turner, who had previously led Cape Town City Ballet. It states its aim as reimaginin...

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Cape Town City Ballet

Cape Town City Ballet is a Cape Town ballet company that traces its line back to the UCT Ballet Company, founded by Dulcie Howes in 1934. Its production of The Nutcracker...

Organisation

Dance Academy of South Africa

A South African dance examination body, setting graded ballet and dance standards for affiliated studios nationwide.

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Debbie Turner

Debbie Turner founded Cape Ballet Africa in March 2024, having previously led Cape Town City Ballet.

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How Dancers Actually Learn: The Practice Methods That Work, and the Ones That Do Not

What the science of motor learning says about dance practice: what holds up, what is only studio folklore, and what to change in your next class.

By Riaan Burger

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The Styles of Ballet in South Africa: A Dancer's Guide to the Methods and Syllabi

RAD, Cecchetti, DASA, Vaganova: what South Africa's ballet methods and syllabi are, how they differ, and how to choose the one that fits what you want.

By Riaan Burger

14 min read 2 757 words

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The quiet rise of the producer-performer

More artists are owning the means of staging their own work.

By Riaan Burger

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Festival funding shifts toward year-round programming

The grant logic is changing, and programmers are following it.

By Adaeze Okonkwo

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