Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, professionally known as Kaffy

Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, known professionally as Kaffy, is a Nigerian dancer, choreographer, educator and founder of Imagneto Dance Company. Born in Lagos on 30 June 1980, she grew up dancing at the National Stadium and entered professional work in the early 2000s, when dancers in Nigerian popular music were gaining screen visibility but had few formal career structures.

In 2006, Kaffy led a team at the Nokia Silverbird Danceathon for 55 hours and 40 minutes, setting the Guinness record then titled "Longest Dance Party." The achievement marked a turning point in how dance was publicly recognized in Nigeria, though later record holders would eventually supersede it.

Beyond the endurance performance, Kaffy built a career across music-video choreography, live performance and instruction. Through Imagneto Dance Company, she trained and employed dancers while advocating for dance as a profession rather than background decoration. Her screen work sits within the rapid growth of Nigerian pop and Afrobeats visual culture, where her choreography—combining athletic stamina, grounded movement, crisp accents and camera-aware ensemble formation—became recognizable across productions.

In 2017 she created The Dance Workshop, a convention focused on professional training, mentoring and cultural exchange. Her later work expanded into dance-fitness systems, leadership education and public conversations about dancers' value in the creative economy. She has continued in mentoring and evaluation roles, including as a judge on DanceNaijaDance in 2025.