South Africa

This year's dance told the story of post-Apartheid South Africa and was led by Ananya Sriramagopalan and Tanisha Suradkar.

our story

South Africa is a country that has witnessed decades of political struggle and turmoil, most notably Apartheid. After the South African people fought bravely for their liberation, there came a period of celebration and expression of love to everyone and their neighbours. Our dance uses styles that came to light post Apartheid such as Pantsula and Kwaito to represent the introduction of new music and dance as a symbol of freedom in South Africa. We also use some reggae to show the diversity within South Africa as much of their culture has been influenced by Jamaica and Caribbean cultures to portray the idea of inclusivity amongst everyone in a society, which came years after severe exclusion and discrimmination.

Our dancers

Ananya Sriramagopalan

Ananya Sriramagopalan

Dance Leader

Tanisha Suradkar

Tanisha Suradkar

Dance Leader

Aarushi Johri

Aarushi Johri

Dancer

Caitlyn Lim

Caitlyn Lim

Dancer

Ella Boecker

Ella Boecker

Dancer

Favio Perez

Favio Perez

Dancer

Gayatri Kumar

Gayatri Kumar

Dancer

Ivana Arora

Ivana Arora

Dancer

Kara Stanlake

Kara Stanlake

Dancer

Lan Nguyen

Lan Nguyen

Dancer

Raniyah Basheer

Raniyah Basheer

Dancer

Sophia Casalme

Sophia Casalme

Dancer

Tara Malhotra

Tara Malhotra

Dancer

Uditi Gupta

Uditi Gupta

Dancer