12 Jan 2017

All an entertainer ever really needs is one great gimmick to perpetually be cemented in the minds of his or her fans.

That’s exactly what Emmanuel Scara Mosweu, affectionately known as The Dance Doctor embraced.

Emmanuel has since managed to transcend the bounds of Southern part of Botswana to become a true Kwasa Kwasa dance superstar. The extent of his success is marked by some eccentric dance moves he has introduced into a music subgenre of soukous.

A dance rhythm originated from the Democratic Republic of Congo that started in the 1970s where the hips move back and forth while the hands move to follow the hips.

Ipupa, Becie, Werrason, Felix Wazekhwa and other Congolese Soukous Stars. He started his music career as a dancer for a velvety smooth voice local Rhumba rapper, Oscar Chakabuye. Asked why his trademark name ‘’Dance Doctor’’, came about, Emmanuel said he recruited a group of unskilled young boys in 2015, nurtured them and ultimately transformed them to be the force to be reckoned with in the Rhumba circles. He said this scenario resonated well with medical doctors who admit sick people and treat them to the ultimate remedial. He decided to bring the boys on board as a way of keeping them off the street while also spinning ideas on their future.

Dance Doctor has played at some of the most prestigious events, weddings, parties and corporate shows across Southern part of Botswana.

Whenever he occupies the centre stage, the audience always rises to their feet in a breaking wave of fierce applause. Emmanuel has built a reputation for energetic group around a variety of sensational dance moves and an unparalleled sense of fashion that won the group a significant youthful fan base. These dance moves consist of Theka La Tshwene, Zoma Dance and Serurubele.

He highlighted that “Theka La Tshwene” dance move consist of a lot of foot-work, together with the hips that never stops rotating, heels being of the floor and knees turning in and out, combined with different arm-movements. ‘’It is a very sensual dance but I also find it having a lot of street/hip hop references,’’ he said.

Emmanuel said Zoma Dance originated from Ghanzi district and slanting was more on a hand put over the head of another person while dancing or it might be leaning on a chair for support while dancing with feet close together and twists bending backwards just a little.

Emmanuel said they were focusing on growing their brand and planning to incorporate a live band. He also wanted to establish his career as a professional choreographer.

His only advice to fellow peers was to find passion in their talent and make use of it responsibly.

To the school going, he only pleaded with them to stay in school and source inspiration from them as their elder brothers to stay out of crime and be responsible youth. He noted that every community aspires for a disciplined and crime free youth to help build and develop their communities. ENDS