Born into a home filled with love, music, dance and laughter, and growing up in the ’80s, between trips to London and wherever
Born into a home filled with love, music, dance and laughter, and growing up in the ’80s, between trips to London and wherever else caught her parents’ fancy, Kafayat Shafau more popularly known as Kaffy would come to taste glitz and glamour, the attentive care of a doting father and the feisty discipline of a loving mother. Life is beautiful until a series of unfortunate events throws her perfect world into chaos.
When a series of unfortunate events throws Kaffy’s perfect childhood into chaos, she knows she has to step up and lift herself and her siblings from the sudden hardship they have been plunged into, but the road to success is paved with unending mishaps and disappointments. Through life’s travails, she will learn that to truly excel, she must rely on her passion and go wherever life’s beats lead her.
Alájòótà chronicles the life of Kaffy; from her tumultuous childhood to her rise as Nigeria’s foremost dance queen, and her endless pursuit to impart knowledge and empower youths through dance.
Born 30 June 1980, Kaffy, is a Nigerian dancer, choreographer, dance instructor and fitness coach. She is also the founder and owner of Imagneto Dance Company, among several other companies she runs. She is best known for breaking the Guinness World Record for “Longest Dance Party” at the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon in 2006.
Kaffy is driven by the desire to elevate dance in Africa and ultimately the world. She is passionate about birthing a new generation of youth with a mindset for greatness, a love for God and the kind of passion that births success. Alájòótà is her first book.
