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It’s been a while since we last shared an update, and what a year it has been for First Step Ballet, McGregor! We’re thrilled to announce …

October started with a bang! First Step Ballet was featured on the TV programme Kwêla. It was so good to watch it with our friends and family. The …

September came with huge excitement as we prepared to go to the MOVE Dance competition in Cape Town. The Senior girls had worked so hard on …

The month of August started with huge excitement and actually carried on right until the end. The first piece of news we have for you is that the …

July was full on with rehearsals for the Montagu Youth Arts Festival.   In-between the rehearsals we managed to have a Guest Teacher for a new …

June was a fabulous month as we celebrated Youth Day. The Senior girls made goodie bags for the children of McGregor and surrounding farms. They …

The highlight for the month of May has to be the First Step girls meeting ‘Reggie B’ the celebrity Rapper from South Africa. The Senior girls were …

What a wonderful way to start April! Janet Lindup our Guest Teacher came to McGregor to teach the Senior competition girls a new piece. It was a …

March was an amazing month of Donations. Firstly we received two lots of donations from the Lantern Food Festival. Many thanks to Helena …

What a wonderful surprise to have a Guest Teacher right on our doorstep. Visiting family Jada-Anne flew in from California and within a few hours …

What a way to start January 2023! We were so privileged to have Guest Teachers Kristine Elliott Schwabacher, Nathan Bartman & Ciara Baldwin …

December is always an exciting month. This year the Ballet Moms did a fundraiser for the children’s Christmas party. They had lots to eat and many …

We started off on a high note with World Ballet Day at the beginning of November. The pictures are from past and present. Lihle Mfene Next we …

October came with a big surprise with a film company from Cape Town. They auditioned some of our First Step Ballet children for parts in a movie! …

From 5 years to 15 years all in one day. Miss Mary loves her work. Alfie & Frankie. Miss Mary's little pups. Alfie takes his…

Fabulous Ennie... At the end of every show, all the costumes must be put away until the next time, but not before they are all thoroughly cleaned …

Saturday Hike! Saturday mornings you will usually find us hiking in the mountains. We take snacks and cool drinks and the girls love to amble …

What a fabulous month of June it was! First of all the Buffelskloof Primary school and Weltervrede Primary school learnt a fabulous poem called …

May was quite a quieter month. The Senior girls practiced their Ballet techniques in class and rehearsed all their new dance routines in time for …

April 2022 Highlights Janet Lindup At the beginning of April, we had the pleasure to invite Janet Lindup from Cape Town to create a new Ballet for…

March 2022 saw Miss Mary celebrate 10 years of living in McGregor. How time flies when you’re having fun. Miss Mary hopes to be here for the next …

Most of February was spent working on a new piece called The Five. Five of our Seniors were very privileged to have a new dance choreographed for …

Wow! What a way to start January 2022 with the legendary Adele Blank. Adele came to McGregor to teach some of the Senior group a new Contemporary …

So 2021 started off with two guest teachers from CT. One to teach Hip Hop and the other Contemporary style. The classes were very popular with the …

So we have finally come to the end of another year, albeit a very different one. Nonetheless we managed to carry on like the troupers that we are. …