A South African dancer and choreographer, she was known as a fearless creative force who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.” By Isabella Kwai and Roslyn Sulcas Dada ...

CARL COLLISON jumps through hoops to interview the hottest property in dance, Dada Masilo, ahead of this year’s FNB Dance Umbrella. Trying to get an interview with dancer Dada Masilo saw me knocking ...

The 33-year-old grew up on the outskirts of Johannesburg in the poverty-stricken township of Soweto, where the first decade of her life was lived under the apartheid regime and held no exposure to ...

Dada Masilo is the 34-year-old choreographer putting a twist on ballet's classics. But the political themes she weaves into her work means it is too dangerous for her troupe to tour parts of Africa.