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0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">CONTEMPORARY CREATIVE  DANCE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-times\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M242.72 256l100.07-100.07c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48l-22.24-22.24c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L176 189.28 75.93 89.21c-12.28-12.28-32.19-12.28-44.48 0L9.21 111.45c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48L109.28 256 9.21 356.07c-12.28 12.28-12.28 32.19 0 44.48l22.24 22.24c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0L176 322.72l100.07 100.07c12.28 12.28 32.2 12.28 44.48 0l22.24-22.24c12.28-12.28 12.28-32.19 0-44.48L242.72 256z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">URBAN &amp;  MODERN DANCE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23c8323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23c8323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>&#8220;The Traditional Cultural Dance&#8221;<\/strong> embodies the traditional Rwandan dances and formations.<\/p><p><strong>&#8220;The Urban &amp; Modern Dance Category&#8221;.<\/strong> It comprises of a range of Ballroom dances like (Kizomba, Rumba, Chacha, Latino, Lambada, Ballet), to Break-Dance, B Boy, Afrobeat (Kwaito, Kalypso), Dancehall and more.<\/p><p><strong> &#8220;The Contemporary Creative Dance Category&#8221;<\/strong>. This is a fusion of African Traditional dances with Modern &amp; Urban Styles (Mostly Story Telling &amp; Thematic ).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d5dd1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74d5dd1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"registration\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee61360 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee61360\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/website-POSTER.jpg-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-465\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/website-POSTER.jpg-scaled.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/website-POSTER.jpg-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/website-POSTER.jpg-819x1024.jpeg 819w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/website-POSTER.jpg-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/website-POSTER.jpg-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/website-POSTER.jpg-1638x2048.jpeg 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ce016 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84ce016\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d948559 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d948559\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1109\" src=\"https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-2-2048x1109.png\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048 wp-image-454\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-2-2048x1109.png 2048w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-2-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-2-1024x554.png 1024w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-2-768x416.png 768w, https:\/\/byina.rw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2-2-1536x831.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af0afe8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af0afe8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>WHERE WILL THE AUDITIONS TAKE PLACE?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The First edition of The Competition will be held in Kigali Rwanda venue TBD.<\/span><\/p><p><b>WHEN WILL THE COMPETITION TAKE PLACE?<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This will be a three day competition as follows;<\/span><\/p><p><b>Day 1:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Saturday 15th Aug, <\/span><b>Audition Day (from 11am to 5pm)<\/b><\/p><p><b>Day 2:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Sunday 16th Aug is the <\/span><b>Semi Finals (from Midday to 8pm)<\/b><\/p><p><b>Day 3:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Monday 17th Aug is the <\/span><b>Grand Finals. (Gates Open 3pm-Comp Start 7pm- 9:30pm)<\/b><\/p><p><strong>WHO IS ELIGIBLE?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note that participants should be 18years and Above, Male or Female, Professionals or Amateurs are all welcome.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can register as a Solo Act (Single Dancer), a Duo (Pair),\u00a0 Trio(Three Dancers) or Group(More than 3).<\/span><\/p><p><strong>HOW TO REGISTER?<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply fill the e-form https:\/\/acesse.one\/0xywd90 and upload a 30secs video demo of your craft (Dance moves) using this link and submit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Registration will start on <\/span><b>June 24th till the 24th of July 2026.<\/b><\/p><p><strong>Note that Registration is FREE OF CHARGE.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18512a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e18512a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd03d4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"acd03d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b6aac elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"88b6aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdgQwCWkz0UCHhbU9ffyOc1pUATnPJFD9NEufHI-yZHU5-Npw\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-arrow-alt-circle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256s111 248 248 248 248-111 248-248zm-448 0c0-110.5 89.5-200 200-200s200 89.5 200 200-89.5 200-200 200S56 366.5 56 256zm72 20v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h116v-67c0-10.7 12.9-16 20.5-8.5l99 99c4.7 4.7 4.7 12.3 0 17l-99 99c-7.6 7.6-20.5 2.2-20.5-8.5v-67H140c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REGISTER HERE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b32c2fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b32c2fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93cc03b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93cc03b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How <br>to register:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb76144 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb76144\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Register and secure your spot in this electrifying dance competition. 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