Lesego Van Niekerk warms up to revive Joburg's dance scene

21 Apr

Mbali Mbatha

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Baobab, choreographed by Sunnyboy Motau and Sylvia Glasser from Moving into Dance, is one of the pieces to be presented in Joburg Moves.

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There was a time when creative spaces in Johannesburg were abuzz with dancers, but industry professionals say things have changed.

The realisation of how long it had been since she had been in a room filled with dance practitioners bothered award-winning choreographer Lesego van Niekerk so much that it invoked her desire to resurrect the seemingly dying dance culture in Johannesburg.

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