Dirkco Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen does his Lyfie dance during YOU’s visit to his family’s farm in Balfour, Mpumalanga. (PHOTO: Onkgopotse Koloti)
Take an energetic kid, put him on stage, play a catchy tune and what do you get? A few moments of heartwarming fun that help you forget the woes of the world for a while.
This is exactly what the viral video of seven-year-old Dirkco Jansen van Nieuwenhuizen does, his uninhibited moves enchanting South Africans across the spectrum.
And to think it all started with the promise of a chocolate, a packet of chips and cooldrink.
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