Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau

Quotes

• “I chose dance when it was socially, culturally, religiously not acceptable to be a dancer. Dance had almost zero economic value.””
• “We lose our history if we don’t tell our stories,I don’t want somebody from the West to come to tell the story of one African dancer. I am alive and I will tell that story. There’s no other time to do it than now.”
• “Some people make it back, some don’t; what is ultimate is the outcome borne out of love, rather than looking at someone as the problem, you may be the enabler of that problem.”
• “When you love someone, you would want to see the best of them.”
• “There is no impossible for me . In my world that word doesn’t exist. Difficult yes but ACHIEVABLE is my watchword.”
• “People need to know! A life out there can be saved, a marriage out there can do better than mine and more importantly, a second chance is always there for us all to take!”

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Key facts

Person.name

Kaffy

Person.image

Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau (cropped).jpg

Person.caption

Kaffy at Omawumi's The Lasso of Truth album launch in 2013

Person.native_name_lang

Yoruba

Person.birth_name

Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau

Person.birth_place

Lagos, Nigeria

Person.alma_mater

Yaba College of Technology Olabisi Onabanjo University

Person.occupation

Dancer Choreographer Dance critic Fitness coach

Person.years_active

2002 - present

Person.organization

Imagneto Dance Company

Person.children

2

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Wikidata facts

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Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau (cropped).jpg

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