Prairie Soul Dance Company of Niverville had the privilege of performing at the annual Southeastern Manitoba Festival (SEMF), entering 40 performances in various dance disciplines. SEMF has nine categories: dance, strings/instrumental/guitar, senior piano, junior piano, vocal, musical theatre, speech/theatre arts. The dance portion took place at the Steinbach Regional Secondary School theatre from March 11–12, and then resumed March 18–20.
At the end of the festival, Prairie Soul Dance Company was selected to perform at the highlights evening on March 20, and another selection at the Southeastern Stars Gala in March.
“This is a festival that we look forward to participating in every year due to the positive energy and appreciation of the arts that we constantly feel when we’re there,” says Rebecka Lemire, an administrative assistant at Prairie Soul.
In a separate achievement, Lemire and fellow student Isaiah Klassen received dance scholarships from the adjudicators for their outstanding performances at SEMF.
