The talented youngster jets off to Croatia today (Saturday) to participate in the DanceStar World Finals, a prestigious international competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am ecstatic and so excited to be representing South Africa at the competition,\u201d Justone said.<\/p>
Justone qualified to compete in the open, jazz and modern sections at the competition.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn order to qualify, you have to achieve 75 per cent or above during the qualifying rounds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Justone started dancing at the age of 15 and enjoys freestyle, slow-dance, jazz and modern.<\/p>\n \u201cI am mainly self-taught, learning from YouTube videos and dancing on the grass at my home in Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal.<\/p>\n \u201cIn October 2015, I moved to Gauteng and started dancing at Diana Moore Dance World, but I still watched YouTube videos and learnt from them as well,\u201d said Justone.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t really have money to pay for lessons, so I had to stop.\u201d<\/p>\n The lack of funds has not held Justone back and he has already won a number of prestigious titles.<\/p>\n He won the SA Freestyle Championships two years in a row (in 2016 and 2017) and is thinking about competing in the competition again this year.<\/p>\n \u201cIn 2016, I was the first-ever freestyle dancer to compete against the championship dancers while still a novice and win,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He also came fourth in the world for modern in 2018 when he competed in Poland.<\/p>\n \u201cThat was such a great and inspiring experience.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was wonderful to watch dancers from all over the world showcase their talents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Justone is now taught by the owner of Live to Dance, Sasha-Lee Herbst, and works as a part-time instructor at the studio.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ALSO READ:<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2019\/05\/20GCNGENERALJUST_51538-520x390.jpg\")