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(video) How To Diski Dance (Official South African 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Dance)
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The Diski Dance, the signature dance of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is now more popular than ever.
As previously reported here on Shine 2010, this South Africa Tourism initiative was launched last year before the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009. Sugen Pillay, Global Manager of Events at South Africa Tourism, last year stated that when foreigners arrive on our shores later this year he wants them to already know how to do the dance. This will be made possible by the instructional clip on the South Africa Tourism website, which can also be downloaded to the user's computer.
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TABLE MOUNTAINJune 15, 2010How To Diski Dance (Official South African 2010 FIFA World Cup Soccer Dance)PLUS: http://post.ly/je7NMORE South African Dancehttp://whatgetsmehot.posterous.com/ho...In the build-up to the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 the dance was performed at virtually every major sporting event held. It was also performed for those in attendance at the World Cup Final Draw in Cape Town in December last year. Since the Confed Cup, the dance has become very well-publicised, and can now be found virtually everywhere online- exactly what the organisers would have been hoping for. A quick search on YouTube gives multiple results, a few being: * The official South Africa Tourism video illustrating how to do the Diski Dance; * The Diski Dance is here being performed in Cape Town at Spier Rose Garden; * Dancers at the Cape Town International Convention Centre; * A Diski Dance TV Commercial; * Many random entries, such as this one of First Car Rental staff learning to do the Diski Dance in a company promotion.
Official Diski Dance websiteThere is now even an official website tied in to SA Tourism devoted entirely to the dance - Learntodiski.com.
On the site one can see viral internet dancer Matt Harding, who was brought to South Africa and given a crash-course in the Diski Dance. Viewers get to watch Matt dance his way from Cape Town to Johannesburg and everywhere in between.
The site is even running a competition whereby the public can send in the video of themselves busting their best moves and win a trip to the World Cup.
Back to basics Those of us with two left feet can view the dance broken down in the individual parts on the SouthAfrica.info site, in an article entitled "How to do the Diski Dance". Yet more proof of the dance taking off overseas can be found in a news article from last week where it was reported that "The Philippine Diski Team performed their dance during Monday's Philippine Sportswriters Awards (PSA) as part of promotions of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup." The term "Diski" comes from local slang - South African soccer has quite a different style to that seen overseas, with the slang for the local style being called "Diski".Diski gets world dancing to South African Beat The Diski Dance - a campaign designed to get South Africa and the world dancing to the 2010 World Cup beat - was launched at the INDABA travel trade show 2009. The Diski Dance will be introduced to the world with a 60 second commercial which will be screened on major global television networks (BBC World, CNN International, Sky, EuroSport, Fox) and will reach more than 600 million consumers between now and kick-off.
Diski Dance TV Commercial Join the Diski Dance ahead of the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa! It takes its inspiration from South Africa's uniquely flamboyant football style: diski. Diski football becomes a dance that almost anyone, anywhere can do and football fans are encouraged to not only learn the dance, but also to add their own routines to it. "This will take the dance and welcoming spirit of 2010 to millions of South Africans. It will also give the campaign the domestic traction that it needs if South Africans are to truly welcome the world to this great celebration," says Sugen Pillay, South African Tourism's Head of Marketing for 2010. Pillay says both the commercial and the dance give evidence of South African's sense of fun and inclusiveness whilst demonstrating to both ourselves and the world how committed we are as a nation to this global sport spectacular. "This campaign is for the people of South Africa. This is our World Cup and we invite all to learn the Diski Dance and heartily welcome the world to the great party that this Word Cup is going to be," says Pillay.
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Promoted at the Confederations Cup
In the build-up to the FIFA Confederations Cup 2009 the dance was performed at virtually every major sporting event held. It was also performed for those in attendance at the World Cup Final Draw in Cape Town in December last year.
Since the Confed Cup, the dance has become very well-publicised, and can now be found virtually everywhere online- exactly what the organisers would have been hoping for. A quick search on YouTube gives multiple results, a few being:
- The official South Africa Tourism video illustrating how to do the Diski Dance;
- The Diski Dance is here being performed in Cape Town at Spier Rose Garden;
- Dancers at the Cape Town International Convention Centre;
- A Diski Dance TV Commercial;
- Many random entries, such as this one of First Car Rental staff learning to do the Diski Dance in a company promotion.
Official Diski Dance website
There is now even an official website tied in to SA Tourism devoted entirely to the dance - Learntodiski.com.
On the site one can see viral internet dancer Matt Harding, who was brought to South Africa and given a crash-course in the Diski Dance. Viewers get to watch Matt dance his way from Cape Town to Johannesburg and everywhere in between.
The site is even running a competition whereby the public can send in the video of themselves busting their best moves and win a trip to the World Cup.
