Real Actions, led by their choreographer Sello Modiga, will be performing and teaching the dance between April and July as part of the district's Open Street Sessions (OSS) – a programme of live performances hosted by the Sandton Central Management District (SCMD). Real Actions have been performing a unique style of silent pantsula in the district over the last few months and onlookers have been exuberantly demanding their return.

"Due to the district's overwhelming enthusiasm to see more of Real Actions, we commissioned them to help us teach the Diski Dance to our pedestrians, residents, executives and tourists.OSS forms part of our ongoing Art Programme, where various performance artists take to the streets of Sandton Central," explains Cara Reilly, marketing manager for the SCMD.

South Africans have a unique way of playing soccer which has revolutionised itself in the form of the 'Diski' dance style. The dance takes its inspiration from Diski Football and is as unique, flamboyant and proudly South African as vuvuzelas. Every move has a different name, originates from the different parts of the country and is inherently African - rhythmical, joyful and showy. The dance was initially devised for an international television advert aimed at highlighting South Africa's readiness to host the World Cup but is now a display of South Africa's love for soccer and dance.

Five basic moves make up this unique dance style:

• The Juggle, or Teka - juggling the ball from left to right;
• Table Mountain - flattening the back to balance the ball behind the head;
• The Header - bouncing the ball on the head;
• Trepa - a word used to describe flicking the ball from behind the neck and over the head and then on to the foot
• The Bridge or Brija - passing the ball over the left foot with the right foot and back again.

"The Mexican wave is old news in comparison to the Diski Dance. All you need is enthusiasm, a love of soccer and the desire to celebrate the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. Make sure you check the Sandton Central website for information on times and venues so you too can be part of the soccer fever," Reilly concludes.

For more information on the OSS and other projects in the SCMDs Art Programme, visit www.sandtoncentral.co.za or phone (011) 784 8400.