Photo by Paul Hudson via Flickr.

Being able to act is a central skill for all aspiring and professional dancers (although not all dancers get it quite right – see this Swan Lake review for a recent example). But with no speaking allowed, dancers have to rely on mime to convey their messages.

The hilarious master of mime

So let me introduce you to the brilliant David Armand, who has combined mime, ‘interpretative dance’ and comedy to bring you this…

Yes, I know, one’s just not nearly enough, so here’s our next favourite ‘dance’ to Britney Spears. “Oh baby, baby… How was I supposed to know… that something wasn’t right here.”

Dogs share the stage with dancers at a previous Dancers Love Dogs concert. Photo by Pat Bromilow-Downing.

Just for a quick laugh, enjoy this short video compilation (only 2 minutes 23 seconds) of some of the most incredible salsa and merengue dancing dogs.

Of course, if you’re in Cape Town on Saturday 25 May 2013, you could see some more smart and sassy dancing doggies as part of a variety of professional dance acts (mostly including the human kind) at the Dancers Love Dogs concert at Artscape Theatre.

You’ll find all the charity concert details here, which will include performances by Cape Town City Ballet and Bovim Ballet.

But for now, share a few giggles with this video. Rumour has it that it took the golden retreiver a year to teach her partner this dance…