(CNN) Being behind the scenes on one of the most iconic videos of the year has been a blessing for Sherrie Silver.

Yet, for the 23-year old Rwandan dancer and actress who made American rapper, Childish Gambino contort in comical positions, getting African dance on the big stage is more important than anything else.

"I want to be a pioneer and get African dance as an actual genre to be seen as ballet or street dance and all those other styles," she tells CNN.

That ethos is reflected in what is her most famous work to date.

With symbolic dance routines offering scathing social commentary, 'This is America', a music video by Childish Gambino , broke the internet upon its release in May 2018.