The South African Dance Foundation wishes to hereby announce to the South Africans in general and dancers/athletes in particular that the judgement handed down by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng Division, Pretoria on 25^TH of January 2022 regarding the status of Dance and DanceSport in South Africa is upheld by the same court. The Application for Leave to Appeal from “DSSA” was dismissed with costs on 24^TH June 2022. This means that “Dancesport” is not allowed to take the Application on Appeal, as the learned Judge considered there to be no prospects that another Court will come to a different conclusion, should the matter be taken on appeal. Therefore, the prayers granted in favour of the South African Dance Foundation on 25^THJanuary 2022 stand, that:

• The First Respondent (Thabo Phiri) and Second Respondent (DSSA) shall refrain from using the name DanceSport South Africa (DSSA).
• The First and Second Respondents shall refrain from presenting themselves as the custodians of dance in South Africa under the name DSSA.
• The First and Second Respondents shall refrain from organizing any Dance Competition or Championship at Provincial or National level with respect to the genres Ballroom, Latin, Freestyle, Disco, Hip Hop, Wheelchair or Disabled, Traditional, Social Dance style under the name DSSA.

The South African Dance Foundation is humbled by the judgement as it is viewed as a force for the unity of Dance as an Artform and Sport under one umbrella. South Africans can therefore be assured that this aim is not intended to divide the dancers/athletes, but to bring about a true transformation agenda. While the SADF strives for unity in Dance, we need to at all times comply with relevant laws and court orders.

Our goal remains the same since the first judgement of 2000, which is to administer, develop and promote dance as an art and sport in South Africa and to regulate all matters of dance under one umbrella. As such, the South African Dance Foundation will be meeting and talking to all dancers, all dance organisations, all dance supporters and sponsors to unify Dance on a national level. We extend a warm welcome to all the Dance Associations to join our progressive Dance Association.

The judgment is annexed hereto for ease of reference.

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ISSUED BY:

MEDIA AND LIAISON OFFICE

SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE FOUNDATION

The Technical Committee has refreshed the Rules for SADF Professional Teachers Qualifications. Information about the changes will be socialized on various platforms. The Rules are available for your awareness.

Thank you all so much for your awesome support of Freedom Day Dancesport Championships™. The results says it all and we thank you sincerely for being part of the FIRST Super Series for 2022, WDC recognized.  Congratulations to all the dancers who participated, you are our Freedom Day Stars!

 Points accrued are collated for SA Colours and international representation. The results can be located at https://sadancefoundationevents.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Freedom-Day-Dancesport-Championships-Results-2022.pdf.

WC Coastal Super Series Dancesport Championships™ is happening at the majestic GRANDWEST on 25 June 2022. This Super Series is the Second Qualifier for South African Colours and is WDC recognised.  WCCSS is Open to ALL Associations, ALL Genres, ALL Dancers. Dancers brace yourself for this unforgettable, dance experience at Cape Town’s largest entertainment destination.  The strict entry closing date is 4 June 2022 and no late entries will be allowed for planning and compliance reasons.

Dancesport Entries can be completed online at WCCSS Online 2022 - South African Dance Foundation Events (sadancefoundationevents.com)

Please contact claudeoadams.sadfwc@gmail.com for ProAm Entry Forms.

Watch the space for more information!!!  

ALL queries to dancesport@sadancefoundation.co.za , CC claudeoadams.sadfwc@gmail.com 

ENTRY FORMS are ready for Human Rights Festival at the Italian Club on 26 March 2022!!!
We are super excited to announce the annual cultural celebration of Dance is back Onsite
and FULLY Covid-19 compliant. You are warmly invited to the commemoration of our cultural heritage and the celebration of our democracy. Please note that the hosting of the Championship is subject to the South African Government Laws instituted at the time of the event. The strict Entry closing date is 11 March 2022 for planning and compliance reasons. Please contact Claudeo Adams for more information at claudeoadams.sadfwc@gmail.com.

Dear Dance Community

We are absolutely delighted to socialise our Calendar of Events for 2022, jampacked with a plethora of competitions and inclusive of our mother body, the World Dance Council events. Having persevered through all 4 waves of the Pandemic, we are excited to reinstate our annual events at their usual dates, as we recover our beloved Dance and Dancesport.

Building on the success of the South African Championships™ (SAODC™) in 2021, we are happy to report that all Super Series are back i.e. GP, WC and NW and we are pleased to announce that the KZN Super Series is on the Roadmap for July 2022. South African Colours will be fully reinstated, and we will clarify the criteria separately. All our Trademarked competitions i.e. SAODC™, RITJ™ and Dancesport Championships™ are on the Calendar of Events. It sure is going to be a busy year and we encourage you to plan proactively to participate in the 2022 Dance journey.

Kindly note that the events are influenced by the Covid-19 status quo, and we will keep you updated on any changes. We endeavour to continue hosting a safe dance platform with all Covid-19 protocols in place. 

