Sandile's Road to the Dance World Cup 2024 World Finals

Greetings, My name is Sandile Sizwe Sifiso Mazibuko, a dancer in the style of street and urban dance. Dance has been a passion of mine as far as I can remember, even dating back to my early primary school years. it has been a gift that i have been cultivating for many years, and began my professional journey in 2020. 

Since then, I have been entering as many competitions as finances could allow, such as the DanceStar competition in 2021 and 2022, with qualifying to represent the country of South Africa last year (2023) at the DanceStar World Dance Masters in Croatia. This year, I chose to enter the Dance World Cup SA Qualifiers and on the 16th of March placed 2nd in the Senior Solo Street Dance Class with a score of 84.7%, thereby qualifying myself for the Dance World Cup 2024 World Finals in Prague, Czech Republic, from the 27th of June until the 06th of July. 

After my experience in Croatia in 2023, I realised that there are so many opportunities for young people in South Africa to showcase their gifts and talents, as well as represent this nation of ours,...