They danced at a wedding in Mozambique and years later, Queen of pop and R&B superstar Beyonce snapped them up for her award winning music video. The Mozambique dance group, Tofo Tofo has grown to become a global sensation after Beyonce's 'run the world girls' won 'Best choreography in a video' at the 2011 MTV music awards. Here's their performance at Tribe Hotel during the YouTube Kenya launch.

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Original Beyoncé Run The World (Girls) Dance Choreography Performed by Mozambican kwaito dance group Tofo Tofo - Frank Gatson and Sheryl Murakami and REMIXED BY D-MITE BEATS... For More info go to www.soundclick.com

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Tofo Tofo is a mozambican kwaito group. They recently inspired Beyoncé with their style of dancing on her new song Girls (Who run the world).

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Well i have said that Caribbean and African dance is put directly into "hip hop" and pop dance. Most of you are doing african and Caribbean dance and dont know it, and dont believe it when WE tell you its so. With this hopefully some of you will see and respect the roots for what they are. ROOTS and not distant ancient roots...DIRECT ROOTS. Keep dancing keep inspired! and if possible find a way to support dancers in Africa, it is not easy for them, but they have given so much to the world of dance, in modern, contemporary, hip hop, house, jazz, swing, rock and more...it is time they get to shine and get the creds for what they have done!

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Check out our website: www.xxtemplemusic.com Credits: Thank you to Tabanka African & Caribbean Peoples Dance Ensemble, African Peoples dance Students year 3 for the images in this video. Visit their channel youtube at youtube.com/bodyroll83 Other images are from Werrason music video "Le Temps present". Beyonce said she inspired herself from African art and music to create her next album "4". Well, she stayed true to her words: Girl Run The World is full of african dance moves!!! Who Run the World ? AFRICA!!!! Join the movement... Music producer by XX Temple Music Groups WWW.XXTEMPLEMUSIC.COM

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Picking of caps from suitors by the virgin ladies of Oloburo village determines who will be husbands. Things take a new turn when Laja (Ibrahim Chatta) rapes Mope (Gloria Iweuno) who he loves and is scared of losing to another man.

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Feat. Jenny & Tofu Tofu No casting, No make up, No script, this is a truly street dance music video... from maputo to Jo'burg...from m'ganda to mbaqanga waving hello to the house music...

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A sneak preview from Charles' latest trip to Mozambique, filming the graceful and hauntingly beautiful Manta Ray. Read about the shoot on the Underwater Video Services blog site: www.uv.ikraal.co.za or visit www.underwatervideo.co.za "Sharks, skates and rays are all part of the same zoological subclass. Manta rays can reach seven metres in wing span, weigh two tons, live for up to 20 years and have the largest brain to body mass ratio of all sharks and rays. The Tofo population comprise of two species, reef mantas and giant mantas, the latter being migratory. While mantas have a formidable looking tail, they cannot sting."

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Hotel Tofo Mar - The Hotel Tofo Mar is situated in Tofo, Mozambique. Hotel Tofo Mar is located right on the beach front in Tofo.

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Mozambique's sensational dance trio Tofu Tofo (which means the heavy breathing one does during vigorous exercises) did an impromptu dance session at the launch of youtube.co.ke at the Tribe Hotel. The trio featured in Beyonce Knowles' video for Run the World http and were contacted by the singer after she saw them on youtube.com

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Tofo is one of the best places in the world to swim with whale sharks, giant manta rays and dolphins. The fishing and surfing are also world class....Earth Lodge is set on the beach amongst indigenous bush and palm trees, 3km's from Tofo village. This video will show you what you have been missing!

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swimming with a whale shark while on a diving adventure with Scuba Addicts dive safari

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Azagaia - Arriii - live @ Tofo Earth Festival.. Inhambane - Mozambique. 30 December 2010.

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Turtle Cove Manager catching some waves at Tofinho.

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Some more footage of locals dancing on the beach at Tofo in Mozambique, 27/2/2011 - this time it's the men's turn. I wonder what it all means? kamema.blogspot.com

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Pieter Retief life on the road backpacking. Tofo Inhambane Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe. Most of my time I spent at Fatima's Backpackers Tofo Beach

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This is just a me messing around mixing two tracks together. They're not a perfect fit but I loved the beat so much I had to mix it with Beyonce's 'Run the World' - even if it meant pitching the hell out of her vocals to get it to fit somewhat better. (**I did not make the beat, i just mixed and arranged the two tracks**) I used this beat because it was the beat the Tofo Tofo guys used in their video which Beyonce then used as inspiration for the video to 'Run the World'. Check out their dance video here www.youtube.com Credits to Dj Cleo for the original beat, 'Nisho Njalo' which can be heard here www.youtube.com Full remix video (not just the picture version) is on my facebook here www.facebook.com

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Links to Featured Videos: *FEAT STYLE* Dual Mix Dance Free Step www.youtube.com *WIN / FAIL* Les Twins vs D.Day Choreo www.youtube.com Original Twins Performance Video www.youtube.com D.Day Response Video www.youtube.com D.Day Final Response to Rude Comments www.youtube.com *SPOTLIGHT* Beyonce "Run The World (Girls)" www.youtube.com Tofo Tofo Performance Video www.youtube.com Comparison video www.youtube.com *BONUS* Les Twins in "Times Cop" www.youtube.com *OFFICIAL THEME SONG* Bzwax -Tuning Steel 1$ Download Link CLICK HERE bzwax.bandcamp.com YLYK Dance Videos presented by Kash Gaines. www.YAKFILMS.com © YAK FILMS 2011

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Sojo and Tamika take a moment on the beach

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Slide show of scuba diving off Inhambane in Mozambique with Africa Dive & Safari Copyright: Africa Dive and Safari www.africa-dive-safari.co.uk

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Dive at Manta Reef, near Tofo, Inhambane, Mozambique. Rated one of the world's top dive sites!

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This video was filmed on a single day in Tofo-Inambahne-Mosambique. This is not un usual to exsperience several Manta Rays on one dive on the right sites, it is rather unusual to NOT see them. Tofo also holds a great population of Whale Sharks, an i high season you usually see several of them on the way out to the reefs, and even in low season you often see them. I hope that this movie will appeal to some peoples, cus Tofo is most likley THE greatest place to dive with Mantas.

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Azagaia - Arri. Live at Tofo Earth Festival - 30 December 2010. Inhambane, Mozambique.

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featuring probably the world's best known pantsula plagarist! links: www.soundcloud.com/djselfhelp and www.facebook,com/tofotofo

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It was very intriguing to hear that Beyonce was seeking to hire authentic African dancing girls for her next video "Run the World (Girls)." And the best place to shop for dance moves is of course, YouTube. Apparently, Beyonce got inspired by a dance trio from Mozambique, the Tofo Tofo Boys, after seeing their video clip on YouTube. How did the three young men feel after they got a message that the United States Embassy in Mozambique is hunting them all the way to their remote village, thanks to YouTube and Beyonce? This quest took about 2 months before they were tracked down and flown to the USA to shoot the video alongside many other African dancers. We have always known that our dancing moves are awesome. Hence, it is a great pleasure to have them validated by Beyonce and her choreographer Frank Gatson. We also know that many do not have the resources to hook up with US Embassies in Africa or fly the dancers to your respective countries. That's why this YouTube channel is here to bring them to you, so that you can also encounter the magical experience that moved Beyonce to include the "Dancing Girls" moves popularized by Werrason in her video. Please watch and enjoy.

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Profile for one of the contestants for the first Stir it Up cook off. Took place at Sunset Lodge Barra Mozambique.

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