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Nafisah is a classically trained Contemporary dancer.

 

She started dancing at the Pamela Howard School of Dance and later joined the West London School of Dance. At 16 she was awarded a DaDa and began her studies at Tring Park School for the Performing Arts, where she graduated with a Trinity National Diploma 

in Professional Dance.

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She then joined Chrysalis London,

under the direction of Jodie Blemings, where her love for Contemporary dance flourished. She also gained a

BA honours degree in

 Professional Practice at Middlesex University.

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 In 2017 Nafisah won BBC Young Dancer. Later that year, she joined Phoenix Dance Theatre as a Guest Artist. Prior to joining Phoenix, Nafisah was nominated for a Hospital Club Award in the Rising Star Category.

Soon after, she performed in a

Sadler's Wells Triple Bill with Alesandra Seutin in Reckonings and has since enjoyed working with choreographers such as

 Kate Prince, Mark Baldwin,

Sadé and Kristina Alleyne, Laila Diallo,

Alex Whitley, Alexis Blake, Ally Green and more. 

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In 2019, Nafisah joined the cast of INALA, choreographed by Mark Baldwin and produced by Pietra Mello-Pittman and Ella Spira, performing at The Peacock Theatre,

The Marina Bay Sands in Singapore

and at The Royal Albert Hall.

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Nafisah joined The Zoonation Company 2019/2020, featuring in the upcoming 'Everybody's Talking about Jamie' Movie (choreographed by Kate Prince), and is currently performing with the company

in Message in a Bottle at The Peacock Theatre. 

 

She has also featured in the music videos of

Moss Kena, La Roux and most recently

with Ellie Goulding for her first live

virtually streamed performance.

Nafisah also appears in  

Beyonce's new movie 'Black is King'.