Mass Diski Dance
Mass Diski Dance by Cape Town Youth marks 100 days till Kick-Off!
As the country marked 100 days till the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ on 2 March 2010, Cape Town Tourism organised a 650-strong group of Peninsula youths to perform the diski dance at the Cape Town Stadium. Joined by Executive Mayor, Alderman Dan Plato, and key tourism industry stakeholders, Cape Town Tourism brought colour, music and the energy of youth to the iconic Stadium as an inspiration for all Capetonians to Live It! Love It! LOUDER! 
Arguably the largest formal diski dance gathering yet, the 650 children that took part in Cape Town Tourism’s 100 Days till Kick-off celebration were from community centres across the city.
Executive Mayor of Cape Town, Alderman Dan Plato, called on the children to be ambassadors for the FIFA World Cup. He also encouraged them to support Bafana Bafana, win or lose. Pointing out that FIFA’s Jerome Valcke had crowned Cape Town Stadium ‘perfect’, Mayor Plato even performed a few steps of the diski dance for the delighted crowd.
Lianne Burton, Spokesperson for Cape Town Tourism, said: “Ultimately, this highly televised event will give us an opportunity to show that Cape Town, already a proven lifestyle and events capital, is capable of hosting a mega-event in an entertaining, safe, efficient and memorable way. We are ready to welcome the world.”
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