Currently, on average, 55 children, ages 10 to 19, participate in the dance programmes each week. This is completely free of charge and this we manage without the benefit of having our own premises.

 

 

Dance lessons 

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Monday:

15:30 – 16:30

Classical ballet (juniors), in Sir Lowry’s Pass.

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Wednesday:

17:30 – 18:30

Classical ballet (seniors) in Rusthof, Strand.

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Saturday:

10:00 am – 12:30

Modern dance (juniors and seniors) in Rusthof, Strand.

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National Youth Arts Festival & Cape Town Eisteddfod

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Thanks to our corporate sponsor, and the occasional private donations, the students will be able to compete in the National Youth Arts Festival in Montagu for the sixth time this year, and in the Cape Town Eisteddfod, for the second time.

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Annual Variety Show

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We also organised our fifth Annual Variety Show, in conjunction with other local arts’ upliftment programmes in September last year.

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Funding needed

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Obviously, more funding is needed to reach higher and better goals. As a school for the performing arts, HYPAT intends on becoming the main attraction for the youth of the area.

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Previous initiatives

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An outreach program was operational at Boys’ Town and in Macassar from September 2011 to August 2012 and again from April 2013 to March 2015. These, unfortunately came to an end due to diminished interest from the powers-that be and the participating youngsters.

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Drama was taught every school day in Lwandle, but our fellow Trustee, Linda Mkaza, had to relocate to Cape Town.