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Show profile Hide profileRhythm Arts Dimension is a new physical arts promotion company founded by Itumeleng Hlapane, promoting performers, youth development and team building facilitation for corporate companies.
Under our youth development programme we will be embarking on empowering young women at the Girl Child Mentorship Programme in Entertainment Industry on the 28 and 29 September 2009 for the mentorship programme during school holidays. On the 15th of August 2009 we will conduct the briefing session for mentors.
We are inviting all dance companies, recording companies, theatres, radio stations, television stations and schools in Gauteng to participate as mentors and partners in this project. Corporate companies, banks and individuals are also invited to sponsor and partner with Rhythm Arts Dimension for this initiative to be a success.
We are aiming at providing these young women with an interesting programme that will educate, develop, enlighten, grow, inspire and promote their individuality as future responsible businesswomen in entertainment of South Africa.
Expanding choices for people and creating equal opportunities are essential ingredients for sustainable human development. This applies in particular to the women and girls in our society.
About Itumeleng Hlapane
Itumeleng Sam Hlapane is a Founder and Managing Director of Rhythm Arts Dimension cc, performer and teacher at Moving Into Dance Mophatong, choreographer, vocalist, director and Arts and culture teacher.
In his nine years of experience in the performing arts sphere he has filled the roles of a performer, choreographer, teacher, artistic adviser, and managing director for different art companies and organizations.
As young as he is, he has numerous awards under his name as a dancer and choreographer, his first two awards in 2003 for most outstanding choreography (HEART AND MIND) and best male dancer in contemporary and African dance styles for Freedom Tree Arts Festival in Vaal. And four years later he was awarded by the FNB Dance Umbrella and Gauteng MEC for most promising male dancer for 2007-2008 in contemporary dance. From there he was subsequently invited to teach and choreograph for different dance companies including ZAPAC dance season with a Canadian dace company, and then later became a resident choreographer for Vaal sounds.
His dance training began with Sonqoba cultural group in 2000 as a performer where he later became an associate artistic director and choreographer. He joined Moving Into Dance Community Dance Teachers Training Course, which equips graduates, inter alia, to integrate academic subjects with dance. Itumeleng graduated from this course in 2004. He was invited to join Moving Into Dance Performing Company as a trainee/aspirant dancer; before the year ended he was employed as a full time company member and toured nationally and internationally with the company.
His talent and dedication saw him where his range of responsibilities were increased from a performer to teaching MID’s signature style of Afrofusion to Open class and lecturing MID Performing Arts Training Course as part of faculty where all of his classes are met with enthusiasm.
He has been featured by more than 15 award winning choreographers and teachers, including Sylvia Glasser, Sibonakaliso Ndaba, Gregory Maqoma, Themba Nkabinde, David April, Vincent Mantsoe, Thabo Rapoo, Michel Kelemenis, Kitty Phetla and many more. His talents do not only end at dance stages and studios but goes beyond the dance sector, in 2004-2005 he acted at National Geographic Channel on EVOLUTION OF HUMAN KIND.
In 2006 he recorded a music album with Vaal Sounds and was an artistic adviser for Moroka Swallows cheerleaders. And in 2007 he choreographed for more than 7000 dancers for Gauteng Carnival.
For more info please visit www.rhythmartsdimension.co.za
Rhythm Arts Dimension is a new physical arts promotion company founded by Itumeleng Hlapane, promoting performers, youth development and team building facilitation for corporate companies.
Under our youth development programme we will be embarking on empowering young women at the Girl Child Mentorship Programme in Entertainment Industry on the 28 and 29 September 2009 for the mentorship programme during school holidays. On the 15th of August 2009 we will conduct the briefing session for mentors.
We are inviting all dance companies, recording companies, theatres, radio stations, television stations and schools in Gauteng to participate as mentors and partners in this project. Corporate companies, banks and individuals are also invited to sponsor and partner with Rhythm Arts Dimension for this initiative to be a success.
We are aiming at providing these young women with an interesting programme that will educate, develop, enlighten, grow, inspire and promote their individuality as future responsible businesswomen in entertainment of South Africa.
Expanding choices for people and creating equal opportunities are essential ingredients for sustainable human development. This applies in particular to the women and girls in our society.
About Itumeleng Hlapane
Itumeleng Sam Hlapane is a Founder and Managing Director of Rhythm Arts Dimension cc, performer and teacher at Moving Into Dance Mophatong, choreographer, vocalist, director and Arts and culture teacher.
In his nine years of experience in the performing arts sphere he has filled the roles of a performer, choreographer, teacher, artistic adviser, and managing director for different art companies and organizations.
As young as he is, he has numerous awards under his name as a dancer and choreographer, his first two awards in 2003 for most outstanding choreography (HEART AND MIND) and best male dancer in contemporary and African dance styles for Freedom Tree Arts Festival in Vaal. And four years later he was awarded by the FNB Dance Umbrella and Gauteng MEC for most promising male dancer for 2007-2008 in contemporary dance. From there he was subsequently invited to teach and choreograph for different dance companies including ZAPAC dance season with a Canadian dace company, and then later became a resident choreographer for Vaal sounds.
His dance training began with Sonqoba cultural group in 2000 as a performer where he later became an associate artistic director and choreographer. He joined Moving Into Dance Community Dance Teachers Training Course, which equips graduates, inter alia, to integrate academic subjects with dance. Itumeleng graduated from this course in 2004. He was invited to join Moving Into Dance Performing Company as a trainee/aspirant dancer; before the year ended he was employed as a full time company member and toured nationally and internationally with the company.
His talent and dedication saw him where his range of responsibilities were increased from a performer to teaching MID’s signature style of Afrofusion to Open class and lecturing MID Performing Arts Training Course as part of faculty where all of his classes are met with enthusiasm.
He has been featured by more than 15 award winning choreographers and teachers, including Sylvia Glasser, Sibonakaliso Ndaba, Gregory Maqoma, Themba Nkabinde, David April, Vincent Mantsoe, Thabo Rapoo, Michel Kelemenis, Kitty Phetla and many more. His talents do not only end at dance stages and studios but goes beyond the dance sector, in 2004-2005 he acted at National Geographic Channel on EVOLUTION OF HUMAN KIND.
In 2006 he recorded a music album with Vaal Sounds and was an artistic adviser for Moroka Swallows cheerleaders. And in 2007 he choreographed for more than 7000 dancers for Gauteng Carnival.
For more info please visit www.rhythmartsdimension.co.za
