{"id":50594,"date":"2021-07-01T08:11:45","date_gmt":"2021-07-01T06:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/young-dancers-excel-at-bay-festival-20210630-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T17:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T15:19:06","slug":"young-dancers-excel-at-bay-festival-20210630-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/kougaexpress\/young-dancers-excel-at-bay-festival-20210630-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Young dancers excel at Bay festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_ca085814\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dancers\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11321\/2ceb0f986bdb4ce2bf66bb1b1f7d12d5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11321\/191f4ad02fb2472b9cab4f9926e5750c.jpg\" title=\"The Reflections Group claimed double gold awards. Back row from left, Ncedakele Meleni, Anica Coetzee, Lisa van Heerden, Marlou Marais, Sophie D\u2019Arcy, Georgia Goddard Ford, Tehilla Meyer and Moses Nehemia. Front row from left, Zara Hendricks, Maya Saunders, Dene Jonck and Cassidy Alberts. Photos: ANIKA MEYER\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Reflections Group claimed double gold awards. Back row from left, Ncedakele Meleni, Anica Coetzee, Lisa van Heerden, Marlou Marais, Sophie D\u2019Arcy, Georgia Goddard Ford, Tehilla Meyer and Moses Nehemia. Front row from left, Zara Hendricks, Maya Saunders, Dene Jonck and Cassidy Alberts. Photos: ANIKA MEYER<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>STUDENTS from the Robyn D\u2019Arcy School of Dance excelled at the recent Friendly City Dance Festival held in Gqeberha.<\/p>\n<p>The festival ran over two weeks, with the Robyn D\u2019Arcy School of Dance presenting ballet dancers aged between four and 25.<\/p>\n<p>The studio had exceptional feedback from three different adjudicators across the field from a jazz group dance, to some little ballerina stars and snowflakes, and some great contemporary dance awards.<\/p>\n<p>The school\u2019s students\u2019 top achievements include Anica Coetzee (95%) winning the pre-junior championships and Sophie D\u2019Arcy (92%) as runner-up. Their up-and-coming young male dancers, Ncedakele Meleni (92%) and Moses Nehemia (90%), also competed in the amateur section performing solos, and achieving double gold awards.<\/p>\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_2f8cb29b\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11321\/42073401d373434581025cb10bd4269e.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11321\/fbc2b092eda8492e8ed6f6c5f2decca1.jpg\" title=\"Anica Coetzee (left) won the ballet pre-junior championship with 95%. She is seen here dancing with Tehilla Meyer (double gold winner, centre) and Sophie D\u2019Arcy (runner-up in the ballet pre-junior championship with 92%).\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Anica Coetzee (left) won the ballet pre-junior championship with 95%. She is seen here dancing with Tehilla Meyer (double gold winner, centre) and Sophie D\u2019Arcy (runner-up in the ballet pre-junior championship with 92%).<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11321\/d4d9ef42bc764d98b6d82629b6adaf95.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/11321\/9e3b3c46d0364d05a2298aafa91b7eb3.jpg\" title=\"Robyn D\u2019Arcy School of Dance students Moses Nehemia (left) and Ncedakele Meleni both won double gold awards at the recent dance festival. \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Robyn D\u2019Arcy School of Dance students Moses Nehemia (left) and Ncedakele Meleni both won double gold awards at the recent dance festival. <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Tehilla Meyer achieved double golds (95%) for her classical solo, contemporary solo and bluebird variation from <span>Sleeping Beauty<\/span>, performed en pointe.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTehilla will also be competing in the Theatre Dance Association Ballet Repertoire Competition at Artscape Opera House in Cape Town. This is a prestigious competition where only the top ballerinas from around the country are eligible to dance,\u201d said studio owner, Robyn D\u2019Arcy. In total, the studio took home three silver medals, 11 gold and nine double gold, and the winner and runner-up to pre-junior ballet championship. <span>\u2013 REPORTER<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STUDENTS from the Robyn D\u2019Arcy School of Dance excelled at the recent Friendly City Dance Festival held in 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