Moya David, the man spreading love and happiness in Kenya through dance
Moya David’s social media accounts are brimming with life. Moya has become a well-known figure on the internet, with clips ranging from dancing alongside fruit and vegetable vendors in our local markets to brightening the face of a police officer.
He is well-known for approaching strangers on the street and charming them into joining him in a dance or simply cheering them up.
You’ve probably seen him busting a move in the CBD or interacted with his videos online.
In recent weeks, the most popular was one in which he surprised a female Rembo Shuttle tout and later handed her a flower.
With over 1 million followers on the popular app, the content creator and choreographer demonstrates his expertise in his chosen field.
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But where did it all start?
In an interview with Radio Maisha’s Mwende Macharia about his path to professional dancing and content creation, Moya describes his dancing as a passion and a gift that he discovered when he was about eight or nine years old.
“I would go to roadshows where they were issuing prizes like hats to onlookers and I’d be the first one there,” Moya said. He grew up in Mai-Mahiu and Kiambu, shifting to Nairobi in 2018. I know one or two things about radio, I was the best producer in my time!”
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He added:
“I tried to give other professions a chance, but my heart called to dance. There is a point when I vowed not to dance again and instead focus on my budding journalism career…
In time, I however realised that the money to be made was actually in dance. That’s how I stuck to it.”
When asked how much money he makes from his craft, the young dancer only said that if taken seriously, the art is a reliable and sustainable career path.
“If you work professionally, you will make money. But if you do it inconsistently and just for fun, it won’t be that easy.”
He began dancing professionally in 2018, launching his TikTok profile the following year.
“I’ve taken on many dancing jobs in the local scene, appearing in music videos for Nameless, Khaligraph and many others. I’ve performed in big stages internationally and locally,” he said.
Moya talks about his martial arts skits:
“It was back when I was doing martial arts skits. This time, my crew and I went to Amboseli, and it seems we messed with the wrong ones when we tried to prank the Maasai traders!” he said.
“Our aim was to deliver content but those guys could not get the joke. At first all was well, but when I took one of the Maasai’s men’s goods intended for sale and threw them on the ground, his friends quickly joined him to confront me.”
