With Red Bull Dance Your Style Nigeria as a backdrop, (Un)credited – The Story of Afro Dance is a documentary about the country’s dance scenes and the heritage of Afro Dance. Get the lowdown here.
Set in Lagos, Nigeria, (Un)credited shines a light on the power and significance of dance in Nigeria and how African music and its dance steps went big all over the world.
The title is a nod towards how Afro Dance became a worldwide sensation even though the movement’s creators didn’t receive much credit for their work while still struggling to carve out a living for themselves.
With Red Bull Dance Your Style Nigeria 2019 as a backdrop, the viewer is introduced to some of the dancers who competed in the event. (Un)credited is set to be released on Red Bull TV on December 6, 2022, so get all the need-to-know info about the documentary here.
The documentary features elders from the Nigerian dance scene giving their perspectives on how dancers are treated and sharing their views on seeing their dances grow and go worldwide.
One of them is Yeni Kuti, the daughter of Fela Kuti, a pioneer of Afrobeat. She shares her experiences as someone who was in the eye of the storm while the phenomenon of Afrobeat unfolded.
Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, aka ‘Kaffy’, is a respected elder dancer of Nigeria. She’s on a mission to elevate dancers to the same level as the music artists they dance for.
She sheds light on how musicians achieved fame and stardom but not the dancers. She also speaks about Afro dance getting millions of views on social media, even though the dancers never see anything come back to them.
