Izzy Odigie

Izzy Odigie
in 2018 on NdaniTV
Born
Iziegbe Odigie

1996 (age 27–28)
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
NationalityNigerian, American
EducationNigeria
Occupation(s)Dancer and choreographer
Known forviral videos

Iziegbe (Izzy) Odigie (born 1996) is a New York born Nigerian afrobeats choreographer. In 2019, she was one of OkayAfrica's "100 women".

Life

Odigie was born in 1996; her mother, Osarenoma Odigie, was a nurse and her father was a businessman.[1] She was born in Brooklyn but brought up in Nigeria in Edo State. where she went to boarding school[2] She moved to the US in 2007 and studied dance and attended St. John’s University in Queens, New York. She was one of the founders of the Trybe dancers who appeared accompanying afrobeats artists.[2]

She is known for Afro dance; she came to notice when she danced with Eddy Kenzo in 2015 reaching 20 million via a video.[3]

She was chosen to be on the OkayAfrica 100 women list[4] in 2019.[5] The 2019 emphasis was to find women who were disrupting their own local culture whilst at the same time demanding equal access to the global stage.[6]

Odigie teaches dance and tours. She has worked with the artists like Tiwa Savage, Mr Eazi,[2] Moonchild Sanelly and Yemi Alade.[1]

In 2020 she choreographed and appeared in one episode of the fifth series of the Fox US drama, Empire.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "The Captivating Dancer Behind Afrobeats' Biggest Stars". OZY. 2020-04-01. Archived from the original on 2020-05-22. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  2. ^ a b c "Interview with Afrobeats Dancer and Choreographer, Izzy Odigie". OneTribeMag. 2018-01-08. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  3. ^ Guiba, Carmen (2018-11-14). "Nigerian Dancer Iziegbe 'Izzy' Odigie Is Promoting Afro Culture With Her Dance". AfricaFutura. Archived from the original on 2020-07-15. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  4. ^ "Iziegbe Odigie aka Izzy". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  5. ^ "OKAYAFRICA - 100 WOMEN". OKAYAFRICA's 100 WOMEN. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  6. ^ "Moonchild Sanelly". BAM.org. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2019-10-24.