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Rabia Launched Her 1st Book

Futhi Ndlovu and colleague visited Dancing Pencils
Futhi Ndlovu, Felicity Keats-Morrison, Futhi’s colleague. Back: Vera Castleman, Veena Gangaram.
We really had a marvellous morning when Futhi Ndlovu and a colleague visited ... Continue Reading →

Gcinamasiko Heritage Party
Dancing Pencils was happy to be invited to Gcina Mhlophe’s 2020 birthday celebration.
Dr Gcina Mhlophe speech on her birthday celebration- 24 October 2020
The ‘Nozincwadi’ ... Continue Reading →
Yashodani Pillay now living in Edmonton Canada
Our founder, Mrs Felicity Keats is truly honored to have spent a lot of her life working with children. They do grow up and are such a blessing! Dr. Yashodani Pillay now living in ... Continue Reading →

Felicity’s Lock Down Right Brain Workshops
It has been a long tough time for the entire world in a past couple of months. Even though here in South Africa we have gradually moved to level 1 but concerns remain on how to Protect, ... Continue Reading →

uMsinsi Press Made A Donation of Library Books During Ayanda’s Birthday
In line with Ayanda SpiceZito Mazibuko Hlabisa’s birthday celebration, uMsinsi Press has made a donation of library books to The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Days Saints: ... Continue Reading →

The Right Brain Maestro Strikes Again
A 2011 winner of the Ethekwini living legends award and founder of The Dancing Pencils and its associated organization Umsinsi Press is back at it again with her latest novel A piece ... Continue Reading →

“Four Year Old Child, Getting A Right Brain Training Today Afternoon-Davenport”
She is 4. Last year when she was 3 she had a right brain lesson
This is “Princess.” Not her real name but she behaves like a princess. She is our printer’s (Rapid ... Continue Reading →

Dancing Pencils Reaching All Over RSA-Through It’s Right Brain Trained Mentors
Princess Ngcobo, educator for KwaMyeza Combined Primary school in Hammmarsdale, Mpumalanga township.
Princess in Hammarsdale did three hours of writing to train as a mentor.She will ... Continue Reading →

Ingwavuma 5th Right Brain Workshop
Now that our annual book launches are safely and successfully behind us, our next venture been a three day trip to INgwavuma, which is also now behind us and was a huge success. This ... Continue Reading →

MEDIA STATEMENT-August 2017
Dancing Pencils Literacy Development Project
A group that helps people write and publish books, The Dancing Pencils Writing Club, has encouraged people especially in rural areas and ... Continue Reading →

Gcina Mhlophe Opens 2017 Book Launch
It is so important to have the RIGHT people to open our Dancing Pencils Book Launches on the 8th and 9th of September.
(The photograph shows Gcina speaking at our launch in 2015).
We ... Continue Reading →

Isulubasha Dancing Pencils Writing Club (Nkandla) visited Dancing Pencils today!
After a rift of a number of years, the ISulabasha Dancing Pencils Writing Club is back publishing with UmSinsi Press.
This morning, 3 of the club mentors again came from Nkandla ... Continue Reading →

Sponsor 2017 Book Launch, Delight Rural KIDS
This is the Left Foot First Dance company from the Open Air School in Durban. They entertained us at our Annual Dancing Pencils Book Launch at the BAT Centre last year.
We are hoping ... Continue Reading →

Help Rural Kids-Annual Book Launch 2017
Dancing Pencils founder Felicity Keats (Living Legend Award Recipient-2011 by EThekwini Municipality) family has begun this fund raising campaign by donating to it.
You will make rural ... Continue Reading →

Belief is so important: Felicity Keats Morrison of Dancing Pencils
Belief is so important. In less than two months, we hold our annual Dancing Pencils Book Launches. This year they take place over two days.
We have the BAT centre hall booked, and ... Continue Reading →

Ingwavuma got Right Brain Training-2017
Dancing Pencils , Right Brain Training-2017
Dancing Pencils host its 2nd Right Brain Mentor-ship Training for two schools (two day training) 1st day, teachers are trained ... Continue Reading →

