Spirit - Siyethemba

...The Interview

What made you join MDS?
I’ve always been passionate about ballroom and Latin dancing, hence I’m a very good fan of Strictly come dancing south African version lol, and i never had an opportunity to do ballroom but when I saw people from the society dancing in the Neelsie I told myself that was an opportunity I couldn't miss. One silly afternoon I recognised one of the dancers I saw on the floor in the Neelsie and I approached that person and she was very kind and sweet to me and she gave me all the details and I was like there is no way I was going to miss the next practise on the following week, and since then I’ve really enjoyed my being in the society AND WILL DANCE TILL THE FLOOR HAS HOLES ON IT .

Why did you apply to join the committee?
I’m a kind of person that believes can do better all the time and having served in the committee for a year already, I thought about how difficult it was for me to adapt to meetings and every social we had as the committee last year since I was the only black person and I told myself race doesn’t mean anything, and serving another year in the committee will help me to be able to except the fact that I’m in Stellenbosch, a place highly dominated by white people and where ever I am I can shine by doing right for the persons that next to me irrespective whether that person is a dancer or not.

What aims/goals do you have for MDS next year?
I speak unity I want to change the perspective that lots of people have about dancing. I aim to unite everyone from the committee to the society at large by ensuring that we understand each others differences and embrace one another not only on the dance floor but also around campus. BUILDING A HEALTHY AND A HAPPY FAMILY.

Anything else you’d like to say
Siyethemba is a mama’s baby and he loves his mom .......or say mothers... I mean the dance moms What you see is what you get, nothing more, nothing less.

Full Name: Siyethemba Lindokuhle Masikane
Nicknames: makhandakhanda
Hometown: Newcastle
Home language: Zulu
Studying: Bsc Human Life Sciences
Birthday: 6 April

Years in MDS: 2
Favourite dance: Cha-Cha, Jive and Samba
Level of dance in 2012: Advanced
Favourite quote: Behind every smiling face there is a sad untold story.

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Hobbies:
DANCING, singing, reading, and watching series.

Favourite music:
Gospel, Jazz, and Blues

What else do we need to know about you:
I’m a member of the Stellenbosch university choir I sing tenor two though I have a tenor one voice....I’m an opera singer, and I like singing very high yes I mean SOPRANO LOL and I enjoy it very much and I’m a very well breed Christian, I love God and he makes me happy. I’m a complete extrovert it’s not even funny. LOL