Renowned Nigerian professional dancer Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, popularly known as Kaffy, revealed that she took up dancing as a means to enhance her mental well-being.
In a recent interview on Channels TV, Kaffy shared insights into her background, highlighting that being raised by a single parent led her to discover comfort in dance.
She further elaborated on how she evolved her dancing expertise into a fitness awareness initiative at the Lagos State National Stadium, aiming to “give people life.”
According to her: “Before I even thought of dancing as a profession, I always saw it as something to help me with my mental health.
“And 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 with 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.”