Get ready to embark on a year filled with passion, movement, and unforgettable moments. We are absolutely delighted to present the 2025 Calendar of Events, a celebration of artistry, talent, and unity. From Regional-National-International Championships, this is your year to shine, always putting the Dancer First đđđ
The 2025 Calendar of Events is jam packed with a plethora of best of breed competitions and development events. We are immensely pleased to have successfully hosted the South African Open Dance Championships⢠inclusive of all Nine Provinces and applaud the SA Champions and the 40 Dancers who received the prestigious South African Colours. The Pro-Am and Social South African Championships hosted at Club Mykonos was an absolute blast. Additionally, we successfully hosted 4 Super Series, Cup Competitions, multiple Dance Festivals, Valentines Ball, and international Development Congresses. We proudly acknowledge the dancers and Adjudicators that flew the SA Flag internationally at WDC sanctioned Championships. A Big shoutout and heartfelt thanks to all our amazing Sponsors with special mention of our Title Event Sponsors HeartSoles Foundation and Ray Rose, your support makes our dance events come alive â¤â¤
We plan to send a bigger team of dancers to represent South Africa at the WDC World Championships, WDC AL World Championships, Dutch Open.... watch the space for more information!!!
We are excited to reinstate our annual events and warmly invite you to be part of our 2025 Dance Journey to enjoy the above mentioned benefits. 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 deadline is extended to 31 January 2025. Only members registered by the cutoff date are eligible to officiate the first half of the year in sanctioned events. The 2025 Tariffs and Registration forms are also accessible via the website. Kindly contact our Membership Office for any membership queries.
Letâs dance into a year of magicđđş Sending you DANCE LOVE for 2025 â¤â¤ #dancesport #calendar2025
As the curtains draw to a close on another spectacular event, we find ourselves overwhelmed with gratitude and admiration for each and every one of you who made our annual Valentines Ball and Awards an unforgettable celebration of talent, dedication, and unity. Your unwavering support, boundless enthusiasm, and energy illuminated the ballroom and filled our hearts with joy. From graceful Waltz to a fiery Paso, every step, twirl, and leap showcased the passion and commitment that define our beloved dance community.
The presentation of WC Regional Colours to our exceptional dancers, and the recognition of the outstanding achievements of our representatives at the Rumba in the Jungle⢠and South African Championshipsâ˘, served as a beautiful reminder of the remarkable talent and tenacity within our midst. Each accolade bestowed was a testament to your hard work, perseverance, and unwavering spirit.
We extend our deepest gratitude to every dancer, coach , and the WC Regional Committee who contributed to the success of the Valentines Ball and Awards. Your dedication and passion inspire us all to reach greater heights and strive for excellence in everything we do.
Let us carry the spirit of unity, celebration, and appreciation with us as we embark on the journey ahead, knowing that together, we can achievement. Heartfelt thanks to all.
We are absolutely delighted to socialise our Calendar of Events for 2024, jampacked with a plethora of competitions and inclusive of the World Dance Council events. We are proud that the Foundation remains the Official and Founder member of the World Dance Council.
We are immensely pleased to have successfully hosted an all inclusive Open to the World Rumba in the Jungle⢠featuring the South African Championships⢠(SAODCâ˘) and applaud the SA Champions. Additionally, we successfully hosted 4 Super Series, Cup Competitions, multiple Dance Festivals, Valentines Ball, Talent Shows and Congresses. We proudly acknowledge the 24 dancers who were awarded South African Colours and the dancers and Adjudicators that flew the SA Flag internationally. A Big shoutout and heartfelt thanks to our amazing Sponsors for 2023, your support is the real dance floor that makes our events come alive!
We plan to send a team of dancers to represent South Africa at the WDC World Championships, WDC AL World Championships, Dutch Open.... watch the space for more information!!!
We are excited to reinstate our annual events and warmly invite you to be part of our 2024 Dance Journey to enjoy the above mentioned benefits. 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 deadline is extended to 31 January 2024. Only members registered by the cutoff date are eligible to officiate the first half of the year in sanctioned events. The 2024 Tariffs and Registration forms are also accessible via the website. Kindly contact the Director of Membership, Mr Andre Cloete at andre.cloete1@gmail.com for any membership queries.
We look forward to engaging with you at our exciting events. Sending you DANCE LOVE for 2024!!!
We extend warm appreciation to the Dance Community for supporting all our events this year. Our successes are your successes and we remain committed to providing an all inclusive platform of dance and the authoritative Body of Dance recognized by the World Dance Council, World Dance Council Amateur League.
We remain transparent in our endeavours and share how our events are tracking. Thank you greatly for your support.
We are absolutely delighted to socialise our Calendar of Events for 2023, jampacked with a plethora of competitions and inclusive of our mother body, the World Dance Council events.
Despite a tumultuous 2022, we are immensely pleased to have successfully hosted an all inclusive Open to the World South African Championships⢠(SAODCâ˘), Rumba in the Jungle⢠(Digital and Onsite) International Festival, 4 Super Series, Cup Competitions and multiple Festivals. We proudly acknowledge the couples who were awarded South African Colours. We celebrate the success of our dancers who competed internationally and plan to extend the SA representatives for 2023. We sincerely appreciate the sponsorship from HeartSoles Foundation awarded to many dancers from across South Africa and our neighbouring countries. These achievements are the result of collaboration with our Partners and your much valued support.
We are excited to reinstate our annual events at their usual dates and are pleased to announce that we have remained consistent with dates. You are warmly invited to be part of our 2023 Dance Journey to enjoy the above mentioned benefits.
