Posted by Amarachi on Mon 25th May, 2020 - tori.ng
Award-winning dancer, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh better known as Kaffy, has lost her mum.
Kaffy
Nigerian choreographer and dancer, Kafayat Shafau-Ameh also known as Kaffy has lost her mother.
Kaffy made the announcement on her Instagram page earlier today, where she shared a video of her mum and herself dancing.
She went to announce that her mother had passed away at the age of eighty-two
“Mama has gone to Rest! #82,” she wrote.
Kaffy was born and raised in Nigeria . She completed her primary education at Chrisland School, Opebi and her secondary school education at Coker Secondary School, Orile-Iganmu before attending Yaba College of Technology for a while and went on to obtain a diploma in data processing from Olabisi Onabanjo University.
She grew up with the aim of becoming an Aeronautic Engineer.
Kaffy’s dancing career took off after she went to an event to perform onstage by someone who spotted her when she used to go to the National Stadium during weekends for dance rehearsals and workouts.
In 2006, Kaffy led her dance group to break the Guinness Book of Record for “Longest Dance Party” after they danced for 55hours and 40minutes. She is currently a dance instructor who has developed innovative visualisation-based methods for teaching dance and dance fitness in an accelerated-learning format. She is also the founder and owner of Imagneto Dance Company.