(FILES) TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY PHILIPPE BERNES-LASSERRE South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo (L) rehearses on October 10, 2014 with dancers her ballet "Carmen" at the national opera house of Bordeaux before its premiere this weekend at the opera in the southwestern French city. AFP PHOTO / NICOLAS TUCAT. The dance world mourned on December 31, 2024 the death of internationally acclaimed South African dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo who passed away at the weekend after a short illness aged 39. Masilo died unexpectedly on December 29, 2024 after a "brief illness", a spokesperson for her family said in a statement. (Photo by Nicolas TUCAT / AFP) (Photo by NICOLAS TUCAT/AFP via Getty Images)