International dance choreographer ‘Hollywood’, an important component of the The Dance Workshop 2017, has arrived Lagos. He was met at the Muritala Mo
International dance choreographer ‘Hollywood’, an important component of the The Dance Workshop 2017, has arrived Lagos. He was met at the Muritala Mohammed International airport at the wee hours of today by Kaffy. He will speak as well as hold demonstration classes for the Lagos edition of the workshop set to take place today, Friday June 9th June and tomorrow Saturday, June 10th at the Eko Hotel, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Hollywood is a well-recognized dance choreographer who has worked with various recording artists such as Chris Brown, Ciara, and Rihanna. Most recently, he choreographed Beyonce’s ‘On the Run Tour’, Nicki Minaj’s ‘Billboard Music Award’ performance as well as Jennifer Lopez’s ‘American Music Award’ performance.
The theoretical and practical Dance 2017 workshop of which he is in Nigeria for, is a project created by Kaffy to educate dancers on the ethics and business of dance as an art. The workshop is expected to cover important topics such as; attitude & talent, finance in dance business, branding and the best use of social media as well as the importance of technique and skill acquisition.
Facilitators will range from entertainment professionals, celebrities, representatives from financial institutions and media relations experts. The list of celebrity facilitators includes, P Square, Kate Henshaw, Alibaba, Omawunmi Daddy Showkey and Lamboginny. The business professionals will include finance/smart money experts such as; Nimi Akinkugbe and Arese Ugwu, Bukky Karibi-Whyte (CEO Bobby Taylor Company) and many more.
The Dance Workshop 2017 will be hosted by Dotun (Cool FM).
“Dance is serious business”
Tickets will be available at the venue for N3,000