Gym for All gymnasts in World Biggest Diski Dance

Just before the match of Bafana Bafana against Uruguay, Cape Town celebrated Youth Day with the Biggest Diski Dance.

31 000 visitors visited the Cape Town FIFA Fan Fest through out the day where they were taught the Diski Dance by roughly a 150 Western Cape Gymnasts lead by Barbara Murphey and her team of leaders from various groups in the community.

During the day the Diski Dancers from the Western Cape mingled in the crowd to teach the audience the dance.

They were supported by the dance4life, an international organisation that uses the power of dance and music to inspire young people to take action against HIV and AIDS. This is a natural fit with the SAGF Gym For All Program which has included HIV/AIDS education as well as healthy living through its partnerships with the Danish Embassy and the World Diabetes Association.

The Diski vibe during these practices was amazing, but the true highlight was the main performance just before the match of Bafana Bafana.

Elizabeth Cameron Smith, CEO of the South African Gymnastics Federation, who was present at this momentous feat met with dance4life South Africa MD Wayne Alexander on the day where they explored opportunities to partner in more projects in the future.

“We are happy we had an opportunity to be involved at the Cape Town FIFA Fan Fest. We would like to express our gratitude to the organisers of this day who made it special for the children who participated in the day,” said Barbara Murphy.