Dancesport: New Season Kicks Off

Some 150 dancers from across the country took part in the opening of the 2018 sports season in Yaounde on Sunday February 25, 2018.

The auditorium of the Higher Institute of Youth and Sports in Yaounde was the venue of the launch of the 2018 sports season in Cameroon. Organised by the Cameroon Dancesport and Related Rhythms Federation, the competition brought together some 150 dancers from the different regional leagues in the country. The launch was preceded by a General Assembly of the federation which took place on Saturday in Yaounde.

During the meeting members adopted the plan of action of the federation for 2018. The athletes competed in the different sports disciplines in dance sports notably Cameroonian dances, modern societal dance, standard dance, Latin dance, hip hop and break dance, among others.

In the hip hop senior category Mebengo Charles of X-TRA dancing club was the first with 400 points. In the Standard Dance, Ngameni Ghislain and Libam Maria from Etienne DS Dancing Club were the best. In the Latin Dance Kandja Rolland and Libam Maria from Etienne DS Dance Club finished first. In the modern societal dance couple, Tiostsia William and Yami Michelle from Star Dancing Club were the champions.

In the men’s Mixttape Patrimoniales, the ...