As a caring Foundation, it is our goal to unify Dance by creating a Fully inclusive platform that is Open to ALL Associations, ALL Dancers, ALL Dance Styles. We encourage you to renew your annual SADF membership and join our progressive Dance Association. The registration date is extended to 31 January 2022. Only members registered by the deadline are eligible to officiate the first half of the year in sanctioned events. The 2022 Tariffs and Registration forms are also accessible via the website.  Kindly contact the Director of Membership, Mr Andre Cloete for any membership queries.

We look forward to engaging with you at our exciting events. Sending you all DANCE LOVE for 2022.

#StaySafe #CovidSafe #WeRemember #KeepDancing #UnityinDance #LeaderinDance

On behalf of the South African Dance Foundation Board of Directors:

To ALL our Members and Friends across the World, we send you Season's Greetings and wish you ALL a Happy and Peaceful 2022. We look forward to seeing you all again soon. Happy Dancing!!!!

Dear Dance Community

It is my great pleasure and privilege to be able to provide you with an update on the Foundation initiatives during unprecedented times. The last year has been turbulent and our resilience as a progressive Dance Association has been tested. We are excited to report that we have delivered and kept the dance fires burning. Sadly, we have lost many lives, including staunch advocates of dance over the past year due to Covid and other causes. We sadly remember these losses for life.

As we have all been affected by the pandemic in some way or other, we as the South African Dance Foundation have strived to live up to our vision of putting the dancer FIRST. We have presented many innovations in Dance, challenged ourselves and the norm we are accustomed to, in order to be able to provide an platform for not only our members, but for the dance community at large.

We look back at 2020 where we hosted our very first online, South African Open Dance Championships™ Online. Despite this being new territory and posing several challenges, we proudly delivered the Championship successfully with 5 countries participating. We hosted several Online Congresses, spear headed by our Development Officer, Mr. Clint Borez with support from the Dancesport Faculty, which saw the highest caliber of Facilitators offering their time and love for this sport and art including World Champions, Joanna Leunis (Latin) and Arunas Bizokas (Ballroom).

2021 also presented some curve balls with the Covid Alert levels influencing the profile of our events. The Foundation rose to the challenge and hosted WC Coastal Super Series and the WC Regional Championships safely for ALL dancers. The Technical Faculty guided the protocol of the events aligned to the Government Gazette. The 2021 Freedom Day International Congress saw presenters from UK, Netherlands, Italy/Denmark and South Africa.

With all the uncertainty we have been faced with in our recent situation, the Foundation has remained true to the Dance, putting the fraternity’s safety, needs and passion as top priorities. We are proud to report that we have been able to remain as the Official and Founder member of the World Dance Council (WDC) and the Official WDC Amateur League (WDC AL) member in South Africa. This allows South Africa to nominate the top Professionals to represent our country officially at WDC World Championships and benefit from the WDC membership. The WDC sponsored FREE Congresses throughout the pandemic to its member countries and South Africa extended this benefit to the members.  Additionally, the South African Dance Foundations proudly owns the Trademark, South African Open Dance Championship™ (SAODC). This is a gigantic step in ensuring that we work towards ONE South African Dance Championships™ as a collective with all the other Associations.

As things continue to slowly “normalize” we hope to see many of you returning to the dance floor soon. We warmly invite you to register as a Member to enjoy in all our benefits. The 2022 Tariffs and Registration Forms are attached. Professionals ONLY register with Head Office. Amateurs register with their Region OR Head Office (if the Region does not have a local Bank Account) Please contact me on andre.cloete1@gmail.com for all membership queries.

Please continue to stay Safe and Healthy and take care of yourself!

Yours in Dance

Andre Cloete, Director of Membership ( andre.cloete1@gmail.com)

​Dear Dance Community 

Many thanks for your support of the onsite South African Open Dance Championships™.  It was heartwarming to see so many dancers from 7 Regions, 56 Dance Studios in total brave the Ballroom.  This clearly marks a significant achievement for Dancesport since the onset of the Pandemic.

Thank you so much for your positive feedback and insights shared with all the excitement on Social Media. Dancesport Committee supported by a strong WC Regional LOC sincerely appreciate all the feedback received.

All the Results for Dancesport/Competitive and Social/Pro-Am will be updloaded to our websites.

Congratulations to each and every dancer who participated - you are all warriors for showing up. 

We encourage you to register with the South African Dance Foundation for 2022. We are progressive and remain the Official and Founder member of the World Dance Council and WDC Amateur League. Please engage the Director of Membership, Andre Cloete, at andre.cloete1@gmail.com for Membership information.

We thank you greatly for your suport this year and for being part of our incredible dance journey. We look forward to a bumper 2022 with many memorable events.

PS: Our Officies open on 5 January 2022. .We wish you a wonderful, safe Xmas and Festive season filled with much love and happiness.

The South African Open Dance Championships™ Event Order is ready for your awareness and is subject to change. Thank you so much for your support South Africa, we truly appreciate it. The Program is FULL for both days and starts promptly at 09h00. Covid protocols for the Alert level will be effective. Please adhere to all the controls for us to enjoy a Safe event. Please be on the look out for the news updates which will be socialised ahead of the Championship in the Mother City!!!!