Joy in Motion – Imibala Ballet School students rehearse ahead of gala
The Imibala Ballet programme focuses on classical ballet, but students – who are as young as nine and up to 14 years old – can also learn modern dance, Latin America and hip hop. The program provides a holistic learning experience that encourages play and creative forms of self-expression. Ahead of the second annual Imibala Summer Gala, which will be held on 8 February, some of the students who will present an original choreography on the night came together.
Jazmine Moerat, 9, and Violet Jenneke, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter
Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Tracy-Lee Koopman, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Practicing. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Violet Jenneke, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Andrea Van Rheede, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing with ballet instructor Marge Lockyer, ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Jazmine Moerat, 9, Rohan Smith, 11, and Violet Jenneke, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Alestine Jonkers, 14, and Quintus-Craig Longbooi, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Jazmine Moerat, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Violet Jenneke, 9, Rohan Smith, 11, and Jazmine Moerat, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Violet Jenneke, 9, Rohan Smith, 11, and Jazmine Moerat, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Chelsea-Leigh Ward, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Rohan Smith, 11, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Temikah Habelgaarn, 11, with ballet instructor, Marge Lockyer, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Temikah Habelgaarn, 11, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Andrea Van Rheede, 14, and Alestine Jonkers, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Erin-Lee Hartnick, 11, Alestine Jonkers, 14, and Andrea Van Rheede, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Andrea Van Rheede, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter DM
The Imibala Summer Gala is an annual charity event that seeks to raise funds for the organisation to continue their work of enabling positive futures for children from disadvantaged backgrounds living in the Helderberg region. You can page through the auction's catalog here; should you wish to participate in the silent auction, click here.
Wonderful article. Would have been lovely to acknowledge Gail Hattingh. She was my ballet teacher nearly 40 years ago and taught me the values of life. Please give a shout out to this incredible ballet teacher at Imibala
Mark Gory GoryFeb 3, 2024, 08:17 AM
Ballet such a brilliant discipline esp early in life. Heartwarming to see the joys of self expression on their faces
Jazmine Moerat, 9, and Violet Jenneke, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter /file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2816.jpg "Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2833.jpg "Tracy-Lee Koopman, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2851.jpg "Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2877.jpg "Practicing. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2879.jpg "Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2781.jpg "Violet Jenneke, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2883.jpg "Andrea Van Rheede, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2896.jpg "Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing with ballet instructor Marge Lockyer, ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A2959.jpg "Jazmine Moerat, 9, Rohan Smith, 11, and Violet Jenneke, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3017.jpg "Alestine Jonkers, 14, and Quintus-Craig Longbooi, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3060.jpg "Jazmine Moerat, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3119.jpg "Violet Jenneke, 9, Rohan Smith, 11, and Jazmine Moerat, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3226.jpg "Violet Jenneke, 9, Rohan Smith, 11, and Jazmine Moerat, 9, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3431.jpg "Chelsea-Leigh Ward, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3449.jpg "Rohan Smith, 11, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3491.jpg "Temikah Habelgaarn, 11, with ballet instructor, Marge Lockyer, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3507.jpg "Temikah Habelgaarn, 11, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3558.jpg "Andrea Van Rheede, 14, and Alestine Jonkers, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3571.jpg "Erin-Lee Hartnick, 11, Alestine Jonkers, 14, and Andrea Van Rheede, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3583.jpg "Andrea Van Rheede, 14, practising for the Imibala Ballet School performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. Imibala Ballet Studio, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3598.jpg "Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/0B9A3619.jpg "Children from the Imibala Ballet School rehearsing ahead of their performance at the 2024 Imibala Summer Gala. The Imibala Trust, Somerset West, South Africa, 25 January 2024. Photographer: Karen Winter DM")
