Kafayat Shafau, well known to everybody as 'Kaffy the dance queen' has made a name for herself in the Nigerian industry being the most popular dancer, most popular female dancer and even the highest paid (if I'm not mistaken). Since she came into limelight in 2006, Kaffy hasn't stopped making the waves - as she is either chereographing with her dancers in a new video, or she's instructing in a dance school.
Now, here are 13 facts you probably don't know about Kaffy the dance queen. Probably you know some of them, but you're not so sure. Here they are
- Her full names are Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau-Ameh.
- She is 33 and hails from Lagos state.
- She is from a large family and fell in love with dance at the early age of 8.
- She schooled at Chrisland Primary School and the Onabisi Onabanjo University.
- She is a professional dancer and chereographer for music videos such as May D's 'So Many Tinz', most of the videos by P-Square and 'Don't tell me Nonsense' by Dbanj
- She is also a fitness and dance instructor and runs her own dance school, she even appeared as an instructor for two seasons at MTN Project Fame West Africa.
- She became popular in 2006 when she danced her way to popularity and fame at the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon and broke the record for longest dance party (55hours, 40 minutes) in the Guinness World Record.
- Kaffy loves to swim and play basketball and also loves to spend time with family
- Kaffy is inspired by Michael Jackson and the way he dances. She's also inspired by Beyonce's tenacity and determination and says "She is a stickler for perfection"
- Kaffy has been a judge on various dance shows in Nigeria and beyond - Malta Guinness Street Dance Competition
- Kaffy has a company named Imagneto dancers which comprises of a lot of young and vibrant dancers like herself.
- Kaffy grew up as a nerd wanting to read Aeronautical Engineering in school.
- Kaffy is happily married to Joseph Ameh(who is a drummer for P-Square) and has two children (one boy and she's heavily pregnant now)
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