Dancing has become one popular mouthpiece used by the majority of the populace to express themselves or promote a brand/project.
Africa, particularly, Ghana and Nigeria is blessed with individuals or groups who capitalized on the craft of dancing to make themselves popular or as a profession.
In this short article, we’ll give you a brief of the six (6) most influential in Africa, particularly Ghana and Nigeria who have taken dancing as a profession and are really making an impact with the craft;
6. Afronitaa
Born Danita Akosua Adomaah Yeboah and known in the showbiz circle as Afronitaa is a Ghanaian dancer who belongs to the Dance With Purpose (DWP) Dance Group. She ventured into dancing after Junior High School and for about five (5) years of dancing, she has won the hearts of many Ghanaians and Africa at large.
As a result of her hard work and perseverance, she has been appreciated by many in the entertainment fraternity and earned her feature in multiple music videos, performed on bigger platforms, and also had some brand endorsements. Afronitaa recently clocked one million (1M) followers on Instagram.
5. Purple Speedy
Purple Speedy is a Nigerian popular social media sensation who has achieved prominence due to her consistent and engaging content on various social media platforms, particularly on TikTok and Instagram. She is famously known for her dance skits and dance challenges on social media.
Purple Speedy, aged 24, began her social media career in 2020 and a breakthrough a year later. Her popularity and consistency made her gain features from prominent entertainment personalities such as Don Jazzy and Crispdal, her boyfriend. She currently has over 7.5M followers on TikTok.
4. Endurance Grand
Born Endurance Dzigbordi Dedzo, Endurance Grand is a Nigerian-born Ghanaian Dancer who is also a member of DWP Dance Group and is regarded by many as the best dancer from Ghana. Her consistency has seen her perform at some of the big stages such as the VGMA, TV3, Coca-Cola, Ghana Football Awards, Ghana’s Most Beautiful, and most recently, The Global Citizen Festival.
3. Dancegod Lloyd
Laud Anoo Konadu, known professionally as Dancegod Lloyd, is a Ghanaian dancer, dance coach, and co-founder of DWP Dance Academy. His popularity and dance skills have seen him featured in over 100 music videos with notable ones such as ‘Already’ by Beyonce, and ‘Shoo’ by Kwamz and Flava among others.
2. Poco Lee
Born Iwe Pascal Odinaka and widely known as Poco Lee, is a Nigerian Professional Dancer, Hypeman, Brand Ambassador, Influencer, and Master Of Ceremonies. He transitioned from performing on the streets to being one of the most prominent dancers on the African continent. He graduated with a Bachelor’s in Arts from Lagos State University (LASU).
Poco Lee is seen as the most popular dancer in Africa who has featured in 100s of music videos. His journey to popularity is one of the success tales of the internet generation; he shot to stardom after his dance video for one of Zlatan Ibile’s songs trended on Instagram. He has also become well-known to most Gen Z Nigerians and young influencers/dancers on the continent thanks to his deft legwork and Zanku maneuvers
1. Incredible Zigi
Born Michael Amofa popularly known as Incredible Zigi is a Ghanaian dancer and the founder of the Afrozig Movement, he is also known to be a choreographer and dance instructor on the international Afro circuit. He is regarded as the most skillful dancer in Africa, his precise moves are close to perfection. Zigi is responsible for creating several trending dance challenge videos.
Zigi’s talent has led him to several dance workshops throughout Ghana, Russia, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, and Rwanda among others. Finally, he has also worked with most of the top-notch African artists in the music industry.