2017 isn’t ‘1984’ – it’s stranger than Orwell imagined
A week after President Donald Trump’s inauguration, George Orwell’s “1984” is the best-selling book on Amazon.com.
The hearts of a thousand English teachers must be warmed ... Continue Reading →

Dancing Pencils visits Ingwavuma District
For the fourth year in a row, Felicity Keats and Detlev Diegel of Dancing Pencils have visited the remote rural area of Ingwavuma on the Swazi border. This visit is sponsored by the ... Continue Reading →

Sogidi Primary from Ilembe – Right Brain Instruction
20 learners, the Principal Ms Nokuthula Sibisi, the HOD and mentor, Miss Joyce Myeni and the chairperson of the parents association visited Felicity at her home, Tanglewood, for ... Continue Reading →

Ngongyane Primary Book Launch, Pomeroy
Ngongyane Primary School, in the district of Msinga and past Pomeroy, were present for the fourth time at the annual Dancing Pencils Book Launch. The mentor is Sizwe Sithole, and ... Continue Reading →

Seven Books From Six UmSinsi Authors (Picture Of Authors And Myself)
Six umSinsi authors and umSinsi Press hosted a book launch in Hall 1 at the SABC Head Office on Saturday 13th December 2014. Each of the authors invited approximately 10 guests, making ... Continue Reading →

Mr Mbili Opening Umsinsi Press Book Launch
Mr Mbili Opening Umsinsi Press Book Launch
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Patsy Pillay From New Beginnings (Picture Of Patsy With 3 Teachers)
New Beginnings is an Early Childhood Development is an academy for training of practitioners that has been in existence for 23 years. Patsy Pillay, their Director, was proud to launch ... Continue Reading →

Philani Nzuza launches “Awkward Journey to Success.”
This highly inspirational novel is about a small boy whose father deserts them. The mother, a domestic worker, has to care for her three children on her very small wages. But the ... Continue Reading →

At The UmSinsi Launch Of New Books That Took Place In Durban In Hall 1 At The SABC Head Office On December 13th
Thembinkosi R. Ngcobo launched his novel written in isiZulu. It is entitled Ngingo KaMdali. Translated, this means “I belong to God,” and it concerns factions that are fighting ... Continue Reading →

Vera Alexander Launching Her New Novel In English
Vera Alexander with her new adult novel in English.
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Sibongile Ndabandaba Launching Her Books
Next was Sibongile Ndabandaba (Photographed at the Umsinsi stand with Ndiphile Gule) with two books. One is a motivational book entitled “Thoughts vs Pages.”
The second ... Continue Reading →

Phindile Madge Dube Was The First UmSinsi Author To Launch Her Play Called Lixhoshwa Libhekile.
Phindile Madge Dube was the first UmSinsi author to launch her play called Lixhoshwa Libhekile.
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Philani Emmanual Ndudzo Was Invited by Hlengiwe Ngcongo of Arts And Culutre
Felicity was extremely happy and proud when Philani Emmanual Nzuza
visited the Dancing Pencils stand. He is shown in the picture with Hlengiwe Ngcongo, Assistant Manager, Language Department, ... Continue Reading →

Felicity Keats Morrison Achieves Excellence Award
The Correctional Services, Durban Management Area, honoured Felicity Keats Morrison by putting her forward as a Dancing Pencils’ nominee for their Excellence Awards (together with ... Continue Reading →

The Club Members Were Interviewed On A Youth Programme Called Teen Zone On Ligwalagwala FM
The club members were interviewed on a youth programme called Teen Zone on Ligwalagwala FM (the number one radio station in Mpumalanga) about the club’s newly published book titled ... Continue Reading →

Mabusi Kgwete teaches Ndiphile Gule
Ndiphile Gule of Dancing Pencils and UmSinsi Press is happy to have training from Mabusi Kgwete on updating the dancingpencils.co.za website. In the photograph the are recording the ... Continue Reading →