VIDEO: Shakira Visits School in Soweto, Teaches Children 'Waka Waka' Dance
11 June 2010
Shakira was in South Africa today to perform at the opening concert for the World Cup in support of 1GOAL: Education for All. The FIFA supported campaign was created to ensure that Africa's first World Cup leaves a lasting legacy: Education for 72 million children that currently have no access to schooling. You can join the campaign at Join1Goal.org.
The international pop sensation stopped by a school in Soweto where students performed African folk music and dancing before asking Shakira teach them the steps to her Waka Waka dance (video below), which she choreographed for her song, the official World Cup anthem, Waka Waka - Time for Africa.
Shakira performed the song during the World Cup opening concert Thursday night. The concert is currently playing on loop on Vevo. In addition to Shakira, the concert features K'naan, Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, and many more.
Shakira dances Waka Waka during the World Cup opening concert Thursday in Johannesburg.
In addition to music and dance, Shakira spent time candidly answering students questions about her education in Colombia. Shakira stated that she always knew she wanted to be a singer and impressed the children with the fact that she began school at the age of two and graduated at 15.
1GOAL is a campaign seizing the power of football to get all children into school and learning. Run by the Global Campaign for Education (GCE), 1GOAL mobilised millions to help ensure Education For All is a lasting legacy of the FIFA World Cup. We continue to call on world leaders to make education a reality for 69 million children by 2015.
