Dancing through Lockdown It was at our Arts Academy situated in a game reserve next to the crocodile river northern part of Gauteng province, South Africa. It arrived, swooped around our nation and suddenly we were under lockdown. I remember listening to the Minister of Education declaring that all schools must be shut. This was after after changing our term 1 timetable three times in a space of two weeks to ensure that all students had written exams before any announcement of closure. In two days parents were arriving to collect children at our school. There was a spirit of happiness, almost excitement .. a holiday many thought. I remember praying with my team for our little arts dance school to survive what was coming, the unknown that seemed to threaten our existence. We definitely did not need that as we had just gone through a serious crisis(malicious allegations by ex-learners and parents) that almost destroyed our school a few months earlier.. Everyone went their ways, sca...
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