Contemporary Class with Hope Maimane

Hope Maimane,

South African choreographer, Hope has been working as a choreographer for the past 8 years. He specialises in multiple styles such as Modern, Jazz, Musical Theatre & Hip Hop. He has danced and given workshops in over 29 Countries across Europe, Africa, New Zealand and Asia. Hope has choreographed and danced in Music Videos, Musicals, Live Performances, Movies, TV commercials & he has also choreographed and danced for 2 iconic ContoPop artists while he was in Hong Kong (KayTse & Shirley Kwan.) These live shows were stadium-size shows with audience numbers reaching over 30 000 people. His choreography can be seen in multiple international competitions. He currently holds 15 Gold Medals and 16 Silver medals in international dance competitions. In 2016 his choreography won 1st Place and Best of the Best Competition in Graz, Austria. He also won 1st & 2nd Place at the 2017 Commonwealth International Gala Competition hosted in South Africa. He has been on numerous World Tours as a dancer in musicals such as Evita, Singin’ In The Rain, Annie and more. Hope has a big passion for training dancers in becoming Versatile and always looks to push dancers to bring out their own personal best. He has a dance studio in Johannesburg called The Academy SA, runs his own dance intensive called The Hope Intensive in Prague, Czech Republic & he is the Artistic Director of a tertiary arts school called HSA (Hope School Of The Arts) in Prague, Czech Republic and Johannesburg, South Africa.