KNYSNA KNYSNA - At the South African qualifying round of Dance Star in Cape Town, six dancers of the Art In Motion Dance Academy have qualified for the South African team that will compete at the World Dance Masters in Croatia next year.
The competition took place from 1 to 4 October and brought together some of the country's top dancers who performed before a prestigious panel of international and national judges that included Baiba Klints, Tomislav Petranovic, Cleo Notcutt-Williams, Debbie Rakusin, Marcus Mabie and Anja Moderndorfer.
Top results on stage
Jordin Thompson (10) placed second in the children's contemporary solo category and 10th in lyrical solo. Juliet Venter (11) won eighth place in the juniors' contemporary solo category and 11th in jazz solo.
Senna Duby (14) placed 13th in the youth lyrical solo category and 14th in contemporary solo. Cristina Valenti (18) finished 17th in the senior lyrical solo category and 16th in contemporary solo.
Sadie Smuts (13) secured fifth place in the juniors' hip-hop solo category.
Jordan Laubscher (14) placed 12th in the youth urban styles (hip-hop) solo category.
Duet delivers
Jordin Thompson and Juliet Venter also competed together in the children's acro duet category and finished fourth. The pair claimed first place in contemporary duet.
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