Now scouting · Cape Town schools · Ages 14–17

FIND YOUR
FINESSE.
GET SCOUTED.

A free academy where you make great music and battle on the world stage — taught by championship-level practitioners. Two streams. One stage. We're hitting schools across the Cape to find the next cohort. Could be you.

Remove.Restore.Relaunch.
2
streams: Music & Dance
12
weeks · 6 Saturday intensives
5
districts across the Cape
R0
cost to you — fully funded
REMOVE · RESTORE · RELAUNCH · BREAK · PRODUCE · BATTLE · MIX · MASTER · PERFORM · REMOVE · RESTORE · RELAUNCH · BREAK · PRODUCE · BATTLE · MIX · MASTER · PERFORM ·
FINESSE ARTS ACADEMY ★ NOW ENLISTING ★ AGES 14–17 ★ FAA JOIN THE CREW
YO — LISTEN UP.

WE WANT YOU

to sign up to FAA Academy.

Got rhythm in your feet or fire in your ears? We're looking for the realest young talent across the Cape — no fee, no experience needed, just hunger. Step up and get scouted.

CLAIM YOUR SPOT →

Pick your lane

🎧

Finesse Music

Make great music — then engineer it like a pro. Leave with a recorded, mixed and mastered original track that's all yours.

  • Beat-making
  • Music production
  • Sound engineering
  • Mixing & mastering
  • Recording
🔥

Finesse Dance

Train like a champion in breaking & hip-hop, then step onto the ladder — from local jams to the world battle circuit.

  • Breaking
  • Power moves
  • Battle craft
  • Choreography
  • Competition prep
🎤 The producers make the beats. The dancers battle to them. One stage.

Learn from the people who built the culture — and trained the champions.

This isn't an after-school club. Our team shaped national talent and built the first curriculum of its kind in the country.

Arts Director
Bliksemstraal
Charl van der Westhuizen
KYKNET Fiesta Award winner. Pioneer of the breaking & music-production curriculum that powers this programme.
01
Dance Programme Manager
Bboy RAM1
Ramone De Wet
Original Prophets of Da City member. Performed at Mandela's inauguration. Global Dance Supreme Living Legend.
02
The Legacy
BC One Champs
Meaty · Benny · The Curse
Red Bull BC One champions who came up through this lineage. This is the path you're stepping onto.
03

The 12-week journey

Scout & Select
School demo, sign-up & an audition day. We pick the cohort on talent, attitude & commitment.
Month 1 · Remove
Foundations — breaking basics & beat-making. Strip back, build discipline, set goals.
Month 2 · Restore
Skill, choreography, production & crew. A mid-programme progress report.
Month 3 · Relaunch
Record a track, rehearse the routine, graduate at a public showcase.

SIGN UP TO GET SCOUTED

Parents/guardians complete this with the learner. Signing up is a request to audition — not a guaranteed place. We'll be in touch with audition details for your school.

1

The Learner's School

If a teacher or principal told you about FAA, add their name so we can cross-check the referral.
2

The Learner

FAA is for ages 14–17.
3

Parent / Legal Guardian

4

Consent & Permissions

You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting info@hopehorizon.co.za. Media consent is optional and does not affect selection.

Protected under the Hope Horizon NPO Child Protection Policy. All facilitators are vetted.

YOU'RE IN THE BOOK. 🎤🔥

Thanks — we've got the sign-up. We'll contact you with the audition date for the learner's school. Now go practise.

Finesse Arts Academy is the public name of Hope Horizon's Arts & Culture programme — not a separate registered organisation. All applications, agreements and Section 18A receipts are issued by Hope Horizon NPO (NPO 309-314 · PBO 930088717).