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Yemi Osokoya looking to camera in a black cap and olive overshirt, lit against a deep red studio backdrop.

Lagos, Nigeria

Yemi Osokoya

Yemi Afolabi Osokoya

A movement artist, choreographer, filmmaker and cultural organizer working across performance, film and community practice.

  • Naija
  • ACE 2026

Teaching: Naija Dance (History & Foundations) · Naija Fusion ×2 — three classes

In their own words

Naija Fusion — a street practice that fuses Nigerian street dance styles into a distinct movement vocabulary.

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About Yemi Osokoya

Yemi Afolabi Osokoya is a Lagos-based movement artist, choreographer, filmmaker, and cultural organizer working across performance, film, and community practice. He will be teaching Naija Fusion, a street practice that fuses Nigerian street dance styles into a distinct movement vocabulary.

He is a founding member of Westsyde Lifestyle and the founder of Afrocan, a movement-based dance community in Nigeria led collaboratively with a team of four executive partners. Together, they organize the Afrocan Festival, a platform dedicated to art, ritual, and communal gathering.

Styles

  • Naija
  • Konto
  • Shaku

Find them

ACE 2026 · 14–19 October 2026

Classes with Yemi Osokoya

  • 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

    Naija Dance

    History & Foundations

  • 8:15 PM – 9:45 PM

    Naija Fusion

    Drills & Choreography

  • 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM

    Naija Fusion

    Drills & Choreography

Photography

Yemi Osokoya in frame

  • Yemi Osokoya in dark sunglasses with one hand raised to his neck, against a deep red studio backdrop.
  • Yemi Osokoya adjusting the brim of his cap, arm tattoos visible, against a deep red studio backdrop.
  • Yemi Osokoya seated in a red Adidas track top and dark cap, looking to camera.

Career

Background

Communities and platforms

  • Westsyde Lifestyle — founding member.
  • Afrocan — founder of a movement-based dance community in Nigeria, led collaboratively with four executive partners.
  • Afrocan Festival — organiser of a platform dedicated to art, ritual and communal gathering.