Right, here’s something South African that we can truly be proud of.

South African dancers, Kalon Badenhorst and Micaela Todd, won the International Dance Organisation (IDO) Gala 2016 World title in Graz, Austria at the weekend.

Badenhorst (19) and Todd (16), who are also the 2015 Adult Duo Showdance World Champions, performed ‘The Proposal’, a modern contemporary piece, choreographed by fellow South African, Hope Maimane, and beat 10 other top international dance acts to claim the coveted title.

The IDO is a World Dance- and Dancesport Federation with a membership of over 90 nations representing more than 250 000 dancers from six continents.

Read that again – 250 000 dancers and 90 nations, and these two came out tops in their category.

“Kalon and Micaela only had two days together to rehearse the new, extended version of this choreography. The first version was two minutes long and the new version is four minutes long, as per the requirements of the IDO Gala World Event,” explained Maimane.

“While in South Africa, I taught the new version to Micaela then sent rehearsal videos to Kalon (in Germany) so that he could become familiar with the new stuff. Then, when they finally were together in Austria, they would send me rehearsal videos and I would give them notes via FaceTime, as I’m now in South Africa. I’m beyond proud of them. They are so hard-working and ambitious and they left their souls on that stage,” smiled Maimane.

Right, I’ll shut up and let them dance:

Congrats on your fantastic achievement, Kalon and Micaela, keep on flying that flag.