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Monroe Pienaar (alias Blueprint), a young dancer from Roodewal, is on his way to New York after being afforded the opportunity of a lifetime by International Arts Talent Showcase (IATS).<\/div>\n
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Monroe Pienaar is on his way to new York. <\/div>\n
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IATS is an international company that gives people the opportunity to showcase their talent before the world. <\/p>\n
\u201cI came across an IATS poster in Cape Town in February,\u201d he relates. \u201cI took the chance and went for the audition. The audition was nerve-wrecking, but I have always wanted to dance.\u201d <\/p>\n
Pienaar recently came back from the second leg of auditions held in Johannesburg, where he had to perform before the likes of Nate Butler of The Voice<\/em> and Expresso<\/em> show.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was ecstatic when I received the call to tell me I was chosen to go to New York,\u201d he said. \u201cIt was always my dream to be an international dancer and now that my dream has finally come true, I cannot believe it. <\/p>\n
\u201cI am grateful for the opportunity, because I wanted to go to dance school, but circumstances did not allow for that dream to come true.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy mom and I planned to fly down to Johannesburg for the second leg of the auditions, but she passed away a month after my first audition, in March this year. <\/p>\n
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I am still broken because of the death of my mother and one thing I learnt is that I have to stay focused and do this for myself because I want to spread my wings. There is definitely a life out of Roodewal.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Pienaar started dancing at a very young age and was part of a local dance group called New Kids on the Block for nine years. <\/p>\n
The group parted ways after completing matric in 2013 but Pienaar continued dancing on his own from then. <\/p>\n
He participates in hip-hop dance battles in Cape Town, dances at the V&A Waterfront and the Cape Town Gardens.<\/p>\n
Numerous events in Worcester show he is not restricted to that specific genre, he hopes to try other genres such as Tap Dancing and the Salsa.<\/p>\n
Dancing is everything to Pienaar, especially since he danced his way out of a very dark period following his father\u2019s murder right in front of him at the age of 11. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was petrified and anxious, but dancing numbed the pain,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Pienaar needs financial sponsors for his trip to New York in July 2019. Any contributions will be appreciated. <\/p>\n
Anyone who wishes to contribute may contact him on his cellphone at 062\u2009117\u20098035.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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