Year in Review: Local TikTok dancer captures DJ Maphorisa's attention
TikTok has brought us a lot of joy during this terrible year, especially the amazing South African creators who we couldn't be more proud of.
TikTok has become a hub for creatives to showcase their talents.
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One of the most obvious of these is the TikTok dancers with a different dance going viral almost every week.
But it's not just Charli D'Amelio making body moves out there, there are some incredible dancers from SA that have taken to sharing their skills on the app as well.
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Juandré Nortje is one of them.
What makes his content so unique is that he doesn't just do TikTok dance trends.
Instead, he enjoys showcasing the many different dance styles that can be found in SA and usually dances to amapiano or gqom!
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The TikTokker is very well known for his dance videos on social media and now has over 1.2-million likes on the app.
Juandré recently went viral when he posted another video showcasing his moves while dancing to 'Amanikiniki' by MFR Souls ft. Major League DJz, Kamo Mphela, and Bontle Smith.
@juandreee after music video shoot tik toks in our @boerboelwear 😏👌🏼 ##fyp ##proudlysouthafrican ##african ##africa ##amanikiniki ##amanikinikichallenge ##viral
♬ original sound - Juandré Nortje 👋🏼
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Tweeps were super impressed by his moves but were shocked by one thing only - that he was in Boerboel Wear while dancing to amapiano.
Nothing to see here, regular South African oaks dancing but that fade thou🔥🔥🔥 who cut ol'boy with the bum shorty's hair? Legends?
— Miss Thang👑 (@TakieNenza) September 28, 2020
They dance far better than I can. pic.twitter.com/yZphNAevgF
— Sthee McBane (@iamSthee) September 28, 2020
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And their reactions are priceless, but the winning comment came from the one and only DJ Maphorisa himself:
New Sauta 🙆🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/H7vPLCGFGE
— Madumane (@DjMaphorisa) September 28, 2020
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Since then he has done a few other dance videos in his now iconic outfit:
@juandreee we were shooting new tik toks, and this chommie decided to stop by and join me 😃 I LOVE MY COUNTRY, YOH! 🇿🇦 ##proudlysouthafrican
♬ Masupa - Kabza De Small
@juandreee ye, the pants do be tight though, but i will forever post videos of me dancing to this song until @kamomphelaxx follows me back, PERIODT 👏🏼
♬ original sound - Juandré Nortje 👋🏼
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We can't wait to see what Junadré does in 2021!
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Main image courtesy of Juandré Nortje Official Instagram