Four dance crews walked away with cash prizes worth Rwf1.6 million at the "Wukate na Waka Waka” dance competition at the Expo Grounds in Gikondo on Sunday.

The competition kicked off on August 1 and ended on August 9.

A total of 60 groups registered for the competition, which was organised by Waka Waka Rwanda, a prepaid solar power dealership

 Twenty-five groups were shortlisted but only nine made it to the semi finals.

They included Snipers, 6 Units, Wanted, The Finest Crew, W. Cat Sound, Wedem Boys, The True Heroes, Wasafi Crew, and the Marines.

The Finest Crew, from Nyamirambo, emerged the overall winners, walking away with Rwf1 million cash prize, while the Snipers won Rwf300,000 after emerging  second. 

The True Heroes dance crew came in third and walked away with Rwf200,000, while the fourth position went to Wedem Boys, who scooped Rwf100,000.

The winning dance crew effectively became Waka Waka Rwanda brand ambassadors for a year. They will sign a performance contract to perform at every Waka Waka event across the country.

 "As a brand we wanted to have a signature event at this year’s Expo, because it’s important to us that we contribute something positive to Rwanda,” explained Raouf Saidi, managing director for Waka Waka Rwanda.

"We have been having road shows and movie nights for the countryside, and for Kigali we wanted to explore a different art form so we went in for these young, energetic and ambitious dancers.”