Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, popularly known as Kaffy, a renowned Nigerian professional dancer, has opened up about how she turned to dance as a means to enhance her mental health.
In a recent interview on Channels TV, Kaffy shared insights into her journey, explaining how dancing provided solace during her formative years.
Reflecting on her upbringing, Kaffy revealed that growing up in a household with a single parent motivated her to turn to dancing as an escape and a source of mental well-being.
She described dancing as an art form that allowed her to find solace and become something more, especially as she navigated the challenges of being a young teenager in such an environment.
“Before I even thought of dancing as a profession, I always saw it as something to help me with my mental health,” Kaffy stated in the interview.
“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,” she added.
