Global dancing competition dance4life is back in South Africa this month. The schools programme starts in Eastern Cape with the support of Archbishop Desmond Tutu and top entertainers including ,Goldfish, DJ Tiësto, Maxi Jazz, Paul van Dyk and current ambassador, Jenerik Soulz.
dance4life is an international initiative that uses the power of dance to inspire, educate and mobilise young people to take action against HIV and AIDS. It is active in 25 countries around the world, where the concept is implemented by local implementing partners around their existing life-skills programs.
2010 Kick off
The dance4life programme in Eastern Cape kicks off officially on the 28th of April with a heart connection tour at the Geju High School in Cata, Keiskammahoek. In a 90 min performance combining dance, music and education about HIV and AIDS prevention the school kids will be inspired to take part in the rest of the programme.
Nationally, dance4life South Africa has the support of Tutu, who is a member of the international advisory board.
"In 2006 we performed at the global dance4life event in Cape Town. It was a great experience to dance together with a global movement of young people pushing back HIV and AIDS. We are still connected to dance4life and are happy they make a restart to be able to mobilise even more young South Africans to take action”, says Dominic Peters of Goldfish.
International perspective
After completing the schools programme the school kids become agents4change creating social change worldwide. On the Saturday before World Aids Day all the agents4change will celebrate their achievements at a huge biennial closing event. They will be dancing together with thousands of young people from all over the world. All 25 dance4life countries will be connected live by satellite, which makes this event truly unique.
This year’s event will take place on 27 November in East London.
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