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

SADF WC Winter Festival is happening on 7 May 2016 - just an awesome way to prepare for the Super Series Championship. The Festival is Open to ALL Dancers from ALL Associations. You can also earn points for SADF WC Regional Colours this year...... Don't miss an opportunity to compete in this Wintry celebration of Dance. Entries close on 29 April 2016. SADF WC Winter Dance Festival_07May2016

SADF would like to invite you once again to join us for this spectacular Freedom Day Championship, which will be hosted by SADF GP Regional Branch on 23 April 2016 at Maragon Private School, Ruimsig! We are now incorporating Freestyle & Slowdance, Solo Latin, Bhangra, Contemporary, Theatre, Pro- Am and much much more into our Annual Freedom Day Championships 2016. It is officially part of the Super Series so be sure to entry as soon as possible to get your points for National Colours! We hope to see you all there! Attached are the entry forms for each style. - Ballroom Latin group entry forms are for bulk entries from a studio. - Theatre entry form includes Solo Bhangra, Contemporary and Jazz. - Freestyle includes Slowdance, Hustle and Rock n' Roll. - Pro-Am is for Social Dance studios one professional and one amateur dancer. - Hip hop solo's and Duo's are on the same form. - Hip hop groups separate form. - Traditional groups include Bhangra Groups and ALL OTHER FORMS OF TRADITIONAL/REGIONAL dances. (If you are unsure if you fall into this category, please email us at sadfgauteng@gmail.com.) - Solo Latin includes all line dances as well. (Specify on the form or contact us via email to confirm.) The Championship promises to be the hottest Championship at the early stage of the year. Please contact the beautiful GP Regional Secretary, Alison Booysen for more information. SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_BALLROOM_LATIN_GROUP_ENTRY_FORM 23APR16 SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_BR_LA_ENTRY_FORM SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_CHAMPIONSHIP_PRO_AM_ENTRY_FORM SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_FREESTYLE_ENTRY_FORM SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_HIP_HOP_ENTRY_FORM_ SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_HIP_HOP_GROUPS_ENTRY_FORM SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_SOLO_LATIN_ENTRY_FORM SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_THEATRE_ENTRY_FORM SADF_FREEDOM_DAY_TRADITIONAL_ENTRY_FORM

Dearest Members Do not lose out an awesome opportunity to miss out on the SADF WC Autumn Festival on 5 March 2016 at the Brackenfell Civic Centre. This will be followed by special acknowledgements to the Studio Owners who have been loyally supporting the SADF. Please contact Megan Theys for more information about this event. SADF WC Autumn Festival_05March2016 Warmest regards SADF WC

The 2016 SADF Registration forms are available and can also be sourced via the SADF - Members TAB. Professional Registration : SADF Professional Registration 2016 Amateur Registration : SADF Amateur Dancers Registration 2016 Studio Registration : SADF Studio Registration 2016

Dear Dancing Community On behalf of the Board Directors, allow me to wish each and everyone of you a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous 2016. Our successes of 2015 would not have been possible without your continued support and we thank your involvement and being part of Our Incredible Journey. We look forward to another memorable year filled with happy dancing memories and great achievements. We were very pleased with the resounding success of FIRST ever WDC AL Championship at Ratanga Junction in the Western Cape and thank you for ALL for your compliments and messages of appreciation. The Championship was supported by the various Dance Associations in South Africa and created a platform for unity and Freedom to Dance. We will be hosting another WDC AL Championship this year and endeavour to making it another memorable experience for the South African community. We share our SA Championship DVD clip on Youtube and invite you to watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAUehLQSypo&feature=em-subs_digest We are extremely excited to share the exciting 2016 SADF Calendar with you which is jam packed with exciting Competitions, Workshops and Development Congresses, WDC and WDC AL World Series events. We encourage the dance community to support the WDC Series Championships and can assist with facilitating entry, our Travel Partner (Student Flights) can manage your trip and we pleased to announce we managed to arrange discounted entry fees for the 2015 WDC AL World Championship in Paris for registered SADF members. We are very pleased to announce we have remained consistent with the dates of the Super Series Championships, which are now in its FOURTH 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 which carry the WDC AL logo for the Amateurs. The Freedom Day Championship is the first Championship and will be hosted in Gauteng on 23 April and is an absolute MUST DO CHAMPIONSHIP on the Calendar. We are very excited to announce that we hosting a Dance Camp is Western Cape on 2 - 6 April and invite all Regions and Faculties to support it, which will be facilitated by World, European and Ten Dance Champion, Andrej Skufca. This will allow us to expedite the much needed development in South Africa. Social WC has also created a wonderful networking opportunity for all studios on a Dance Cruise on 29 April - 1 May on the MSC Simfonia and extended it to the wider dance community. It promises to be a super exciting social not to be missed event. This was advertised and arranged in 2015 already and we cannot wait for this magical voyage........we promise to share pictures of our experiences..... 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 SADF appreciates your support and looks forward to seeing you at the SADF events in 2016. Let 2016 be a year where we leverage the successes of 2015 and take DANCE in South Africa to the next level. 2016 SADF CALENDAR OF EVENTS 8Jan16 Kindest regards SADF

