Melani van der Merwe

Melani School of Dance, is a professional

dance school providing children of all ages the

opportunity to study dance within a disciplined,

creative and passionate environment.

Many children have dreams and aspirations to be a dancer when they grow up. But most of the hard work starts when they are still young.

My vision is to ensure children are given the opportunity from an early age to develop their skills and desires with the right training and guidance to manifest their dreams and achieve their goals.

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Margaux van Coller is passionate about dancing and was a student at Melani school of Dance since 2000, and trained at the Waterfront Theatre School for 3 years.

She is trained in RAD, ISTD Ballet, AIDT and ISTD Modern, and has ventured into Tap Dance too.

Margaux joined  Melani School of Dance in 2007 to assist Melani in teaching. This enabled Margaux to fulfil her asipirations for training children in how to meet their dreams of becoming a dancer.

She is currently dancing with a company called Northern Dance Project, and they will be performing in the Grahams Town Festival in June.

Margaux has the following Qualifications:

Ballet Teachers Certificates (RAD,London)

Modern Teachers Certificate (AIDT)

Modern Advanced Teachers Certificate (AIDT)

Margaux van Coller

Dance Styles

The term "hip hop dance" covers a wide range of styles . . .

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Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance

courts . . . Read more about Ballet

Modern dance emerged in the early 20th century. Read more about Modern

In March 2012, Melani School of Dance participated in the Western Province Dance Teachers' Association SHOWCASE OF DANCE at the ARTSCAPE THEATRE . . .

What a magnificant way for teachers to exhibit their work, and for students to perform on one of the Cape's most prestigious stages . . .

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