Kindly note that the full suite of WDC Title events will be updated to the Calendar as soon as they become available. We will share an official update on Rumba in the Jungle⢠separately.
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 2023. Only members registered by the deadline are eligible to officiate the first half of the year in sanctioned events. The 2023 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 DANCE LOVE for 2023!!!
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⢠(SAODCâ˘) 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. SAODCâ˘, 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.
We are pleased to socialise our Calendar of Events for 2021. The Calendar is conservative and considers the Covid-19 impact. We are hopeful that the imminent vaccine will expedite economic recovery and moreover the recovery of our beloved DANCE SPORT!
Building on the success of the First Online South African Open Dance Championships and all our Online events hosted in 2020, we are extending the virtual agenda for 2021. We have scheduled Online Congresses, Exams, and an Online / Onsite competition for the First half of the Year. We are optimistic for the Second half of the year and have scheduled the GP, NW Super Series and the prestigious South African Open Dance Championships onsite. These competitions will be Open to ALL sections. Kindly note that the events are influenced by the Covid-19 recovery and we will keep you updated on any changes. We endeavour to continue hosting an all inclusive, safe dance platform for 2021 that considers the status quo.
We encourage you to renew your annual SADF membership and/or join our progressive Association that provides an Open, Unified dance platform to all dancers bringing you a plethora of opportunities and world class events during Business unusual times. The registration date is extended to 31 January 2021. Members registered timeously are eligible to officiate the first half of the year in sanctioned events. The 2021 SADF Tariffs and Registration forms are also accessible via the website, and the Social registration forms are available directly from the Social Faculty. There are no increases to registration fees.
Kindly contact the Director of Membership, Mr Andre Cloete at membership@sadancefoundation.co.za for any membership queries. We look forward to engaging with you at our exciting events during 2021.
Thank you for supporting the third Online Conress, Dance with Me, presented by Clint Borez (Ballroom), Sylvester Sefothelo (Salsa) and Theo Williams (Line Dance). These 3 Professionals are experienced and very passionate on their respective topics. Everyone present, reaped the benefit of their insights.
We are pleased to announce that we will be hosting our second Online Congress, "The Anatomy of Dance" on Saturday, 13 June 2020 where Fitness and Dynamic tips can be safely shared that you can tap into safely during lockdown. The Congress is FREE to all registered Members (Professional and Amateur) with a small fee to those wanting to participate in our Digital Programme of Dance.
Kindly RSVP to our Development Officer, Clint Borez at clintborez@gmail.com and CC Claudeo Adams at claudeoadams.sadfwc@gmail.com. You will receive the Congress Zoom Link on confirmation of attendance. We encourage to enjoy our online development gifts and will keep you posted on further opportunities.
 We are pleased to share our exciting Calendar of Events, that is jam-packed with Competitions, Workshops, Development Congresses, Professional Exams, WDC and WDC AL World Series events (refer to attached Official Calendar of Events). The Calendar of Events is a working document with the latest version available on our website.Â
We are very pleased to announce we have remained consistent with the dates of the Super Series Championships, which draws top talent from ALL the Regions in South Africa and are our flag ship competitions.  The prestigious South African Open Dance Championships (SAODC), is on 5-6 December 2020 in the Gauteng Province, known for its eclectic mix of unique styles and tastes. Gauteng has a plethora of activities and attractions meshed into a space of complete diversity.  South African Champion titles will be awarded in ALL dance styles. We have remained consistent with the scheduling of the SA Championship, which is the before the WDC AL Open to World Championships. The renowned WDC AL World Championships is scheduled for 18-21 December 2020 in Berlin, Germany. The SADF remains the Official Member of World Dance Council (WDC) and WDC AL in South Africa, the World Controlling Body of Dance. We are very proud to announce that our Amateur representatives to the WDC AL World Championships 2019 in Dublin i.e. Moeketsi Lichabe & Lethabo Monametsi,  Angelo Moroko & Percephone Cloete performed exceptionally well and benefited from sponsorship by our Flight Partner, Sta Travel. We acknowledge our official Professional Ten Dance couple, Isaac Moeng and Suretha Fortuin, who proudly represented SA at the WDC World Ten Dance Championships in 2019.
Kindly renew your SADF Membership to share in these benefits. We encourage you to route queries with respect to WDC or WDC AL sanctioned events to my Office to ensure that the communication is effectively dealt with. We extend warm appreciation for your amazing support at the 2019 South African Open Dance Championships, which was hosted at the magical Sibaya Casino and Entertainment Kingdom in Kwazula Natal. We extend congratulations to all the dancers on their accomplishments at the SA Open Dance Championships. We look forward to growing our footprint in the KZN Region.  Kindly note the date and venue for the 2020 KZN Championship, in addition to the Social/Pro-Am events will be made available soonest. Â
We encourage you to renew your annual SADF membership and/or join our progressive Association that provides an Open, Unified dance platform to ALL dancers bringing you a plethora of opportunities and World Class events (refer to attached Communique from Director of Membership). Members wanting to renew/obtain a WDC Competitor and Adjudicator licenses are encouraged to renew their annual licenses this week to remain in good standing as the WDC is strict with deadline date of 31 January 2020. The 2020 SADF Tariffs and Registration forms are also accessible via the website,  and the Social registration forms are available directly from the Social Faculty. Â
Kindly contact the Director of Membership, Mr Andre Cloete at andre.cloete1@gmail.com for any membership queries. There is increased focus on Professional Development with Exams scheduled on the Calendar. Kindly contact SADF Head Office or your Regional Office for more information. Additionally, Medal Exam dates and Congress events will be socialised by the Regions. We look forward to engaging with you at our exciting events during 2020.
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