The names of the ballet stars have been announced for the five galas at the Teatro, Montecasino to honour the legendary Alicia Alonso on 28, 29 and 30 June.  Six principal dancers from the National Ballet of Cuba will be joined by dancers from other major ballet companies, representing a gathering of acclaimed stars and gold medallists from some of the world’s great international ballet competitions.

The Fourth Cape Town International Ballet Competition (CTIBC) will take place at the Artscape in Cape Town in February 2014. CEO of the Cape Town International Ballet Competition (CTIBC), Dirk Badenhorst, has announced that the fourth CTIBC takes place from 17 to 23 February 2014 at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town.

Africa’s only international ballet competition, the CTIBC was launched in 2008 with subsequent competitions in 2010 and 2012 attracting dancers from South Africa and around the world to compete for gold, silver and bronze medals as well as substantial monetary prizes.

The Mzansi Cape Town International Salsa Festival will take place from the 31st of October to the 3rd of November 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa. The Salsa Festival will be an annual event beginning in October 2013. The All Out Salsa team will be circulating more information on this historic event so please visit this page regularly for updates.

In the most spectacular gathering of international ballet stars ever to visit South Africa, six principal dancers from the National Ballet of Cuba will be joined by leading dancers from other major ballet companies in Johannesburg later this year for five ballet galas in homage to the legendary Alicia Alonso at the Teatro at Montecasino on 28, 29 and 30 June.

It's time for Dance 4 PWH (People With Haemophilia) again!

This time, it's bigger, it's better, and it's gone one step further to be called the 2013 UJ Dance Challenge for PWH - kindly hosted & sponsored by UJ Soweto Campus and sanctioned once again by SADTA Ballroom Branch.

A weekly or monthly Zumba Dance Class proposed for children aged 4-7 at the National Children's Theatre.

Zumba Dance is a whole lot of fun and is definitely an enhancer for junior performers. The class offers 30 minutes of nonstop dance moves, emphasizing contemporary urban styles such as hip-hop, reggaeton and pop.

The energy and excitement of Bollywood is about to take to the stage at the Globe Theatre at Gold Reef City in “Oh Golly it’s Bolly” – described as a colourful explosion of dancing and singing and acting.

The popularity of Bollywood with its gorgeous stars, mesmerizing dancing and beautiful singing has transcended cultures so that it now has a massive following across the world. This spectacle, which has been produced by award-winning choreographer Jayesperi Moopen, debuts at the Globe Theatre from 7 to 31 March this year.

Last year, a greatly expanded programme saw UJ Arts & Culture producing 12 shows and 10 concerts in the UJ Arts Centre Theatre and Con Cowan Theatre.  “For 2013 we have kept our formula intact. Audiences can look forward to bold and provocative productions featuring a mix of UJ students, alumni and professionals, world-class concerts by local and international musicians and a series of cutting-edge exhibitions,” says Head of UJ Arts & Culture, Ashraf Johaardien.

Dance Umbrella, rather romantically, came into being on Valentine’s Day in 1989. It began as the result of an idea of two respected arts journalists, Adrienne Sichel and Marilyn Jenkins, who felt that there needed to be a ‘platform’ for contemporary dance in the country.  Now, 25 years on, Dance Umbrella has expanded enormously and has developed into one of the main platforms for new contemporary choreography and dance in Southern Africa.