“Can We Make Her Famous?”: Granny’s Smooth AI Zep Dance Leaves SA Hyped

• A TikToker shared an AI-generated video of a gogo doing the Zep dance challenge
• The clip was so well made that many viewers thought it was real, with only a few spotting that it was AI
• Netizens were charmed by the video, with many saying the gogo deserved to go viral whether the clip was real or not

TikTok user @eezyduzit posted a video on 7 February 2026 that stopped people mid-scroll. The clip showed an elderly African woman dressed in a matching white and cream pantsuit, complete with pearls, elegant pumps and earrings to match. She was standing at what appears to be a petrol station in Umhlanga, Durban, and she is dancing to Zep by DJ Smallz, Zinedinex, Sguche and 031 Choppa.

The gogo pulled off amazing moves with a big smile on her face, hitting every beat with a smoothness that had people genuinely impressed.

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What gave the AI Zep dance clip away?

The video got up to 100,000 reactions, with many people thinking they were watching a real gogo tear up the dance floor. But after a while, the details started to give it away.

Several people noticed that the original moves belonged to a content creator named Keagan Grobbelaar. Others pointed to a white Golf parked in the background that looked odd between shots. The gogo's movements, while impressive, were also a little too smooth and fluid for her age.

Watch the TikTok clip below:

SA loves the gogo's AI Zep dance

Thousands of people flocked to the comments section on TikToker @eezyduzit's clip, sharing their love for the clip, while others pointed out that it was AI:

@Pink🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 pointed out:

"The owner of the white Golf parks there permanently since Keagan danced there."

@Bernard said:

"To us who know the original video from Keagan Grobbelaar."

@Mrs L added:

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"This is Mazinyo Moss... she dances like this."

@𝐕 𝐄 𝐑 𝐎 𝐍 𝐀🌍 gushed:

"Now this deserves to go viral! Can we make her famous? This is us, this is SA ❤️"

@nokwandamzolo1 noticed:

"I recognise these moves, this is AI. The owner of these moves is that white lady with dreadlocks, forgot her name."

@T tshabalala🇿🇦 laughed:

"😁😅🤣 That's AI, the original is Keagan."

@Irfaan Dawood said:

"Easily recognised who did it, the same... this is AI."

@Siza joked:

"Moves after church 😂... Sunday viewers, let's gather here."

More on SA dance and song challenges

• Briefly News reported on a South African Kwaito dance group that competed overseas and had to think fast when the music they were given was nothing like what they prepared for.
• A KZN man went viral for sounding so much like the late Mandoza that people could not believe what they were hearing.
• Free State University students took over the Zep dance challenge at the Varsity Cup, and their timing had South Africans completely losing it.

Source: Briefly News