Dance 234 Debuts in June

By Osagie Alonge

A new dance reality show called ‘DANCE 234’ is set to debut in Nigeria in a matter of months. DANCE 234 is a reality show targeted towards the youth as it creates a platform for them to express their talent on a grand stage.

But unlike most dance shows that involve hip-hop break dancing, DANCE 234 will be accommodating other genres of dance such as Galala, Fuji, Highlife, and traditional dance.

‘This is the first time a dance reality show will be accommodating all genres of dance and according importance to them. What we are looking for are pure dancers, we want you to come just the way you are. If the style of dance you are comfortable with is hip-hop, galala, fuji, highlife, traditional dance or what have you, our doors are open. As a matter of fact, we are more than willing to accommodate a new style of dance. What we want are dancers in their purest form and people who can sufficiently express themselves through dance’, producer of DANCE 234, Jemila Musa explains.

Auditions will begin in June 2011 and contestants will face a three-man panel consisting of Brandiny of ‘The Mask’ dance team, Preere Yibowei a Nigerian dance instructor and a yet-to-be disclosed foreign dance expert. Auditions will be held in four parts of the country, Lagos, Benin, Abuja and Enugu.

20 finalists will be chosen and will then slug it out to get the top prize of N1,000,000 (One Million Naira), and a dance course abroad. The first runner up will win a prize of N1,000,000 while the second runner up bags the prize of N750,000.

DANCE 234 is organized by KOGA Entertainment.