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Minister Marais Speech West Coast Dance Teacher Training Programme

Western Cape Department of the PremierRef: https://www.westerncape.gov.za/article/minister-marais-speech-west-coast-dance-teacher-training-programme

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Collected on 17 June 2026

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What this means

This document is a speech by Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais, delivered at the West Coast Dance Teacher Training Programme. On 23 August 2019 (addressed in the speech) the Minister officially acknowledged and celebrated the first cohort of dance teachers who completed the DCAS Dance Teacher Training Programme. The speech highlights how the programme supports youth development and social inclusion, and it credits training by Dance For All, with certificates enabling participants to teach dance in their own communities and potentially start dance organisations. The speech was published on the Western Cape Government website on 17 September 2019.

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Reference

https://www.westerncape.gov.za/article/minister-marais-speech-west-coast-dance-teacher-training-programme

Key Takeaways

  • Minister: Anroux Marais (Western Cape Minister of Cultural Affairs and Sport)
  • Event: West Coast Dance Teacher Training Programme
  • Official acknowledgement of first cohort of completed dance teachers
  • Programme name: DCAS Dance Teacher Training Programme
  • Training provider mentioned: Dance For All
  • Location: Saldanha Municipality (West Coast)
  • Address date referenced: 23 August 2019
  • Publication date on website: 17 September 2019
  • Themes: youth development, combating gangsterism/substance abuse, Whole of Society Approach (WOSA), arts development strategy
  • Outcome: certificates to equip teachers to teach locally and create opportunities/organisations
  • Anroux Marais
  • Western Cape Government
  • Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS)
  • Saldanha Municipality
  • Dance For All
  • Stacy McLean
  • Whole of Society Approach (WOSA)

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