Back to basics
Those of us with two left feet can view the dance broken down in the individual parts on the SouthAfrica.info site, in an article entitled "How to do the Diski Dance".Yet more proof of the dance taking off overseas can be found in a news article from last week where it was reported that "The Philippine Diski Team performed their dance during Monday's Philippine Sportswriters Awards (PSA) as part of promotions of the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup."
The term "Diski" comes from local slang - South African soccer has quite a different style to that seen overseas, with the slang for the local style being called "Diski".Diski gets world dancing to South African Beat
The Diski Dance - a campaign designed to get South Africa and the world dancing to the 2010 World Cup beat - was launched at the INDABA travel trade show 2009.
The Diski Dance will be introduced to the world with a 60 second commercial which will be screened on major global television networks (BBC World, CNN International, Sky, EuroSport, Fox) and will reach more than 600 million consumers between now and kick-off.Join the Diski Dance ahead of the 2010 Football World Cup in South Africa!It takes its inspiration from South Africa’s uniquely flamboyant football style: diski. Diski football becomes a dance that almost anyone, anywhere can do and football fans are encouraged to not only learn the dance, but also to add their own routines to it.
“This will take the dance and welcoming spirit of 2010 to millions of South Africans. It will also give the campaign the domestic traction that it needs if South Africans are to truly welcome the world to this great celebration,” says Sugen Pillay, South African Tourism’s Head of Marketing for 2010.
Pillay says both the commercial and the dance give evidence of South African’s sense of fun and inclusiveness whilst demonstrating to both ourselves and the world how committed we are as a nation to this global sport spectacular.
“This campaign is for the people of South Africa. This is our World Cup and we invite all to learn the Diski Dance and heartily welcome the world to the great party that this Word Cup is going to be,” says Pillay."How To" "Diski Dance" "Soccer Dance" Instruction FIFA 2010 "FIFA World Cup 2010" Games sports "South Africa" SA za dancing dances dancer dance "World Cup" soccer sokker vuvuzela "Cape Town" mrjyn yt:quality=high limbsandthings1 youweirdtubeCategory: SportsTags:
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Бартенев, Лев Николаевич [править] Lev Bartenev (Born March 19 1963)[1] - Russian artist watercolorist The artist works in watercolor, pastel drawing, a lot of time to the computer graphics. Understanding the history and culture of other countries and peoples have enriched the inner world of the artist, helped to find their own unique style. Материал из Википедии — свободной энциклопедии Перейти к: навигация, поиск Лев Бартенев Лев Бартенев Лев Бартенев Дата рождения: 19 марта 1963(19630319) Место рождения: Москва Гражданство: Флаг России Россия Жанр: художник, акварелист, автор пушистиков Известные работы: официальная страница Лев Николаевич Бартенев (родился 19 марта 1963 года)[1] — российский художник-акварелист. Художник работает в технике акварель, рисует пастелью, много времени уделяет компьютерной графике. Знакомство с историей и культурой других стран и народов обогатили внутренний мир художника, помогли обрести свой неповторимый стиль. Лев Бартенев - автор обаятельных пушистиков. С участием этих забавных зверушек создаются радостные вещи для детей и взрослых: игрушки, игры, одежда, предметы домашнего интерьера, сувенирная продукция. Но именно в работах для детей сильнее всего проявляется любовь и доброе отношение художника к окружающему миру. С 1998 г. живет и работает в Москве. Принимает активное участие в разнообразных выставках и конкурсах, иллюстрирует детские книги, сотрудничает с издательствами выпускающими детскую литературу и поздравительные открытки. Созданные им работы украшают галереи и личные собрания ценителей искусства России и других стран. Основные техники — аэрограф, акварель.
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Vuvuzela Official SA Tourism Campaign
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Chinese Professional Baseball League treble steam whistles 150 dbREUTERSAfter only three days of World Cup games, international players in South Africa were already complaining about the drone of the vuvuzela.
One Person’s Noise is Another’s Inspirational Tune; Leave My Vuvuzela Alone!!!
It appears the only noise that can drown out the buzzing VUVUZELAS at the FIFA World Cup in South Africa are the calls from some broadcasters, players, and coaches to ban the ubiquitous plastic horns. Ideally, with a sound level of 127 decibels – louder than a drum or even a referee’s whistle at 122 decibels – might not be a pleasant experience for some. However, this is South Africa, and there is a lot different about this World Cup in case you have not noticed. Like most people, I do miss the singing, cat-calls, chants and drumming which usually creates the fanfare at football matches. That was the experience and atmosphere at other World Cups in the past.
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South Africa midfielder Pienaar responsible for the important task of lost transmission, but also to maintain unbeaten team warm-up hero. Agence France-Presse
2010 World Cup countdown 9 days, the landlord in the warm-up matches in South Africa yesterday to 5 to 0 win over Guatemala, warm-up 2 wins and 1 and remain unbeaten the body, in addition to outstanding performance of players, fans landlords interference play, each holding a can issue more than 140 db long horn "Vuvuzela" to help out, other teams has become a nightmare.
