“It is time for Nigerians to proudly embrace their cultural heritage as dancing is an important part of the Nigerian culture. ![]() Solomon Bonu, said that the State Government decided to feature some of Nigeria’s most talented dance groups as a way of creating awareness about the importance of dance in Nigerian culture.īonu informed participants that apart from using the event to promote dance in the Nigerian culture, Eko Dance also served as a platform for some Lagos companies and beyond to showcase their ingenuity and creativity in the area of dancing. Speaking at the event, tagged “Eko Dance”, which is the fourth edition of the Eko Culture Series, held at Ebonylife Place, Victoria Island, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mr. Subsequently, in the evenings are social gatherings referred to as ‘Special Nights’ for the 3days from 7pm – 11pm.The Lagos State Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, through its Eko Culture Series initiative, and EbonyLife Place, recently drew attention of the populace to the importance of dancing and its ability to redirect the energy of the youths for productive engagement. Workshop starts from 2pm to 6pm and this runs for 3days. The Dance Trade Fair which runs concurrently, from 9am – 11pm while Schedule for the workshop and conference as given by Kaffy shows that The TDWC Africa holds for 3 full days, starting with The Dance specialist also talked about the dominance of various dance forms not rooted in African culture, describing it as a sad departure from our roots, saying that the popular dance forms like Alanta, Shoki, Shaku Shaku, and Zanku have gradually taken focus away from original dance forms like the Bata, Atilogu and other true African dance forms that are embedded in our history and culture as a people. African Music is African Music We can’t call the likes of Victor Owaifo, Sir Shina Peters, Chief Osadebe’s kind of music ‘Afrobeat’ just because it originated from here, it’s different from Afrobeat and we should not generalize ‘Afrobeat’ as our sound rather its Fela’s sound and we must protect it at all cost”. “I think it’s a wrong way of generalizing our music. She advocates for return to cultural dance forms, says “shaku shaku is good, atilogwu, bata better”. Kaffy laments wrong labelling of music genre in Nigeria, says “Afrobeat belongs to Fela” Afrobeat is Fela’s type of music and should not be generalized as the whole Genre of any kind of music that comes out from Nigeria. Responding to questions about the entertainment industry in Nigeria, Kaffy lamented the stereotype that has branded all similar Afro Hip-Hop music forms in Nigeria as ‘Afrobeat’, she said “African Music is African Music. The event is the brainchild of Kaffy Incorporated (Imagneto Dance Company) in partnership with Landmark Event center and Q21 solutions, while Star Rising Children’s Educational Initiative, Zenith bank, and Reddington Hospitals are listed as platinum sponsors. Workshop teachers from include Marcus Cobb from the US, DanceFikshun, Jusbmore, Dancegod Lloyd Ghana, Courtnae Paul, Sino Dinuywa from South Africa, Kwame Kideyez Osei from Germany, Ice Nweke and other top dance professionals and professors from Nigeria. ![]() ![]() John Bray, the world acclaimed Creative Director for Beyonce and Destiny’s child Frank Gatson, Mrs. ![]() Ebenezer Onyeagwu, the Ooni of Ife HRM Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, US Consular General Mr. Kaffy reeled out a long list of keynote speakers and instructors expected from all over the world such as Zenith Bank MD Mr. She added that the project fuses dance with entrepreneurship and cultural exchange to provide a well-rounded educational experience for professional dancers in Africa as well as establish the need for structure and discipline required to pursue a career in the performing arts and the entertainment industry. Speaking to newsmen at the media parley, Kaffy explained that the Dance Workshop and conference (which in the last two years has become a catalyst in the entertainment industry as it was geared to make a huge impact on the dance community in Nigeria and Africa as a whole) is to inspire, train and mentor dancers in the art and business of dance, and on how to establish a profitable career within the entertainment industry. Kaffy released details of the anticipated event at a media parley held within the premises of her newly opened world class dance and fitness studio which also serves as her corporate office. Award winning Dancer, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh ‘Kaffy’ has unveiled the 2019 edition of her international dance workshop and conference (TDWC2019) hosted for the first time in Lagos.
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