Hon Speaker, I move without notice:
That the House - 1) notes that two Cape Town ballet dancers, 19-year-old Mlindi Kulashe, originally from Nyanga and 17-year-old Ashley Scott from Hermanus, have won bronze medals in one of the most prestigious ballet competitions in the world, the 2011 Gene International Ballet Competition, held at the Artscape Opera House on Sunday, 9 October 2011;
2) further notes that the event was held over two days and included participant dancers from South Africa, the United States, Canada, Wales, Scotland, Israel, Malaysia, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Cyprus and Spain;
3) acknowledges that the Gene International Ballet Competition is dedicated to promoting and rewarding the standards of excellence in ballet dancers internationally; and
4) congratulates Mlindi Kulashe and Ashley Scott for winning these prestigious awards, as well as flying the South African flag high.
Agreed to.