Tips & strides of establishing yourself in the arts and entertainment industry of Cape Town, South Africa with Michelle Hughes.

Ingenuity is the adventure we are about to explore today…

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5 Steps on how to deal with anxiety as a performer by Leila Meyer

Anxiety is not something that is uncommon to us as dancers. The majority of dancers experience anxiety before performing, which is referred to as performance anxiety. As a seasoned dancer, you get used to this experience and often even learn to embrace it. I mean “nerves are good”, right?

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Shannon Tootla a Wits Alumna, Thespian & Professional Dancer

If possible, this interview would be done over lunch at Chicken Licken with some Armand de Brignac. The person we are about to interview introduced me to Pusha–T and sparked my interest in Physical Theatre; because of this my thinking behind dance and design was exposed to another plateau. I instantly became an admirer of artists like Marina Abramovic, Ido Portal, and Gregory Maqoma, just to name a few. Ladies and gentlemen, please help us introduce our next guest, Shannon Tootla, by sharing or liking this article. [Sounds of fingers clicking away.]

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Keeping the dance community together during social distancing

Dance Africa Network caught up with the ladies (Anuq Wilson & Leticia Fisher-Marshall) behind the initiative of Soulitary, an online dance platform keeping the dance community going during the Covid-19 lock-down, in South Africa. Here is how the interview went.

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