Arts writer
DANCERS Love Dogs takes place at Artscape Opera House on Saturday at 8pm.
The show is presented by Brigitte Reeve-Taylor and is performed by top dancers and entertainers who volunteer their time and talent to raise funds for animal sterilisation in the Western Cape.
Sterilisation can make an enormous difference in reducing the numbers of strays stuggling to survive on our streets.
The money raised by Dancers Love Dogs also financially assists owners who find the cost of sterilisation too high.
Participating artists are from Cape Town City Ballet, Cape Junior Ballet, Bovim Ballet, BRDC, New World Dance Theatre, Ashley and Bradley Searle – Big Boys II, Waterfront Theatre Company, Adele Blank and Zip Zap Circus, Stellenbosch Dance Academy, Scad, XDC, Darren Greeff, Rudi Smit, Basic Black Crew, Genine Shuttleworth and her pug Gordon, and Ilanka and her amazing dog Luke.
There will also be a special appearance by 25 guide dogs and their owners from the Guide Dog Association.
One often reads about how one random act of kindness can change lives. Reeve-Taylor not only performed such an act, but went on to bring together dancers to create an annual fundraiser.
Since 2012, this not-for-profit organisation has raised R850 000 and sterilised 5 000 animals.
The journey began when Reeve-Taylor rescued a puppy on a busy highway and discovered, on her journey to find help for the pup, the miserable existence that countless homeless animals endure in Cape Town and surrounding communities.
l Sponsors are needed to donate prizes for the lucky draw. E-mail [email protected] or call 021 671 2442. Tickets are R250 (the cost of one sterilisation). Call Computicket at 0861 915 8000 or 021 421 7695. See www.dancerslove dogs.weebly.com for more.