SADF WC will be hosting an amazing Valentine's day ball and Annual Studio Awards on the 15th February 2019 at Bothasig Banquet Hall. Be sure not to miss out on this exciting, social event, that is open to all. Funds raised will be used in support of bus hiring expenses for all dancers in attendance at the function going to RITJ 2019. All you need to do is dress up in your romantic Valentine's day outfit and show up! All deposits for tickets should be made into the SADF WC account. Bank details are below: Name: SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE FOUNDATION Bank: Nedbank Branch name: N1 City Branch code: 198765 Account No: 1006488707 For more information, please contact Claudeo Adams. See you all there.  

Dear Dancing Community  We are pleased to share the exciting Calendar of Events, that is jam-packed with Competitions, Workshops, Development Congresses, Professional Development, WDC and WDC AL World Series events.  We are very pleased to announce we have remained consistent with the dates of the Super Series Championships, which are now in its EIGHTH year of existence. The Super Series draws top talent from ALL the Regions in South Africa and are qualifiers for the much sought after South African Colours.  Our South African Open Dance Championships (SAODC), is on 29 November - 1 December 2019 in Kwazulu-Natal, one of the most scenic provinces in South Africa with rich history and beautiful weather. South African Champion titles will be awarded in ALL dance style e.g. Ballroom, Latin American, Solo, Disco/Freestyle, Social/Pro-Am and the like. We have remained consistent with the date of the SA Championship which is the week before the WDC AL Open to World Championships. Couples competing in the Professional Ballroom section at SAODC are kindly requested to contact Head Office on sadancefoundation@gmail.com  to clarify the arrangements for 2019. We extend warm appreciation for your amazing support at the 2018 SAODC at the iconic CTICC and prepared a DVD clip with highlights for your viewing at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hIha8vmEyE  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. 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 dates. The 2019 SADF Tariffs and Registration forms are attached and also accessible via the website,www.sadancefoundation.co.za and the Social registration forms are available directly from the Social Faculty.  Kindly contact the Director of Membership, Mr Andre Cloete at andre.cloete1@gmail.com for any membership queries. The RITJ International Dance Congress 2018 DVD will be ready shortly and includes insightful dance insights shared by World Champions and Finalists featuring Bryan Watson, Alex Ivanets, Lisa Bellinger, Damiano Ciranna, Keith Armbruster and our very own Kim Lee Isaacs (details will follow separately). We have included a bonus feature of the showcases performed by Stefano Di Filippo and the beautiful Dasha Chesnokova. There is increased focus on Professional Development with Ballroom, Latin, Social/Pro-Am exams scheduled on the Calendar. The Regions will be hosting Professional Theory classes and SADF Professional Exams (details will follow separately).  We look forward to engaging with you at our exciting events during 2019. [pdf-embedder url="http://sadancefoundation.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-SADF-CALENDAR-OF-EVENTS-v0.4.pdf" title="2019 SADF CALENDAR OF EVENTS v0.4"] Kind regards SADF Competitive Committee

Dear Dance Community SADF WC Regional Committee extends appreciation to everyone for contributing to the success of the Development Workshops this past weekend. The insights shared are invaluable to all and will assist with taking our dancers to the next level. Watch the space for the next SADF events.... Warm regards SADF WC Regional Committee

Dear Dancing Community We are excited to share the exciting Calendar of Events with you, which is jam packed with Competitions, Workshops, Development Congresses, WDC and WDC AL World Series events. We are very pleased to announce we have remained consistent with the dates of the Super Series Championships, which are now in its SEVENTH year of existence. The Super Series draws top talent from ALL Regions in South Africa and are qualifiers for the much sought after South African Colours. Please remember you need to be a member of the SADF, compete in at least 2 Super Series Championships and the South African Championships to be eligible for South African Colours. The SA Colours are awarded to the top dancers (Solo / Couple) competing in the Championship sections only. We are super proud to announce that Rumba in the Jungle is taking place on 19-21 October 2018 at the iconic Sun City. After engagement with ALL our stakeholders including the World Dance Council, we decided to reschedule from our initial planned date to October 2018 due to circumstances beyond our control. We trust this will afford the dance community the opportunity to participate in this spectacular competition, which is Open to the World. ALL Associations; ALL Dancers and ALL genres are welcome to participate in the true spirit of Freedom to Dance. Our South African Open Dance Championships, WDC AL sanctioned, is on 1-2 December 2018 in the beautiful Mother City. Kindly note that South African Champion titles will be awarded in ALL our dance style e.g. Ballroom, Latin American, Solo, Disco/Freestyle, Social/Pro-Am and the like . We have remained consistent with the date of the SA Championship which is the week before the WDC AL Open to World Championships in Paris. We have already renewed our WDC Annual Membership ahead of the WDC cutoff of 31 January 2018 and are happy to report that we remain the Official Member of the World Dance Council and World Dance Council Amateur League in South Africa. Members with WDC Competitor and Adjudicator licenses are encouraged to renew their annual licenses now to remain in good standing as the WDC is strict with deadline dates. To benefit from ALL of the above exciting opportunities, please ensure you are registered with the SADF. There are be wonderful opportunities that we will offer to SADF registered Amateurs, Professionals and Studios and encourage you to join our progressive Foundation which offers a plethora of opportunities to the dance community. The 2018 SADF Tariffs and Registration forms are attached and also accessible via the website, www.sadancefoundation.co.za and the Social registration forms are available directly from the Social Faculty. We look forward to engaging with you at our exciting events. Your continued support is much valued. [pdfjs-viewer url="http%3A%2F%2Fsadancefoundation.co.za%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F01%2F2018-SADF-CALENDAR-OF-EVENTS-26Jan18.pdf" viewer_width=100% viewer_height=1360px fullscreen=true download=true print=true] Kind regards Office of the CEO

