A famous Nigerian dancer, Kafayat Ameh popularly called “Kaffy” on Saturday urged parents and governments to support dance among children and youths.
Kaffy made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the Ijoda Dance Burnout classes at Body Rox Studio, Silverbird Galleria in Abuja.
She said that dance had grown and improved beyond mere fun and entertainment to professionalism.
“It is also a way of maintaining focus and improving one’s reasoning ability.’
Kaffy emphasised the need for every individual in the society, irrespective of the sector to invest in dance for moral and financial development.
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“I have been touring other parts of the country but have not been to Abuja for this, so I brought what I do to Abuja.
“I came to inspire people to see music as part of life.
“My desire is to inspire people to dance professionally which is a way of having fun and getting people to be happy with themselves and enjoy who they are.
“We need to give our body a break, this class needs to change young peoples’ lives.’’
Making reference to P-Square, she said “with appropriate support, a child that has flare for dance will be very successful because dance is a major part of them.
“Let’s team up and take dance to another level.’’
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