Warm-up match undefeated
Vuvuzela mystery weapon Africa Tradition trombone, Zulu means "making noise", is said to be a collection of ancient times used by African tribes for. In fact, the last Confederations Cup, European and American players and coaches, on the right "Vuvuzela" very offensive, Spain midfielder Alonso (Xabi Alonso) said: "This thing is not sent to the voice-comfort，Internationa lFA ban is long overdue. "
This situation, even the World Cup organizing committee chief executive Michael Jordan (Danny Jordaan) is also worried: "Our position stands to be taken into account, if the court issued an emergency evacuation warning, fans can hear, it is clear that if the full field fans 』『 Vuvuzela struggling blowing, warnings would be useless. "but FIFA did not intend to prohibit the Secretary-General Walker (Jerome Valcke) also jokingly said:" The fans will be ready ear to the admission. "
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South Africa World Cup this year, in addition to the totalBonus420 million U.S. dollars (about 13.4 billion NT) Innovation-high, the total income including the amount of broadcast rights and sponsorship, also speaking three billion U.S. dollars (about 96.3 billion NT), not including ticket revenue, but also wrote the previous highest World Cup sky-high price.
According to the World Cup rules of FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee South Africa does not need to pay for the stadium construction, but must be deducted from the fare box revenue, a certain percentage of the amount of feedback to the stadium where the city or the golf course owner. In addition to television revenue, the International Football Association also co-sponsors, and 6 large, it is learned that the current threshold is 65 million U.S. dollars sponsorship (about 20 billion NT dollars), is no wonder that South Africa will purse.
The quadrennial complaint from some players and coaches resurfaces at every World Cup. There are always complaints like “how the ball being used spins and bounces or the state of the playing field.” It’s no different this year in South Africa; this time it’s about a plastic horn - the VUVUZELA. What the people complaining are failing to realize is that this time around the object of their complaint is not just a horn with a “buzzing tune.” It’s an entity which brings inspiration to the players and excitement to the fans. These naysayers are up against a cultural identity of emotionally charged African supporters trumpeting their support for their teams in a carnival atmosphere. As FIFA president Sepp Blatter has pointed out in defense of the incessant VUVUZELAS, those calling for the plastic horns to be banned do not understand African culture. The Vuvuzelas have become part of South African’s sporting culture, and banning it on their home soil would amount to intolerance of the host nation’s culture. Again, as Blatter has correctly observed, Africa has a different rhythm and a different sound, and indeed, the sound of the incessant Vuvuzelas is definitely unique, however, disruptive and annoying some might find it.
South Africa wanted to have a landlord that off, the fans have to first overcome the big horn. Agence France-Presse
FIFA must be applauded for not kowtowing to pressure from those who seem to find fault and whine about anything foreign to them. According to the chief World Cup organizer, the use of the incessant Vuvuzelas is being “evaluated on an ongoing basis and he would consider banning the plastic trumpets if there are grounds to do so.”
I submit that there are no sufficient grounds to ban South Africans from tooting their horns. Take for instance, the whining from France captain Patrice Evra who blamed the noise generated by the Vuvuzelas for his team’s uninspiring showing in their opening group match against Uruguay. That is just an underperforming team looking for flimsy excuses. French legend Zinedine Zidane thinks what France need is a “real coach” to put together a winning team, not quiet. Any player would love to play in the most ideal situation, but there is never one. Being a super athlete requires more than physical ability, it demands mental toughness as well.
Folks, lets learn to be tolerant and allow South Africans to celebrate this epic moment in their own inimitable style. “When in Rome, do as Romans do.” Let’s play ball and enjoy the World Cup in Mandela Land.
Soccer fans, are those vuvuzelas driving you to drink (or at least running for earmuffs)? There's not much you can do to drown out the bumblebee-sounding plastic horns if you're in the stands at one of South Africa's World Cup soccer venues. As one ABC News writer put it, vuvuzelas are to soccer (in South Africa) what hot dogs are to baseball (in this country).
dpaThe South African fan's instrument of choice -- the so-called vuvuzela -- is causing debate and consternation among organizers, players and audiences alike.
But you might wonder, as I did, if ESPN which is broadcasting the World Cup in HD and 3D to US viewers, can apply some technical wizardly to suppress the noise?
