I chose dance when it was socially, culturally, religiously not acceptable to be a dancer. Dance had almost zero economic value.” - Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau

Some people make it back, some don’t; what is ultimate is the outcome borne out of love, rather than looking at someone as the problem, you may be the enabler of that problem.

We lose our history if we don’t tell our stories,I don’t want somebody from the West to come to tell the story of one African dancer. I am alive and I will tell that story. There’s no other time to do it than now.

People need to know! A life out there can be saved, a marriage out there can do better than mine and more importantly, a second chance is always there for us all to take!