He walks onto Britain’s Got Talent stage confidently with both his crutches firm on the ground. Dancer and amputee choreographer Musa Motha tells the judges he has practiced for the moment for as long as he can remember. When Beyoncé, Arrow Benjamin, and Naughty Boys’ song Runnin’ blasts on the speakers and he starts to move, the audience is in awe. Judges weep at his skill until the end of his emotive dance routine. The audience raws uncontrollably with applause and he receives a standing ovation and a golden buzzer from the judges.
WOW!
Musa is the first South African to receive such a response from the audience and judges who called him a true hero and an inspiration. "That was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen on the show. Never, ever heard a reaction like that in my life. Thank you," Judge Simon Cowell says. " I’m a true believer and true example of breaking the word impossible. I am possible. I thank you so much," Musa says.
WINNING
Musa never gave into his disability and started winning when he gave up the government disability grant in 2017. Before becoming a dancer, Musa was passionate about football and believed he would one day make it into a big soccer club after he qualified to join the Ajax development team at 10 years old. He was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer most common in children. He woke up one morning from the hospital after spending three months with his leg amputated and his dream was gone. A few years later, he was introduced to the world of dance by his close friends. For years he trained with the Vuyani Dance Company in Newtown Johannesburg and worked with the likes of Gregory Maqoma, Lulu Mlangeni, Somizi Mhlongo, and many other established dancers. He has won competitions such as the Red Bull Dance-Off, the Gauteng Matjeko Dance Festival, and Dance Against All Odds. The multi-talented dancer can also DJ and was invited by DJ Black Coffee to join his record label but declined the offer to complete school and he got his national diploma in chemical engineering.
