More than a profession, dance was a calling and an innate need for the South African performer and choreographer Dada Masilo. “I’m very miserable when I’m not moving,” she said in a 2013 documentary. “I have no stress when I’m dancing. If anyone wants to make me happy, just put me in the studio, put me on stage.”
Masilo, who has died unexpectedly after a short illness aged 39, brought happiness as well as provocation to audiences worldwide as she toured her singular works fusing ballet and contemporary dance with her South African culture.
