As part of Heritage Month in Gauteng, the Gauteng Department of Education’s Johannesburg North District, hosted the Segarona School’s Festival.
People do not write, read or relate to heritage. Heritage is, rather curated and conserved, possessed and performed. Heritage is art factual more than textual; it is realized in material objects such as works of art or craft, tools and buildings, sites, special places and even whole landscapes, or else it is performed in speech or dress, in ritual, ceremony, dance or song.
Heritage Day on 24 September every year recognizes and celebrates the cultural wealth of our nation. Dance unites all people regardless of their culture, background, gender, or age. It is an artistic expression and skill that gives us a sense of identity.
In South Africa, dance tells a powerful story of the history and artistic expression of all our people. As South Africans, our creative expression has contributed to ability to build a democratic country that is based on values of democracy, equality and human rights. Together, we have struggled against injustice and inequality towards the common g
