South Africa: Sada Masilo’s famous Dancer Who Died at the Age of Just 39

“A bright light is out”! Dada Massilo, an international fame and classical ballet choreographer from her last breath in hospital at 39 years. The famous dancer from South Africa, Dada Masilo, died suddenly after a brief illness, said in an announcement a representative of her family. CORVERSE Born in Soweto’s ghetto, she gained the reputation of an active and fearless dancer who overturned the rules and introduced the rhythms of African dance into classical European roles during her career that lasted two decades. “With deep respect for European and modern music traditions, but also without being afraid to go on stage and express her own views, she really changed the form and vision of contemporary dance in South Africa,” family spokesman Bridget van Erie says in her announcement. Honored with numerous national and international awards, she received in September the distinction “Positano Leonide Massine” for her entire career in classical and contemporary dance. ADVERSE “A bright light was extinguished”, said the troupe of “Joburg Ballet”, hailing “Massilo’s creative power as a choreographer and her wisdom as a man”. “Her revolutionary work reformed the world of modern dance and her spirit will continue to inspire generations of artists and the public,” writes the Department of Arts and Culture of the University of Johannesburg. The United Kingdom – based “Dance Consortium, ” which conducted two tours with Dada Massilo in Britain, described her death as“ a tragic loss to the dance world. ” “Her new perspective, her amazing presence and her shocking creations fascinated and inspired the public and artists of the United Kingdom and the whole world”. Dada Masilo was mainly known for the iconic versions of the great classical ballets such as “The Swan Lake ” and“ Giselle, ” said Lliane Loots, artistic director of the JOMBA dance center! of the University in Quazulus- Natal. She used her “remarkable talent as a ballet dancer” to merge this form of European dance “at the rhythms and (…) her own history of African dance,” Loots added.