Popular Nigerian dancer Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, also known as Kaffy, has opened up about her initial motivation for dancing, citing a desire to improve her mental health.
In a recent interview on Channels TV, Kaffy shared insights into her background, revealing that growing up in a single-parent household led her to discover solace in dancing.
Before taking dance as a profession, Kaffy considered it a tool for enhancing her mental well-being. In the context of navigating life as a teenager in a typical Nigerian household with divorced parenting, dancing served as an escape, providing her with a means to transform and find refuge.
Later on, Kaffy evolved her dance skills into a fitness awareness initiative at the Lagos State National Stadium with the goal of “giving people life.”
Kaffy said, “Before I even thought of dancing as a profession, I always saw it as something to help me with my mental health. Growing up in that average Nigerian household, you have divorced parenting.“
“You are trying to navigate through life as a young teenager. Dancing was the art form in which I found solace. I used it as an escape to somewhere I could become something. And when I related to others in the social environment, I found out that people needed some escape. I started exploring that at the national stadium until I found the entertainment space.”
