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Cape Town Eisteddfod
June 2009
This year Margie Sim entered eight Nyanga Sub-juniors and nine Juniors into the Cape Town Eisteddfod, held in Sea Point. We are very proud of the Sub-juniors, who won outright at the finals on 9 May 2009.
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The Friends and Balletomanes' Most Outstanding Newcomer Award
20 September 2008
Xola Putye won this year's Most Outstanding Newcomer Award at the awards ceremony of the new formed Friends and Balletomanes.
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KKNK Kanna Awards
20 March 2008
Xola Putye, a soloist with the Athlone-based Dance for All Youth Company, has been awarded a prestigious KKNK Kanna Award for Best Performance in Dance Theatre following this year's ABSA Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees which takes place annually in Oudtshoorn in the Cape.
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Tour to New Zealand with Buskaid
2 - 23 December 2007
Three DFAYC members and one DFA Senior Training Programme student teamed up with the Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble again to perform in New Zealand.
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UNESCO partnership
October 2007
DFA has been selected as one of the first beneficiaries of a new partnership between UNESCO's Programme for the Education of Children in Need and the REPETTO Foundation.
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Arts & Culture Trust Awards
October 2007
DFA was a finalist in the Arts & Culture Trust Awards for 2003, 2004 and 2005 in the category of 'Cultural Development Project of the Year' and was a finalist for the 2007 Awards in the category of 'Arts Education'.
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'Dance for All' the film
July 2007
The film 'Dance for All', produced by German company InsideOut Film, premiered at the Encounters Documentary Film Festival in July 2007.
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Royal Ballet Charity Gala
28 July 2007
The DFAYC was chosen to share the stage with dancers from the London Royal Ballet, including principal dancer Mara Galeazzi, for a Charity Gala at Artscape Opera House.
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BBC Proms
15 July 2007
Four members of the DFA Youth Company performed with the Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble at the Royal Albert Hall in London for the famous Proms concert.
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Cape Town Eisteddfod
May 2007
Margie Sim entered two groups of DFA students from the Junior and Senior Training Programmes into the Novice and Pre-Amateur sections of the Cape Town Eisteddfod. Both won the title of Best Group in their sections and Margie won the award for Best Group Choreography - 13 Years and Over for her Pre-Amateur section piece titled 'From the sunshine, through the rain, into the light'.
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The DFA Dance Centre
May 2007
DFA raised substantial funding to renovate a building in Athlone that is now its headquarters, complete with 3 dance studios - the DFA Dance Centre was officially opened by DFA's Honorary Life Patron Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu on 30 May 2007.
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Tour to France with Buskaid
February 2007
Four members of the DFA Youth Company travelled to Paris to perform with the Buskaid Soweto String Ensemble at the Cite de la Musique.
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Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust
February 2007
DFA received a platinum Impumelelo Innovations Award on 17 February 2007 at the City Hall in Cape Town, making history by becoming the first "arts and culture" project to win this award.
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Cape Town Eisteddfod
May 2006
Two groups from DFA's Junior Training Programme were entered in the Cape Town Eisteddfod. Both groups were awarded Diplomas and the 13 & Over group was outright winner in its section.
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Training in San Francisco
July 2005
Nqaba Mafilika and Xola Putye, two members of the DFAYC, attended a 7-week summer dance course at San Francisco Ballet School.
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Formation of the Dance for All Youth Company
February 2005
DFA formed the Dance for All Youth Company (DFAYC) with graduates of the Senior Training Programme. The DFAYC was officially launched at Artscape Theatre in November 2005 with a sold-out performance of 'Celebration'.
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Life Achievement Award for Phyllis Spira
2004
Phyllis Spira received the 'Life Achievement' Award at the 2004 Western Cape Arts, Culture & Heritage Awards.
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Sustained Contribution Award for DFA
2004
DFA received the 'Sustained Contribution' Award at the 2004 Western Cape Arts, Culture & Heritage Awards.
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Kula Award for Philip Boyd
2003
Philip Boyd was awarded a Kula Award in 2003 for his contribution to community development.
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