Dance champions bask in glory

Wellington Kudiwa Entertainment Reporter
The Jibilika Dance Festival 2015 winners, Super Geeks, attributed their win over dozens of dance crews to their love for dance and hard work.

The hip-hop dance crew of Nigel Zulu, Tutting Pasha Mpala, Tyler Phiri, David Cooper and Midiah Mavawani outclassed their rivals yet they had only two days to prepare for the event after being included at the last minute. The group is growing in stature as they now have over 20 000 views of their acts on social networks and the number seems to be growing on a daily basis.

In an interview with The Herald Entertainment, the Super Geeks lead dancer, Pash Mpala revealed their journey to become the best dance crew in Zimbabwe.

“At the Jibilika Dance competition, our first routine was created by Tyler and myself and we blew everyone away, it was beyond our expectation.

“From then onwards, it was not easy as we faced fierce competition from reigning champions, Explosion and the Megatron dance crew, who were the most experienced group.

“In the final round we were a bit jittery because the crowd were really supporting us so we felt the pressure to live up to expectations so we first prayed for guidance and then all we did was give it our all,” he said.

Pasha said when they were announced as the eventual winners, they were extremely surprised because the crowd had not cheered for them as much as during their first round performance.

“All thanks go to the Almighty for the grace that he shown us because we only had two days to practice for the competition.

“Looking back, it was God’s mission for us and we know it has not ended yet as we seek to preach the word of God through dance and music,” he said.

Pasha added that the Super Geeks are well on course to achieve greater aims as they have been approached by a promoter who is currently arranging for the group to compete in South Africa sometime this year.

The Jibilika Dance Festival is an annual youth dance festival which celebrates and uplifts both urban and cultural dances through competitions.