Cape Town dance crew becomes world champions in Spain
K&J Dance Unlimited Studio made history as they returned overall world champs in the Senior Commercial Large group and Senior Commercial Small Group at the 2025 Dance World Cup held in Burgos, Spain from July 2-12.
The dance studio, based in the northern suburbs, sent 41 dancers between the ages of 9 to 24 years old to represent South Africa.
They competed against 8 500 dancers from over 60 countries and rose above the odds.
Senior dancer at K&J Dance Unlimited, Chanae Convalle, said it was the most challenging competition they have ever competed in but the team managed to come out tops and make the country proud.
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