Dear Dancing Community Attached are the much awaited results of the First WDC AL Championship. South African Open Dance Championships 28Nov15 Kindest regards SADF

Dear Dancing Community On behalf of SADF Board of Directors, many thanks to ALL the studios and spectators for supporting the First WDC AL Championship in Africa. The atmosphere was absolutely fabulous and the dancing truly amazing. It was memorable celebration of world class dancing and we will fondly remember the awesome demonstrations by World Champions Andrej Skufca & Melinda and Gerrie & Amor. Having Andrej and Melinda present, united the dance community and is a positive stride towards freedom and unity in dance. We thank the esteemed panel of Adjudicators and key Officials for playing a pivotal role in the Championship. Thanks to the WC LOC, Photography and Videography for supporting the Championship. To our Sponsors, thank you for investing in the first WDC AL Championship. Massive appreciation to each and everyone for contributing to the success of the Championship. Warmest regards, SADF

WDC AL CHAMPIONSHIP UPDATE: Andrej Skufka and Melinda & Gerrie Van Rooyen and Amor Kruger will be demonstrating at this super exciting Championship. JCB PhotographY will be on site during the day to capture your precious memories. Extreme Video will be recording the whole Championship which will be shared on television in due course. Dress for the gala is strictly formal and smart casual during the day. Limited reserved seating is available (only 3 tables) and 12 tables have been reserved!!!! We strongly encourage our dance community attending the competition to pre-book ALL spectator seating. Ratanga will be open to general public. We do not want any members to wait in long queues. Ratanga typically has 5 000 visitors per/day and we are allowing for 1 000 members. There is a SADF Ticket Box for dance community, but the registration process could be impacted by the high volume of persons visiting the Theme Park. Unreserved seating is R120 p/p and reserved seating is R400 p/p (3 course meal). Dancers who have entered the Championship are welcome to reserve a table seat at an additional R250 per/dancer. Complete seating requests on Entry form and payment into SADF account. SADF Bank Account Details : Name: SOUTH AFRICAN DANCE FOUNDATION Bank: Nedbank Branch name: Braamfontein Branch code: 19500502 Account No: 1001183142 Reference: “Surname” Or “Studio Name” Kindly note members can collect pre-paid tickets at the SADF Ticket box on the day. Ratanga armbands will be in use. Only members who have pre-paid for the Theme Park may visit the Theme Park and qualify for the discount. Ratanga Theme Park fees will be R150 (>1.3m tall) and R79 (<1.3m tall). This is separate to the SADF registration and Entry fees. Kindly note members are not allowed to bring food or beverage to Ratanga. There are various Food stalls which will service the dance community. there will be limited Food and Drinks Vendor open in the evening as the Theme Park closes at 17h00 for general Park visitors. You are most welcome to visit Canal Walk food court (5 mins aways) which is open until 22h00 for more food options. Parking at the venue is R20 per/vehicle. Please retain your armband if you exit the venue during the day. There are still lesson available by Andrej and Melinda to dancers at R1 800 per 45mins (25-27 November). Lessons are available after 10h00 in the morning. Please reserve a lesson in advance. Do not miss out an amazing opportunity to train with the best. We have scheduled a Dance Congress for the Sunday, 29 November starting at 10h00. The Flyer for the Congress will be circulated by the weekend. Andre Skufka and Melinda & Gerrie and Amor will be facilitating the Workshops. All payments for lessons and Congress should be finalised by 23 November 2015. Look forward to seeing you ALL at the Champs!!!!!

We encourage the Dancing Community to review the proposed running order of Events for the FIRST WDC AL CHAMPIONSHIP IN AFRICA and please be punctual..... SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS RUNNING ORDER