Spinning in South Africa

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She's a pioneer in a male domain: Nalo Jivhuho is the first woman to thrill spectators with spinning in South Africa. With stunts and tricks, she inspires others to live their own dreams.

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00:00 Spinning in South Africa. Fast driving in a circle while doing stunts with the car.

00:06 Spinning is similar to drifting, but is traditionally more entertainment than sport.

00:17 And spinners are artists, whose tricks are loved by the audience.

00:27 For me it's just one of those things where I have a feeling that I'm breaking barriers.

00:31 I mean, men dominate the technique, all the testosterone on the pitch.

00:36 Sometimes I'm afraid, but then I say to myself, I can do it. And then I actually do it.

00:42 My name is Nalo Djivou. I'm from the Midlands in Soweto.

00:55 I'm a so-called spinner.

00:57 I'm about showing women that they can do what they want.

01:00 Age shouldn't matter. Your gender shouldn't matter. Your skin colour shouldn't matter.

01:07 You should just go out and live your dreams, whatever they are. That's what it is all about for me.

01:20 Thursdays are spin nights. And we're here today to see what I'm capable of.

01:27 In the spinning world, my name is Danke Darley.

01:33 I don't know if I should say, I have a lot of adrenaline in my veins, or just, I'm fearless.

01:40 It's just great with the crowd here. People are really looking forward to everyone.

01:49 It used to be 100% male dominated.

01:51 Now a lot of women are getting into the sport.

01:54 And I'm really happy to see that there are more and more women every week,

01:57 who are able to get into the spinning industry.

02:00 Spinning is popular because it's a part of South Africa's culture.

02:07 It began as a rebellious thing against the apartheid government.

02:12 And then, it became popular among young people because of this whole rebellious thing.

02:17 And when it becomes rebellious, it becomes popular with the youth.

02:20 Being from Soweto, and this is where it started from, I think,

02:30 is that it's not a day that goes by without seeing or hearing someone with spinning wheels.

02:37 So you already know the sound of the spinning wheel.

02:40 My late brother, he was into fast cars.

02:43 For me, it was just a natural thing.

02:47 I started buying a car, and I painted it red.

02:52 It was a different color.

02:55 I was a little bit of a mechanic.

02:58 His name was Poison.

03:01 And he told me, "You, as a girl, you should get a motor with more valves."

03:06 Which is what I have now, inside this car.

03:09 BMW E30, a lot of power.

03:14 I'm a mom, and I'm doing my third year at the University of Northwest.

03:30 I'm also a student.

03:33 I'm doing my third year at the University of Northwest in HR.

03:40 So it's more just juggling.

03:42 I have to juggle a lot with my time.

03:44 I have to divide everything well.

03:46 While I have both my time and my time, I also do the school work.

03:49 It's really not that easy, but I've been able to manage it.

03:52 My name is Malik Longwonee.

03:58 I am the son of Danki Dali.

04:01 I think it's cool.

04:03 I think it's awesome that she's spinning.

04:06 I am very proud.

04:08 My mother always says that you can do this sport at any age.

04:12 I so enjoy teaching other women how to spin.

04:16 Or helping them to get into the scene, with the things that I struggle with.

04:23 I'd like to say, "This is how you do it."

04:27 And you can show how it works in a competition.

04:30 I had no one.

04:31 I just tried it, and I fell on my nose, until I met my team.

04:34 And then I did it.

04:36 Sponsors make spinning more and more popular.

04:39 As a form of entertainment and also as a competitive sport.

04:42 This opens up new possibilities for adventurous people like Danki Dali.

04:47 I'm going to cry.

04:49 I'm going to cry.

04:50 I'm going to cry.

04:51 I'm going to cry.

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