They were judged by Robynn Savage. The festival took place over two weekends and started on August 21.
Krystal Coetzee was awarded no less than three prizes for her outstanding performances, winning not only her age category (11-to 12-year-olds), but also the title of National Winner in that category as well as the award for the Most Promising Dancer. "This was the first time ever that the same student got this trophy for the fourth time!" exclaims a proud De Sousa.
In the age category 15-to-17-year-olds, Morgan de Jongh was the national winner while Jané Maritz was judged to be the best in the the category for 17-to-18-year-olds.
"I'm incredibly proud of them all," said De Sousa.
Students at Carmen School of Dance recently participated in the Dance Festival in Port Elizabeth. They are (in the back row, from left) Sarah-Jane Share, Courtney Meyer, Donna Mohamed, Desire Pretorius, Ilaria Incendiario, Courtney de Jongh and Morgan de Jongh. In the middle are Candice Brink, Affrica McBurney, Krystal Coetzee, Caitlin dos Santos, Kristina Steward, Luka Fortes and Tiffany Meyer, with (in front) Dina du Plessis, Ruby McCulloch, Danyelle Kolbe and Morgan Sharp. (Not photographed a