Though the feed comes from international soccer's governing body FIFA, ESPN spokesperson Colleen Lynch responded: "We do mix the audio for World Cup matches, just like we do for other events ESPN covers (NASCAR races, football games, etc). Our goal is to find the right balance of natural sound with the calls of our commentators. We do put a premium on the natural sound because it helps tell the story of the event for viewers at home. We have not asked FIFA to ban vuvuzelas. We believe they are part of the experience and the flavor of soccer in South Africa.
dpaThe vuvuzela is a plastic trumpet, up to a meter in length, that costs around 20 rand and makes a noise that has been described as everything from a giant swarm of bees to an elephant in distress to a terrific, tuneless din and "stadium tinnitus."
World from Berlin: Vuvuzela a 'Global Synonym for Mood Killer'
The World from Berlin
Vuvuzela a 'Global Synonym for Mood Killer'
The plastic 'vuvuzela' trumpets so popular with South African football fans at the World Cup are causing considerable debate abroad. Players, officials and viewers have been critical and, after only three days, some are calling for a ban. German commentators say the debate is a sign of deeper cultural issues at play.
One of the biggest controversies of the FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa so far focuses on the South African fans' cheerleading instrument of choice -- the vuvuzela. The vuvuzela is a plastic trumpet, around a meter (about three feet) in length, that costs 20 South African rand (€2.10, $2.50) and makes a noise that has been described as everything from a giant swarm of bees to an elephant in distress to a terrific, tuneless din and "stadium tinnitus."
After only three days of World Cup games, international players in South Africa are already complaining about the trumpet, which has been a regular facet at the country's football stadiums since the 1990s. Players on the French national team say the noise keeps them from sleeping -- the horns start at dawn -- and that they cannot hear one another while on the field. Other players, including Argentinian team captain Javier Mascherano, have echoed those complaints. And at a press conference, Portugal's superstar Cristiano Ronaldo agreed, saying: "It is difficult for anyone on the pitch to concentrate." Finally, the president of the Japanese football association called the vuvuzela noise "unbearable."
Other criticisms of the vuvuzela include the fact that no other noise, like the sound of national anthems, can be heard above their drone, and that they ruin the atmosphere.
Vuvuzela Complaints Spread around the World
German television channels have received numerous complaints about the vuvuzela, with some viewers thinking the noise was due to a technical fault. The biggest problem for German broadcasters is that they receive the signal from another firm working in South Africa, Host Broadcast Services (HBS). A spokesperson for the French company told SPIEGEL ONLINE: "Eliminating or filtering the vuvuzela noise levels technically is not possible without affecting the whole signal."
Asked whether it might help to have game commentators sitting in enclosed rooms, in order to lessen the vuvuzela noise, Dieter Gruschwitz, the head of the team at German public broadcaster ZDF responsible for World Cup broadcasts told SPIEGEL ONLINE that this would detract from the ambience. "Not transmitting the atmosphere is not an option for us," he said.Addressing calls for a vuvuzela ban in an interview with the BBC, Danny Jordaan, the head of the World Cup organizing committee in South Africa, said that the vuvuzela would only be forbidden if fans started throwing the trumpets onto the pitch.
On Monday, German commentators offer mixed views of the vuvuzela noise. Plenty find it irritating, with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung describing it as "nerve-killing fanfare". But others feel the discussion about the plastic trumpets has wider implications, stressing that acceptance of the vuvuzela is also an issue of Germany's, and Europe's, tolerance of other cultures. Just as the debate over the vuvuzela is heating up, South African media are reporting that supplies of a brand of earplugs called "vuvu-stop" have almost sold out.
The leftist Die Tageszeitung writes:
"Is it really appropriate to get annoyed about this fanfare now? The arguments against the vuvuzela started last year at the FIFA Confederation Cup (of 2009). They culminated in a demand to ban the tubular plastic instruments, and fast. But FIFA chief Sepp Blatter decreed that that the traditional instruments of South African football would be tolerated. He didn't want to alienate the hosts."
"Critics are far overestimating the affects of this concerto on the game. No team will lose just because 80,000 fans are making a lot of noise. If the television audience feels violated, they can just turn the sound down."
"The only reproach with any kind of validity is that the vuvuzela has become so popular because of commercial pressures. The brand 'Vuvuzela' has long been trademarked, and in Cape Town and in Germany, hundreds of thousands of the noisemakers have been produced by the company Masincedane Sport."
The conservative daily Die Welt writes:
"Let's not kid ourselves. Of course the ongoing trumpeting of the vuvuzelas in South Africa's stadiums gets on your nerves. It has only been three days but it seems that many foreigners are already sick of one of the elementary components of South African football-fan culture."
"Will the South Africans give in (to a suggested vuvuzela ban)? They should not. At the very least because this problem had already been acknowledged. Over a year ago, the FIFA Confederation Cup was held in this same place ... with eyes wide open, the international governing body of football FIFA decided against banning the noisemakers."
"Banning the trumpets now would be the worst signal that FIFA could send to the organizers. Anyone who gives South Africa the World Cup to host and then raves about the vitality
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