Uniting South Africa's dance sector
The national umbrella body coordinating, developing, and advocating for dancers, choreographers, studios, and arts organisations across all nine provinces.
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Nine provinces. One unified voice.
Interactive regional footprint representing consultations, community dialogues, and sector formalization nationwide.
Limpopo
Active sector mobilization focusing on rehearsal infrastructure, accredited community academies, and rural digital access across Capricorn and Waterberg districts.
Focus districts: Capricorn District • Vhembe • Waterberg
Watch on YouTube Provincial sector videoLimpopo
ConsultationGauteng
National HQMpumalanga
ConsultationKwaZulu-Natal
ConsultationFree State
ConsultationEastern Cape
ConsultationNorthern Cape
ConsultationNorth West
ConsultationWestern Cape
ConsultationBridge between community & policy
The South African Dance Board (SADB NPC) serves as a national non-profit company dedicated to building a unified, fair, and sustainable future for dance. We act as the vital link between government structures, funding bodies, and artists on the ground.
Our mandate ensures that dance is recognized not only as an essential cultural medium, but as a major economic contributor, mental wellness champion, and cognitive discipline requiring regulation and dedicated state infrastructure.
Long-term objectives
Guided by our mandate to transform and standardize the performing arts ecosystem across all nine provinces.
National infrastructure
Establish functional provincial administrative offices to ensure direct access for local community arts groups.
Accredited curriculum
Partner with TVET colleges, universities, and SETA bodies to formalize accredited qualifications.
Subsidized venues
Collaborate with municipalities to secure subsidized access to civic theatres, halls, and rehearsal spaces.
Equitable representation
Promote inclusive representation across gender, race, disability, and underrepresented rural districts.
Fair remuneration
Advocate for standardized working conditions, contract safety, and minimum wage protections for performers.
Digital distribution
Develop virtual platforms for training, archival documentation, licensing, and global streaming.
Mentorship pipelines
Connect emerging young dancers with established veterans through structured masterclasses and apprenticeships.
International exchange
Foster cross-border partnerships, bilateral delegations, and national performing arts conferences.
Our programmes
National Dialogue
Provincial consultations
Conducting continuous district engagements to build South Africa's comprehensive performing arts database and policy reforms across all nine provinces.
Accreditation
Capacity building & skills
Delivering SETA-accredited workshops, artistic masterclasses, business literacy, and IP protection for emerging practitioners and established studios.
Governance
Policy & fair remuneration
Advocating for standard working contracts, minimum wage frameworks, and artist safety protocols in private and public productions nationwide.
Meet the board
Lucky Cele
Chairperson • KwaZulu-NatalAward-winning choreographer, writer, director, composer, and accredited arts development facilitator.
Letlhogonolo Nche
Deputy Chairperson • Northern CapeDance educator, choreographer, and director. First recipient of the ACT ImpACT Award for Dance.
Evelyn Evh'a Nteso
Secretary General • Free StateBoard Member at CCIGA, Founder of GudTV Africa, and Managing Director at SALSC.
Portia Scott
Deputy Secretary • LimpopoLatin and Ballroom specialist; serving as Treasurer of Federation of Dance Sport Limpopo.
Moses Mashianoke
Treasurer • MpumalangaArts administrator championing theatre reactivation, municipal access, and provincial sector networks.
Luyanda Sidiya
Board Member • GautengOver two decades of experience in performance, teaching, and Indigenous African contemporary dance.
Nicole Joka
Board Member • Eastern CapeDistrict mobilization lead driving SALGA engagement, festivals, and grassroots artist registration.
SADB Vision 2026 & 2027
An operational blueprint for South Africa’s dance sector — covering sector formalization, policy submissions, provincial expansion, and long-term economic positioning across all nine provinces.
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Sector Formalization
A unified national registry and standards framework for dancers, choreographers, studios, and adjudicators.
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Policy Submissions
Direct advocacy to DSAC, SALGA, and parliamentary committees on cultural policy, funding, and sector recognition.
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Provincial Expansion
Functional administrative offices in every province, ensuring grassroots access and local representation.
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Economic Positioning
Fair remuneration, contracting standards, and minimum wage protections for performers and production crew.
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The South African Dance Board is an independent body registered as a non-profit organization with a mandate of developing policies and regulations guiding dance as a discipline in South Africa. It represents all provinces and serves as the official mouthpiece for the dance sector.
The Dance Board was formed through a consultative process with the sector at Bosberaad and is set to become operational on April 1, 2025.
Our vision is to see dance recognized as a cognitive discipline with a clear development strategy from early childhood to professional level, highly respected, fairly regulated, and seen as a vehicle for human capital and economic development.
Membership is open to all dance professionals, practitioners, choreographers, and organizations across all provinces of South Africa. Specific membership criteria will be developed as part of the policy development process.
Key programs include provincial consultations, capacity building, advocacy for the sector, policy development, administrative support, introduction of sector opportunities, and fundraising campaigns.
The Board is supported by the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture but also seeks additional funding through membership fees, grants, sponsorships, event ticket sales, and fundraising campaigns from both government and private sector institutions.
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