Don
Entertainment is organising a dancing competition in March 2017, to showcase
youth talents in dancing.
Speaking
in an interview with The Point Entertainment and Lifestyle yesterday at
Churchill’s Town, Don Kingsley EzeNgadi
Don, the brain behind the event, said this programme is organised by Don
Entertainment and sponsored by Mr John Ebokah CEO CJ International Holdings to
bring youths and showcase their talents in dancing.
He
added that the event is the fifth season, and they had done season one, two and
three, for which D50,000 was provided for the competition.
“Now
we are talking about mega dancing competition which is going to be the highest
price, which is D60,000 and we are looking at season five by mid-March.”
He
said the qualifications for one to be part of the competition are that one must
be a professional dancer or must be a good dancer, because they watch how
people are dancing and it depends on how you dance.
“This
particular one is going to be different, and this time is called Dancing
Nawettan, whereby we would have dancers from Bakau, Sukuta, Tallinding,
Ebo-Town, Lamin, and Brikama.
“I
have discovered that in this areas like Banjul, Sukuta and Brikama; they have
good dancers, so it is better to bring those good dancers to compete and, at
the end of the day, the money is a little bit substantial for them to at least
to come up to start doing something, that would help them not to go through the
back-way. That is what we are trying to do to get youths busy doing something.”
“We
want to concentrate within the Greater Banjul Area, but as time goes on we
would be spreading countrywide. We also have a lot of talented musicians, who
can also do something when they are supported; and we are trying to encourage
every youth to ask those talents to come up and do something. This programme is
going to be rotational. We will have it in Banjul, Bakau, Sukuta, Lamin, and
Brikama; so we are going to make it.”
Mr John Ebokah, CEO CJ International Holdings,
was the co- sponsor of season 4 while the main sponsor was IBB International
from Packer Market.
Mr
John Gambia, who is the main sponsor of this event, said this is a programme of
Ebokah CEO CJ International Holdings, organized by Don Entertainment.
“I
want to thank Don Entertainment for the good move taken to bring the talents
people together to showcase their talents.”
According
to him, the last programme was so interesting that they want to thank Don
Entertainment for his efforts, as well as those who want to sponsor this
program.
“I
decided personally to come in and see how best he can bring those Gambian
talents in dancing.”
He
said there are some Gambians who could dance, and he wants to call upon his
business partners to come and join him in sponsoring this programme.
“It
would go a long way to promote the tourism industry, and it would go a long way
into the country. So we are calling on sponsors to come and join us so that the
prices will go higher than the last time, which was D20,000; but I personally
handled it and sponsored it and it is going to be D60,000.”
