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Namibia scoops five dance medals 

2022-04-27  Otniel Hembapu

Namibia scoops five dance medals 

Namibian dancers delivered breath-taking performances at the recent Barcelona International Dance Competition, where they scooped five medals in various compositions. 

The event was held in Spain from 15 to 19 April. 

The competition saw 12 countries from four continents fiercely competing in the three-day event, which comprised over 140 different choreographies, where dancers strutted their stuff for over 14 hours of dance.

Namibia was joined by Albania, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Italy, Oman, Slovakia, Sweden, USA and host Spain.

The country was represented in five categories, namely: Contemporary, Folk, Hip-Hop, Musical and Pedagogy, and the competition was judged per category. 

All the dance items within a specific category counted towards the final mark for the teams.

Namibian dancers did not disappoint, as they clinched an assortment of medals in the five categories, led by a gold medal in the Dance Musical category, and three silver medals in the Dance Folk, Dance Hip-Hop and Dance Contemporary compositions. 

Their performance was rounded off with a bronze medal in the Dance Pedagogy category.

Dance Sport Namibia secretary general Venancius Rukero applauded the team for a splendid performance and for making the country proud at a highly competitive platform, such as the Barcelona International Dance Competition.

“We won medals in all categories we entered, and we are extremely proud of this achievement. Our dancers spent countless hours preparing for this event and we are pleased with the results. The international jury each year awards five special awards overall. This includes Best Dance Team, Sissi Award for Dance, Artistic Direction, Special Mention of the Jury and Barcelona Dance Award 2022.

We were thrilled to announce that we won the Special Mention of the Jury award. Our contemporary dance item, titled ‘The Lord is Coming’, took away the breath of the audience and also of the jury. It communicated a strong message of hope and truth,” he said.

“It was an honour and privilege to represent our beautiful country abroad. We hope that this is the beginning of many more international events. We would like to thank our gold sponsor Pupkewitz Megatech and all our parents and colleagues who assisted with our trip to Barcelona.”


2022-04-27  Otniel Hembapu

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