Ghanaian dancer Dancegod Lloyd has admitted that he had to make up his roots in order to land employment early in his career.
He claimed that although he was not a shy person, he had to make up his history in order to have possibilities when he went to his clients’ homes and places of business to teach dance.
“You go to people’s houses, these people are well-to-do, people of class and when you go to their house to teach them, they want to know you well. Your background, where you are coming from…what if you are up to something else?
“Sometimes when I go to people’s homes, I tell them that I am from Tema or just say I live around because they had this perception about where I was coming from, Ashaiman,” he shared in an interview with Babs Cann on Original TV.
When Dancegod Lloyd at last received a wake-up call, he vowed to live truthfully and to be proud of the neighborhood where he was reared, despite the risk to his professional success.
“One time I was like, I need to stay true to myself because here I was motivating others on Instagram. I was contradicting myself. I needed to face reality so I started telling people that I am from Ashaiman,” he said.
The dancer, who has collaborated with a number of renowned companies and personalities in Ghana, was pleased to observe improvements and transformation in the Ashaiman neighborhood. He mentioned Stonebwoy, a dancehall musician, as one of the neighborhood’s proud sons.
“When we start talking, it’s all vibe and happiness until I mention Ashaiman, and then their mood starts to change but now things have changed. They are proud to have an Ashaiman boy on board…it feels good, and I feel relaxed…just like Stonebwoy. Others can boldly say that they are from Ashaiman and other slum communities,” Dancegod noted in an interview.
The transformation of Dancegod Lloyd from hiding his history to embracing it is a motivational example of the value of authenticity and the necessity of being genuine to oneself, despite any possible consequences.
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