Ilebula le-Dance Afrika Lihlaziya kabusha uMculo wokuDansa waseNingizimu Afrika

Ngendlela enesibindi yokuphakamisa izinga lomculo wokudansa waseNingizimu Afrika, ilebula lerekhodi elisanda kusungulwa, i-Dance Afrika, lenza amagagasi amakhulu njengesixhobo sesizukulwana esilandelayo samathalenta omculo. Lasungulwa ngokuhlanganyela ngongqondongqondo bomculo, uJulian Green noLesedi Moselane, i-Dance Afrika ayilona nje ilebula, kuyinhlangano eqonde ekutholeni, ekuthuthukiseni nasekukhuphuleni amandla omculo wokudansa onezimpawu ezikhethekile zaseNingizimu Afrika. Lamenyezelwa ekuqaleni kukaJulayi 2025, ilebula lilungele ukuguqula umbono womhlaba wonke ngezigqi zase-Afrika, ikakhulukazi ezinhlotsheni zomculo ezifana ne-Amapiano, i-Afro-house, nomculo wokudansa we-elektronikhi.

Inhloso eyinhloko ye-Dance Afrika isekelwe ekwaziseni ngokujulile ifa lomculo laseNingizimu Afrika. Ilebula lifuna ukuvala igebe phakathi kwamathalenta asekhaya nezimakethe zamazwe ngamazwe ngokunikeza indlela entsha yokuphatha abaculi bomculo kanye nokukhiqiza umculo. Ngokungafani namalebula endabuko avame ukubeka phambili izingoma ezithengiswayo, i-Dance Afrika igxila ekuthuthukiseni kwesikhathi eside kwabaculi, inikeza izinsiza zokubhala izingoma, ukukhiqiza, kanye nokumenyeza emhlabeni wonke. “Asibhalisi nje abaculi; sakha ifa,” kusho uJulian Green engxoxweni yakamuva neTexx and the City. ULesedi Moselane wengeza ngokuthi: “Umbono wethu ukuqamba inkundla lapho izigqi zase-Afrika zingazwakala khona emhlabeni wonke kuyilapho zigcina izimpande zazo.”

Uhlu lokuqala lwelebula luhlanganisa izinkanyezi ezisakhulayo ezifana no-DJ Thulani, okuthi izigqi zakhe ze-Amapiano sezivele zithole ukwamukelwa ezinkundleni ezifana ne-Spotify, kanye nomculi uSiphe Mkhize, okuthi izingoma zakhe ze-Afro-house ezinomoya ziqikelelwa ukuthi zilawule imikhosi yamazwe ngamazwe. I-Dance Afrika iphinde itshale imali ezitudiyweni zesimanje eGoli, ezihlome ngetheknoloji yesimanje ukusekela abaculi ekukhiqizeni imikhiqizo esezingeni eliphezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ilebula lenze ubudlelwano nezinkundla zokusakaza zomhlaba wonke ukuqinisekisa ukuthi abaculi balo bafinyelela izethameli zaseYurophu, eMntla Melika, nangaphezulu.

Enye yezinto ezivelele ze-Dance Afrika wuhlelo lwayo lokweluleka, oluhlanganisa abaculi abasha nongqondongqondo bemboni. Lolu hlelo alunikezi nje ukuqeqeshwa kobuchwepheshe, kodwa lugxila ekunqobeni ubunzima bemboni yomculo, kusukela emithethweni yamalungelo okushicilela kuye ekwakheni uphawu. “Imboni ingaba yindida,” kusho uMoselane. “Sifuna abaculi bethu baphumelele, bangaphili nje.” Lokhu kuzinikela ekuxhobiseni sekuheze ingqalelo emalebula amazwe ngamazwe, ngamahemuhemu okuthi kungaba khona ukusebenzisana nabaculi abakhulu eLondon naseLos Angeles.

Isikhathi sokusungulwa kwe-Dance Afrika sibalulekile. Umculo waseNingizimu Afrika, ikakhulukazi i-Amapiano, ubone ukwanda okumangalisayo emhlabeni wonke, ngabaculi abafana no-Tyla no-Uncle Waffles belawula izethameli zamazwe ngamazwe. I-Dance Afrika ihlose ukusebenzisa lo mkhuba kuyilapho ibhekana nezinselelo zasekhaya, ezifana nezindlela ezimbalwa zokuvakasha kanye nemali engazinzanga, njengoba kugqanyiswe kwinqaku lakamuva leTime Out. Ngokukhulisa indawo esekelayo, ilebula lizibeka njengesiguquli semboni.

Njengoba i-Dance Afrika ilungiselela umbukiso wayo wokuqala omkhulu eMkhosi we-Hey Neighbour ka-2025, umphakathi womculo ugcwele ulindelo. Ngokuzinikela ekwethembekeni nasekudaleni izinto ezintsha, i-Dance Afrika ayihlaziyi nje umculo wokudansa waseNingizimu Afrika—ibeka isisekelo soguquko lomhlaba wonke.