Durban’s Myah Proome and Mia Gabriella Meszarich are bending the rules when it comes to what South African acrobats, contortionists and contemporary dancers can do.
Myah, 10, and Mia Gabriella, 11, obtained World Champion titles at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Los Angeles last month.
The championships are an “Olympic-style” competition for performing artists held annually in America.
Myah, a Grade 5 pupil at Thomas More College in Kloof, won overall world champion performer in the 5-10