Dear Dancing Community On behalf of the Board Directors, allow me to extend compliments of the season to each and everyone of you and wish you a blessed year of dance. We celebrated a successful year of dance in 2016 with positive growth in genres and studios joining the SADF. This would not have been possible without your continued support and we warmly thank your involvement and being part of Our Incredible Dance Journey. We look forward to another memorable year of great dancing in the spirit of Freedom to Dance. We are extremely excited to share the exciting Calendar of Events with you, which is jam packed with exciting Competitions, Workshops, Development Congresses, Indaba’s, WDC and WDC AL World Series events. We encourage the dance community to support the WDC Series Championships and can assist with facilitating entry. We are very pleased to announce we have remained consistent with the dates of the Super Series Championships, which are now in its FIFTH year of existence. The SADF Super Series has been extremely successful drawing top talent from ALL Regions in South Africa and are qualifiers for the much sought after National Colours. The SADF National Competitive Commiitee resolved to extend National Colours to additional genres like Solo Ballroom and Latin starting 2017 and incrementally extend it to include other genres over the next few years in line with growth and development strategy. The revised Competitive Rules for 2017 will be shared in the upcoming period with genres impacted and other rule changes. Our brand has grown phenomenally in the last few years allowing us to proudly host the return of Rumba in the Jungle at the newly revamped Sun City on 3-6 August 2017. Rumba in the Jungle is an international dance production bringing together the dancer, the dance community and public into a production and elevates our core talent to the SA and international community in a positive manner. Rumba in the Jungle is OPEN to ALL dancers from ALL Associations and will be run in line with Freedom to Dance principles. We will be hosting our South African Open Dance Championships, which will be WDC AL sanctioned this year on 2-3 December at the Mmabatho Convention Centre. We have remained consistent with the date of the SA Championship which is the week before the WDC AL Open to World Championships in Paris. We have a proven track record of hosting many successful dance championships like the Leopard Challenge at the Mmabatho Convention Centre and we extremely proud to be back in the NW province. We have already renewed our WDC Annual Membership for 2017 ahead of the WDC cutoff of 31 January 2017 and are happy to report that we remain the Official Member of the World Dance Council in South Africa. The WDC is very strict with non aderence to cutoff dates and I encourage members with WDC Competitor and Adjudicator licenses to renew now to remain in good standing. To benefit from ALL of the above exciting opportunities, please ensure you are registered with the SADF. There will be wonderful opportunities that we will offer to SADF registered Amateurs, Professionals and Studios and encourage you to join our progressive Foundation which offers a plethora of opportunities to the dance community. The 2017 SADF Tariffs and Registration forms are attached and also accessable via the website, www.sadancefoundation.co.za and the Social registration forms are available directly from the Social Faculty. The SADF appreciates your support and looks forward to seeing you at the SADF events in 2017. Let 2017 be a year where we leverage the successes of 2016 and take DANCE in South Africa unitedly to the next level. 2017 SADF CALENDAR OF EVENTS 20Jan17 Kind regards, Office of the CEO "Creating Unity through Dance"

Dear Dancing Community The updated 2016 SADF Calendar of Events is available for your perusal. Kindly contact Regional or Faculty Chairperson for events in your respective Region. Their contact details are included on the Calendar. 2016_SADF_CALENDAR_OF_EVENTS_3Jun16 Kind regards SADF Competitive Committee

Dear Dancing Community

The latest SADF Calendar is available for your perusal.
Kindly contact your Regional / Faculty Chairperson if you require further information.

Western Cape - Beata Cloete

North West - Thapelo Ramatlhape

Gauteng - Harold Van Buuren

KZN - Jaya Chengleroyan

Kind regards
SADF Competitive Committee

"Burn the Floor" will be demonstrating at the 2016 Freedom Day Championships. Every spectator ticket and every entry will receive 20% discount on their Burn the floor tickets for 10 people each! They will also have a Computicket stand at the competition in order for you to redeem your discount on your tickets immediately. The Freedom Day Championship closing date has also been extended to the 18 April 2016 to accommodate everybody. This is going to be a spectacular event of dance and entertainment and we hope to see you all at the 2016 Freedom Day Championships!

Dear Dancing Community Strictly Performance Training is happening on 9 April 2016 at Dance Domain Table View at 12h00. If you want to improve your game ahead of competitions ahead, make sure you get the latest tips from the following Dance Legends i.e. Doreen Matthews, Lindsey Muckle and Lesley Porter. This performance training is at R50 per/dancer, a sure deal for our dancing community. Please contact SADF WC Secretary, Megan Theys for more information on sadfheadoffice@gmail.com See you there!!!!! SADF WC Regional Branch