ABOUT COACH LIZELLE
Lizelle was born and raised in Pretoria. Growing up, she was a competitive dancer training in acrobatics, ballet and modern. While studying dance in high school at Waterkloof Dance Academy, her studies included ballet, contemporary, jazz, dance anatomy and dance theory.
Lizelle won various provincial and national acrobatic awards during her training.
In 2013 she completed her Advanced Teachers Examination at the Acrobatic Federation of South Africa. She is also Internationally qualified with Acrobatic Arts, since 2018.
She has judged at various dance competitions, including provincial and national competitions.
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After teaching at various different studios after school, she finally decided in 2016 to follow her life long dream and opened the doors of iMove Dance Academy in Pretoria. iMove Dance Academy is now home to 200+ students and home to multiple award winning dancers. Read more about their achievements below.
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PAST ACHIEVEMENTS OF COACH LIZELLE AND HER DANCERS
ACRO SOLO SPORT
iMove Dance Academy is home to multiple District, Regional and National Acrobatic Champions
Also home of 5 students achieving a perfect score at Nationals.
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ACRO FUSION DANCE CHAMPIONSHIPS
iMove Dance Academy won the following overall awards at the Acro Fusion Championships in the past 2 years:
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Best overall straight solo contortionist
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Best overall straight solo acrobat
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Best overall Acro Dance
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Championships runner-up and Championships winner
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Ultimate Mastery Acrobat
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THE ULTIMATE ACROBAT 2022 & 2023
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Acro Fusion Ambassador
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AMERICAN DANCE AWARDS
In 2022 iMove Dance Academy won the following overall awards at the American Dance Awards:
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OVERALL HIGHEST SCORING PRE-COMP GROUP 10-12 YEARS:
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OVERALL HIGHEST SCORING COMPETITVE GROUP 10-12 YEARS:
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OVERALL HIGHEST ADJUDICATION PERFORMANCE AND CHOREOGRAPHY 12 & UNDER ALL STYLES
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DIAMOND GROUP CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD
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ULTIMATE CHALLENGE SOLO WINNER (12 & UNDER)
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ULTIMATE CHALLENGE REGIONAL SOLO WINNER (13-21 YEARS)
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