KELETSO Nkosi (24) keeps the legacy of her ancestors alive.
Keletso is the leader of the Beanety Trupa dance group and has been leading it for eight years.
She said trupa is a family affair and has been passed on to the next generation. She said she's happy that she can carry on the legacy of her ancestors.
Keletso said she learnt the trupa from her aunt Dineo Nkosi in Pieteskraal A, Mpumalanga.
She said it was always good to work with different characters, including men and women.
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She told Daily Sun that the members are mostly driven by the love of trupa.
"Some of our members are old enough to be my parents and even my mum is part of my group and other family members," she said.
She said being part of a trupa makes you free.
"This is a legacy of our family, and we don't want it to die. I'm not ready to give up the trupas anytime soon because they're part of my life and I'm proud of it," she said.
Keletso said the members respect her and she teaches them how trupa is done, adding that the whole community supports and loves the trupas.
Keletso, an engineering student at Tshwane South TVET college, said she balances her trupa work and studies with ease.
She said her group sings and dances.
"I am not ashamed of being a trupa. We live like one big family," Keletso said.
She said the group has 40 members and new members are welcome as long as they are willing to learn, listen and participate.
Keletso asked for sponsors to help her organise trupa events in Pieteskraal so that other trupa dancers can come and participate.
Keletso's mum, Adelaide Nkosi (55) said: "I am happy that my daughter is taking care of us. She takes the children off the streets."
Sello Mabele (21) said: "I am thrilled. It's okay to be led by a woman. She teaches us respect."
