Passy’s formal name is Pacifique, but he is known all over Kigali as “Passy” because he is one of the best local hip hop dancers. Now, he is 14 years old, but he has been dancing at special events throughout Rwanda since the age of 8. He is a completely self-taught hip hop dancer and only started learning contemporary dance with RDDC four years ago.
Unfortunately, Passy’s talent has not been enough to stabilize a safe, secure lifestyle. He is one of four brothers that lived with a struggling mother before being forced onto the street to search for food. He briefly lived in the shelter of another NGO in Kigali, but one night in 2009, the entire organization was shut down due to mismanagement and he found himself back on the street.…
