Flash mob stole the show at Clearwater Mall
Donned in their dance attire with printed details of their crew, the dancers showed off some of their incredible dance styles and in between taught some aspirant dancers a few moves. They also handed out flyers to create awareness about who they are and to promote dance as a sport and hobby in schools.
It was like a scene from the movie Step Up Revolution when the DanceSport School League (DSSL) IPT rocked Clearwater Mall in yet another exhilarating and striking flash mob performance on Saturday, 8 September.
The dance crew consisting of supercharged learners attracted a crowd of patrons on the ground floor while others looked on from the top floor. The dancers gave shoppers a taste of what they are made of in shopping centre’s food court.
Donned in their dance attire with printed details of their crew, the dancers showed off some of their incredible dance styles and in between taught some aspirant dancers a few moves. They also handed out flyers to create awareness about who they are and to promote dance as a sport and hobby in schools.
The captain of the crew, Xavien Myles spoke to the Northsider about the flash mob after an enthralling first set. “This flash mob is mainly about promoting DSSL and trying to get more children interested in the competition for next year,” he said.
One of the founding members of this league, Mandy Bullock explained to the Northsider how the movement was established and what they aimed to achieve. “DSSL was established about four years ago by four people – me and my husband Craig, and the Wiggett family (Nicki and Dave) – to give learners within schools the opportunity to take up dance as a form of sport,” she explained. She added that they wanted dance sport to be offered along with the traditional sports such as netball, soccer and rugby in schools.
“We felt that dance wasn’t recognised as a sport in schools, and it took us quite a while to get the league up and running,” Mandy said about some of the challenges they faced.
She also explained how dancers become part of DSSL. “The league operates in districts, so schools get together within their districts and compete against each other. From there the adjudication panel will invite dancers to a trial where the best ones will be chosen to represent the province.” The dance league is currently running in seven provinces and Mandy said they hope to take it to all nine provinces soon.
Before Clearwater Mall, the crew’s first performance was at Cradlestone Mall where they also wowed shoppers recently. When asked about future flash mobs, Xavien said they’d probably have a few in a couple of months, naming Northgate Mall as one of their next venues.
For more information, visit https://www.dssl.co.za or the Dance Sport School League on Facebook and Instagram.
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