Nkateko Maswanganye-Dinwiddy

About

Choreographer who has shared dance choreographies and lifestyle content on her Instagram and TikTok accounts. She is the founder of the fitness programs Rockingnheels and Solani Body, and she shares full classes online and in person. In Rockingnheels, she teaches her students to dance in heels, while Solani Body is a dance-inspired fitness class. She has over 480,000 followers on her takkies7 Instagram account and 150,000 followers on her takkies7 TikTok account.

Before Fame

Before becoming a fitness influencer, she rose to fame at the age of 19 as a dancer on the show So You Think You Can Dance. Afterward, she worked as a fitness instructor and celebrity choreographer.

Trivia

Her nickname "Takkies" came from her time in primary school. She would ask her teacher to leave early for dance class, and she always held a pair of takkies as she left the classroom. One day, her teacher got mad at her for wanting to leave early all the time, so she said she was going to call her "Takkies" from then on, and the name stuck. 

Family Life

She has two daughters named Suri and Sana. She married Chris Dinwiddy in 2017, but they reportedly divorced in 2023.

Associated With

She has been associated with other So You Think You Can Dance - South Africa stars, such as Sne Mbatha and Sade Giliberti.