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Celebrity choreographer/ dancer Shakira Marshall on the red carpet at 2016 Style Africa show in in Los Angeles. Courtesy Shakira Marshall

Ms. Lauryn Hill (center) and Shakira Marshall (right) backstage with dancers at the 2016 Black Girls Rock! Awards show in April. Marshall choreographed the performance using her signature Afrosoca dance technique. Courtesy Shakira Marshall

Shakira Marshall performs her song 'This is my country' at the Guyana Unity Concert in Brooklyn, NY. The song won Marshall first place in the Guyana Golden Jubilee Theme Song Competition. Photo by Winston Rodney

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