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n 1990, I was in grade 11. My relationship with my father was still fraught. As the oldest son, I was to carry the family name forward with dignity. Men were supposed to be doctors, lawyers, schoolteachers — or soccer stars.
Vincent and I were both accepted by Moving into Dance and offered a one-year scholarship; I joined as a part-time student. I applied to study Moving into Dance’s Community Teachers Training Course, which would enable me to teach dance in schools across Soweto. Sylvia Glasser taught us how to “edu-dance” — teaching township children the alphabet through dance during outreach sessions.
I remember my first time out of the country as an out-of-body experience. I was only 19 years old, and this was the biggest arts gathering I’d ever seen. The venue was palatial and packed with art displays from across the globe. […] I remember seeing the Statue of Liberty display, part of the US’s expo, and dreamed of visiting one day. I knew right then that I wanted to travel the world.
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