Whether you’re a hip-hop pro, a prima ballerina or a passionate salsa enthusiast, whatever your style of dance is, the City of Cape Town invites all dancers to enter the Festive Lights Switch-On Dance Competition for a chance to win R10 000.
In the build-up to the annual Festive Lights Switch-On on 26 November, the City is hosting a competition in search of three Cape Town dance crews to feature in the line-up at the event being held at the Grand Parade on 26 November.
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The ‘Future of Hope Dance Competition‘ aligns with the theme for this year’s switch-on event.
To enter, Cape Town-based dancers of any age, in groups of 2–10 members, need to upload a choreographed dance video of no more than two minutes to their own Facebook, Instagram or TikTok pages and tag @CTFestiveLights.
Entries close at 12pm on 15 November 2023 and the top ten contenders will be notified soon after.
Video: Festive Lights Switch-On Dance Competition
The hashtag #CTFestiveLightsDance must be used in the posts so that judges can track the entries.
The top 10 contenders will battle it out at a public dance-off to be held at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre on 19 November from 1:30pm, where the top 3 will be chosen to perform at the ‘Festive Lights Switch-On Concert’
All recognised dance styles are welcomed and are expected to be choreographed to the sounds of proudly South African music.
Up for grabs for the top three are not only the honour of performing for festivalgoers, but the overall winning group will receive R10 000 to share, and the runner-ups will split a respective R5 000 and R2 000.
‘Cape Town is a city of immense talent and when it comes to putting our best foot forward, we have some of the best dancers in the country, so I’m keen to encourage Capetonians to get involved, and to then watch the winners on stage at the big event.’
‘Our annual Festive Lights Switch-On is a uniquely Cape Town event, and it makes absolute sense to have some of our best local dancing talent there on the day, to have a part in the entertainment. I look forward to seeing what the entrants have to offer,’ said Mayoral Committee Member for Safety and Security Alderman JP Smith.
The public is reminded to save the date and get to the Grand Parade for the show of the year, which starts at 4pm and finishes at 10pm on 26 November.
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