Khayelitsha’s Cwenga crowned Cape Dance Your Style champ

OWN Correspondent|Published 6 months ago

Khayelitsha’s V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre Cwenga Tasana on her way to winning this year’s Cape Town leg of the Red Bull Dance Your Style qualifiers. Picture: Red Bull Pool Content

OWN CORRESPONDENT

After falling short in the 2023 Red Bull Dance Your Style Qualifiers, Cwenga Tasana, 21, from Khayelitsha, became the first female dancer to qualify for the national finals as she emerged victorious in the Mother City this past weekend.

The audience was in for a treat as dancers from in and around Cape Town gathered at the V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre to showcase their talent in a thrilling one-on-one format at the Red Bull Dance Your Style competition.

Distinguished from other events, this global street dance competition relies on the audience to determine the winner, with a special emphasis on freestyle dance moves.

Cwenga Tasana all smiles after winning the Red Bull Dance Your Style Cape Town finals, held at the V&A Waterfront, at the weekend. She will now represent the Mother City at the national finals in Gqeberha, in September. Picture: Red Bull Pool Content

“I feel happy, I feel excited, and I’m blessed and grateful for the opportunity and the win," said Cwenga.

“A few days before the competition I wasn’t too sure how I was going to do, but I prepared myself both physically and mentally and thought I want to do my best and have people remember my face and my name,” she said.

As the first female regional winner in this year's Red Bull Dance Your Style, Cwenga pledged to continue honing her skills and deliver a heartfelt performance at the upcoming national finals, where she will represent Cape Town, in Gqeberha, in September.