KNYSNA NEWS - The Epilepsy SA Southern Cape / Karoo branch last week commemorated Women's Month with a morning of activities that included their own version of the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge.

Women's Day, 9 August, and Women's Month are observed and celebrated annually in South Africa during August as a tribute to the more than 20 000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956 in protest against the extension of pass laws to women.

On Friday 21 August, Epilepsy SA residents dressed up and iced biscuits, which had been donated to the residency by Done Else. "It was so much fun, they had such a blast and came up with some really cool biscuits," said the branch's PRO, Ashleigh Smith.

Once the biscuits were done, residents and staff donned their Epilepsy SA colours to take part in their very own version of the worldwide phenomenon that is the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge. "We wanted to just have some fun and spread some joy with the residents, and also challenge other Epilepsy SA branches," Ashleigh said. And so, residents and staff trained an hour every day for three weeks to get their moves right.

Hubert Malgas makes a turn during the dance. 

Mandi Tombe was in his element during the dance. 

Epilepsy SA's attempt at the dance was just one of several iterations carried out in Knysna on the day as Oakhill School, Knysna Provincial Hospital, Life Knysna Private Hospital and Knysna / Sedgefield Hospice all performed their own versions of the challenge. 

Each effort was filmed and compiled into one #JerusalemaDanceChallenge by local videographer Richelle Kohn.

Readers can watch the video, titled Jerusalem Dance Challenge | Knysna Collection, on Kohn's YouTube channel.

Epilepsy SA PRO Ashleigh Smith was one of the staff that took part. Top left: Epilepsy SA Southern Cape/Karoo director Leigh-Anne van den Bergh.

Mandi Tombe and Darren Francis pulled their moves to take part in the #JerusalemaDanceChallenge. Photos: Blake Linder

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