The Chief Executive Officer and Creative Director of Ghanaian fashion brand, 101 Clothing, on Friday 28th October 2016 won an award at the eighth edition of the grand and prestigious BEFFTA Awards held in the United Kingdom. Mr. Ludwig Henry Amponsah won the Best Male Fashion Designer at the awards event which sought to celebrate outstanding talents in entertainment, from the fields of film,…
Magda's Lesbian Lover wins BEST SHORTS award at this years' BEFFTA awards in London.
Magda’s Lesbian Lover wins BEST SHORTS award at this years’ BEFFTA awards in London.
The Producers of Magda’s Lesbian Lover MLL would like to announce that we were honoured with the BEST SHORTS award at this years BEFFTA awards in London. The Black Entertainment Fashion Film and T.v Awards founded by Pauline Long ( Pauline Long show on Ben Television ) made strides for the AFRICAN LGBTI community by including the shorts in the awards in the first instance , she became a patron…
We caught up with our girls, CEO Dancers, after an eventful year touring the world with Afrobeats artist D'Banj and supporting Labrinth and Rita Ora. They recently lit up Britain's Got Talent with their infectious African-flavoured peformance. We asked them about their plans for the future and working with ideasgenius.com
Q. Define success for you as a group
A. Breaking the mould of Afrobeats into other genres of music. We would like to be seen as the go-to dance group for artists when they need an African flair or tribal infusion to current project whether it be a music video or concert.
A. Well, now we have a bigger fan base and a lot of young people are aware of who CEO Dancers are. For example, now we get daily messages from people who have watched our videos on YouTube from countries such as the US, Germany, Holland, Spain, Italy, Ireland, Kazakhstan, etc. So recognition has definitely got to be the biggest difference between where we were last year to where we are now.
Q. Other than your dancing, what necessary quality do you need to be successful?
A. You absolutely have to be dedicated to what you’re doing and disciplined to train in doing the mundane tasks necessary to push you forward. For example, for us these tasks are last night rehearsals, early morning workouts, (on the day of a show) avoiding certain types of foods like carbs that could make our performance sluggish.
Q. You met your mentor Bernard P Achampong of ideasgenius.com in 2011. How has that relationship contributed to where you are today?
A. Bernard has been such a great mentor since we met him. He taught us the importance of branding and packaging ourselves. For example, now we always include our CEO Dancers logo in everything we do. He has also contributed to our performance production whenever we have shows and he has generally been there whenever we need guidance and advice in anything. Bernard has been an invaluable mentor to us, and at times has had to be a therapist as he is such a great listener.
Q. Where do CEO Dancers see themselves a year from now?
A. We’re currently working on some projects for our brand and they will come to light as times goes on, but for now you can look forward to our DVD release which is the first Afrobeats Dance Workout DVD in 3D.
Q. What qualities will you need to reach that goal?
A. We will need to continue working hard and remain consistent in our current efforts but above all the love for what we do is our biggest motivation.
Thank you. We wish you all the best for the future, ladies.
I've been nominated for an award!!! Please VOTE and spread the word!
Hi all! So I have been nominated for Best Dance Choreographer for the BEFFTA awards! Please vote Tony Adigun http://t.co/7UW2Gx6 it's that simple lol! I would really appreciate your votes! Much love Tony! Vote for INNOVATION!
Hey guys were super excited, last night we performed at the BEFFTA Awards nomination ceremony and SHiiKANE were also nominated for a Best Female Award! Voting starts very soon full details on how to vote will be posted soon.
