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Give-Shakira World Cup in South Africa, Dance Lessons

Soweto, South Africa (AFP / Reuters) - Colombian pop star, Shakira, teaching children dance movements accompanied by songs of World Cup in South Africa, Wednesday, and expressed through the tournament about the need for education for all people.

Grammy Award winner and songwriter will join with other music stars including Black Eyed Peas and Alicia Keys in concert Thursday, as the beginning of the show before the start of World Cup tournament for the first time on the African continent.

Shakira, ambassador to UNICEF, children around the organization under the United Nations, visited the School Kids Issue `lihle in Soweto, as one part of the charity work that is needed in the teaching of children.

"This (World Cup) is a great opportunity to withdraw the issue of how important education," said Shakira told reporters on his way to school.

"As many as seventy two million children in this world can not visit schools and 32 million of them are in Africa. So now our chance to to show how important education for all people, through this World Cup," he said.

Shakira, known for her song "Hips Don` t Lie "and" Whenever, Wherever "The World Cup will sing again" Waka Waka (this time for Africa) "with a local band Freshly Ground in concert.