Meet South Africa's coolest dancing granny

Meet South Africa's coolest dancing granny

This granny from Vryheid has moves that will certainly surprise you! 

SA's coolest gran
Herald Live

There's nothing like a quirky video to round up your week! 

Vryheid granny, Maureen Craig, became an overnight sensation when she was recorded in a Facebook Live stream by her granddaughter, where can be seen dancing and singing along to the song Gobisiqolo by Bhizer featuring Busiswa‚ SC Gorna, and Trigger Bhepepe. 

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According to Times Live, by Thursday morning‚ the video had been viewed 81,000 times and shared more than 3,800 times. Talk about a smash hit! 

When asked by Herald Live what prompted the dance, Maureen replied: “It was my first time hearing [the song]‚ but I asked my granddaughter to play it over because it just made me want to dance. It was so catchy that I just couldn’t help but dance with my granddaughter coaching me." 

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Jasmine, her granddaughter, expressed such joy and adoration after sharing this moment with her grandmother. 

Yay for awesome grans and local music!

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