S\u00e1nchez started dancing at the age of six and is trained in classical ballet, contemporary, jazz and ballroom, however, he is most widely recognised for his tap dancing.<\/p>\n
He has performed and taught all over the world and is currently a soloist tap dancer at the Centre Coreographique National de Grenoble in France, as well as a teacher at the Luthier Tap Dance Formation in Barcelona.<\/p>
The Red Convention, which is in its first year, focuses primarily on tap, but also includes workshops in other dance disciplines and has been modelled around sought-after international events such as the Odessa Tap Festival, Prague City Tap Festival, Tap ON Barcelona, Paris Tap Festival and LA Tap.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cAs South African dancers, only a handful of us ever get to experience a proper dance festival or get the opportunity to train with the top teachers in the world,\u201d said event organiser, Robynne Versfeld.<\/p>\n \u201cMy vision is to host a world-class dance event so that as many dancers of all ages get the opportunity to be trained by the very best in the business.\u201d<\/p>\n She added the aim of the convention is also to improve the level of tap dancing in South Africa and promote the dance form.<\/p>\n \u201cTap is such a wonderful, expressive dance form and is ideal for both girls and boys.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is hugely popular overseas and while South Africa has produced world champions over the years, the number of dancers following the discipline has declined.<\/p>\n \u201cThrough this festival, we hope to reignite a passion for tap in the local dance community,\u201d said Robynne.<\/p>\n However, she did not want to limit the experience to only tap and thus included workshops for contemporary, Latin, hip-hop and jazz.<\/p>\n These will be hosted by local award-winning dance professionals including Kelsey Middleton (contemporary), Ryan da Silva (Latin), Pacou Mutombo (hip-hop) and Robynne herself who will be taking the jazz classes.<\/p>\n The Red Convention offers various packages depending on your level of dance experience from beginner through to advanced.<\/p>\n The full package covers all four days and is fully inclusive.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n Three world titles steer Tatijana into the history books of dance<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2018\/07\/28GCNGENERALDANC_64390-520x390.jpg\")