kids who broke the internet with a dance
video. A few young Nigerian dancers
have found their way into the heart of
international musician, Rihanna .
The dancers from Ikorodu first broke the
internet with a dance video of them
dancing to “ Nowo” by DJ Spinall and
Wizkid.
Rihanna shared the dance video in
admiration of the young talents as she
celebrated a new milestone in her career ,
being the first female artist to cross 2
billion worldwide streams on Apple
Music .
The post , which Rihanna said
represented her mood , has generated 2 .6
million likes — and interest in who the
kids were . Turns out they are part of a
troupe out of Lagos , called
Dreamcatchers . which is made up of 10
children — seven girls and three boys.
They have been dancing together since
November 2014.
According to their social media bio , they
are street kids from Ikorodu .
“ Dance puts us in school and off the
streets,” it says . The kids and their 26-
year- old instructor, Seyi Oluyole, were
recently nominated for the Best Creative
Social Enterprise Award via African
Creative Exhibition and Awards.
In one of the group ’ s Instagram posts ,
the caption reads , “ This time last week,
we didn ’t have lunch , but here we are
this week getting so much love with
12,000 followers!” (That number has
since climbed to 42,000 . ) “ Our hope has
been renewed . ”
A post on the Dreamcatchers Instagram
page shows the gratitude the kids have
for Oluyole , the force behind the group :
“ You see all our smiles and dance videos ,
there is someone behind it all . There is a
special person who took us off the street
and takes care of us. She feeds us, sends
us to school , buys us clothes and takes
care of us even when we are sick. She is
Aunty Seyi. ”
And fame they have found . After Rihanna
shared the video, which has also been
posted by Naomi Campbell (Diddy shared
a second one ), the kids made her a thank
you video, in which they held up a sign
and told her that they love her .
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