For nearly two decades, Nigeria’s dance icon Kafayat Shafau, popularly known as Kaffy, has communicated through movement. But now, the Guinness World Record holder is finding power in the pauses — the quiet, often uncomfortable conversations that happen when the music stops.

Moving from the high-octane world of breaking world records, the Queen of Dance is stepping into a new kind of spotlight. With her latest initiative, Sister Circle, the award-winning choreographer is shifting focus from movement to meaning — creating a safe, intentional space for women to unpack identity, vulnerability, growth, and power on their own terms.

Held on Tuesday, March 17 at Alliance Française, Mike Adenuga Centre, Ikoyi, the event brought together more than 250 women for candid, solution-oriented talks on wealth, wellness, and womanhood. The day felt less like a conference and more like a living room where successful women handed over the playbook they wished they’d had earlier.

Speaking to the media, the dancer-turned-transformation architect shared insights on the initiative, emphasing the need to reshape conversations around womanhood and promote balanced perspectives between men and women.

She said, “The idea of the Sister Circle was formed from my own personal experience as a young lady growing up in Africa. I found out that between the ages of 13 to my late 30s, I was handling so many things that you would consider is for grown adults.

“For me it was early, and I really didn’t have that nurturing sisterhood that could give me a head-start to say oh, these are the kind of things you are going to face in life. This is how to manage relationships; this is how to manage people; this is how to manage your health and your wellness because they have gone before you.

“Yes, we do get a lot of women who are high achievers, who I can see and say, oh, I want to be like them. But trying to be like someone is even from trying to know, actually knowing what those people did to scale through challenges. How did they actually navigate being a mother and being a CEO? How did they actually navigate being a child from a broken home and still have to nurture siblings?

“How did they navigate being the oldest girl or the only girl that cares enough for the family and still has to pursue her own career? Some of them will say, I was kicked out of school. How did they navigate that? Some of those stories are my stories. And I’m like, there’s something going on in the society right now,” Kaffy added.

She highlighted the importance of reaching grassroots communities with messages that encourage proper upbringing, shared responsibility, and personal development, while noting plans to expand the movement across different region.

“Information overload with lack of direction and mentorship is confusing the Gen Zs, or let me just quote the age gap that should be doing a lot of stuff. They are not really nurtured; they have a lot of energy. They have a sense of self-worth that we didn’t have back then, but it’s still a directional gap,” she stated.

According to her, Sister Circle is not just another talk series — it is a reflective, community-driven platform designed to challenge outdated narratives and encourage authentic storytelling among women across different walks of life.