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Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau (Kaffy)

  • Skill Category: Dancers
  • Present Address: Lagos
  • Country: Nigeria
  • Email: kaflan2001@yahoo.com
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Biography

Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau (born 30 June 1980), popularly known by her stage name Kaffy,[3][4] is a Nigerian dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and fitness coach. She is also the founder and owner of Imagneto Dance Company. She is best known for breaking the Guinness World Record for “Longest Dance Party” at the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon in 2006. Kaffy was born and raised in Nigeria .[6] She completed her primary education at Chrisland School, Opebi and her secondary school education at Coker Secondary School, Orile-Iganmu before attending Yaba College of Technology for a while and went on to obtain a diploma in data processing and computer science[7] from Olabisi Onabanjo University. Kaffy’s dancing career took off after she went to an event to perform onstage by someone who spotted her when she used to go to the National Stadium during weekends for dance rehearsals and workouts. In 2006, Kaffy led her dance group to break the Guinness Book of Record for “Longest Dance Party” after they danced for 55hours and 40minutes.[8] She is currently a dance instructor who has developed innovative visualisation-based methods for teaching dance and dance fitness in an accelerated-learning format. In 2017, she created ‘The Dance Workshop ‘ a dance convention aimed at training and mentoring professional dancers as well as promoting cultural exchange within the Nigerian dance industry. The 2017 Edition featured America’s leading choreographer, AY Hollywood. She was married to Joseph Ameh, the music director and drummer for Nigerian duo P-Square from July 2015 to January 2022.[10] She filed for divorce on the 11th of January 2022.[11] She has two children with him.

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Kaffy is also the founder and CEO of Imagneto Dance Company. She gained prominence in 2006 after breaking the Guinness World Record for “Longest Dance Party” at the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon. She has since been a prominent figure in the Nigerian entertainment scene, working with several big names in the industry.

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