Staff Writer
Lwendulu Primary School from Hwange has become the latest school to qualify for Jikinya Dance Festival National Finals after winning the Matabeleland North Provincial Finals held at George Silundika Primary School in Nyamandlovu on Wednesday 16 November 2022.
Other finalists, so far, are Queen Elizabeth Primary School (Bulawayo), ZRP Support Unit Primary School (Harare) and Mtshabezi Primary School (Matabeleland South) who booked the places at their respective provincial competitions last Friday.
The National Finals will be held on Thursday 24 November where schools representing the country’s 10 provinces will battle it out for the top spot at Winery Hall in Gweru.
NACZ Communication and Marketing Manager Rodney Ruwende said preparations for the national event are in full swing with the local organizing committee having already inspected the venue and currently putting up the required logistics for the hosting of the finals.
The Midlands Province will on Friday 18 November also stage its provincial finals at Winery Hall and the event is primed to serve as a dress rehearsal for the National finals providing an opportunity to assess the venue and the province’s state of preparedness for the grand finale.
Fireworks are expected in the finals as the first batch of provincial finals have shown a high level of preparedness by the schools with well-choreographed dances, immaculate costumes and a very high level of competitiveness.
The NACZ is pleased with the level of seriousness and competition exhibited at the provincial events. Schools continue to take the event seriously and have invested in the required time and materials in line with the objectives of the competition.
This week, other provincial finals will be held in Manicaland (Vhengere Hall Rusape), Masvingo (Mucheke Hall), Mashonald Central (Mt Darwin Primary School), Mashonaland East (Mbuya Nehanda Hall, Marondera) and Mashonaland West (Norton 1, Primary School).
Running under the theme, Building Zimbabwe through Dance the Jikinya Dance Festival has been held since 2001 with the aim of encouraging primary school children in the country to appreciate and perform local traditional dances.
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