Stellenbosch

We were at a restaurant with a small group of kids dancing accross the street.

Stellenbosch University learned the Diski Dance, so why can’t you? Join the rest of South Africa and learn the Diski Dance!

Dagbreek Diski Dance @ Soccer Terminology Booklet release. Trilingual soccer terminology gets South Africans speaking the lingo. Whether it’s a handball, header or a hat trick, the language of soccer is characterised by interesting and sometimes confusing terms, usually known only to the players themselves. To spread the lingo of South African football, Stellenbosch University, in collaboration with a number of coaches and researchers, has released a new soccer terminology booklet, just in time for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The booklet is the result of months of research into football culture, formal soccer terms and the current colloquial lingo used by players and their fans. Published in English, isiXhosa and Afrikaans and compiled by the University’s Language Centre, it aims to provide a definitive list of all the soccer terminology you might need when watching your favourite team in action. “We often speak of the remarkable spirit that characterises this country,” comments Professor Julian Smith, Vice-Rector: Community Interaction and Personnel, who is also responsible for sport at Stellenbosch University. “We see the booklet as an extension of this — enabling supporters, players and our international visitors the opportunity to speak a shared language. It also forms part of our joint Stellenbosch 2010 initiative with the local Municipality, which seeks to promote soccer within the Stellenbosch community at large. The soccer terminology booklet promotes …

2010 World Cup draw party in Stellenbosch. Diski dancing in the streets of Stellenbosch. Organised by Stellenbosch Tourism.

Stellenbosch Tourism learning to Diski dance in the streets of Stellenbosch for the 2010 World Cup. Event took place during the World Cup draw held on 4 December 2009. Visit Stellenbosch during 2010, you will be entertained!!