Danny Faure Foundation Launches Wave Dance Competition to Promote Ocean Sustainability
VICTORIA, Seychelles — The Danny Faure Foundation has launched the first Seychelles Wave Dance competition, a global initiative to inspire creativity and create a movement to raise awareness about ocean sustainability through music and dance. Local dance groups are being invited to participate, with the winner receiving R75,000, the runner-up R50,000 and the third-placed winner R25,000.
Registration is mandatory, and all teams must register under a name. Each team must consist of a minimum of two and a maximum of ten dancers, with participants under 18 requiring written consent from a parent or legal guardian. Each audition piece must not exceed five minutes, among other criteria. The deadline for registration is January 16, 2026, with the first round of eliminations expected to run from February to March 2026. The finals will take place on June 6, 2026.
The competition will be judged by a six-member jury panel co-chaired by experienced local dancer and choreographer Denis Rose and international dance organisation judge Fabrice Large. The competition was launched on Sunday afternoon at the Eden Bleu Hotel, attended by former President Danny Faure, permanent secretary for culture within the Seychelles Institute of Culture, Heritage and the Arts Cecile Kalebi, and ambassador for culture Patrick Victor, who expressed their desire for people to reconnect with their ocean heritage. Tania Jeremie, winner of the DFF’s international Wave Dance song competition, captivated the audience with the first live performance of her winning song “Where We Belong”.
