Queer & Plus Size Talk w Nafi Thompson QT-4 (Note: there is an audio error within the video)

Nafi Thompson is the Artistic Director of Bahiya Movement Fusion Dance Company- She has been dancing since the tender age of two and three years old, with her start at Spellman College youth dance program in 1996. She has danced with Dimensions Extension Performance Ensemble professional Youth Dance Company under the direction of Latany Tigner from the ages of 12-16, she's trained with Dawn James during her High School years at Skyline High and studied Traditional West African with Diamano Coura Traditional West African Dance Company. She perfected her Hip-Hop, House, and Vagueing styles with Ms. Traci Bartlow. Nafi is an Oakland, CA Bay Area native, and in 2011after graduating from High School at the age of 17-18 years old she started Bahiya Movement with her mother Afia Thompson. Nafi has her bachelor of science degree in Kinesiology from Sacramento State University and is now pursuing her Doctorate to become a Chiropractor at Southern California of Health Science, Whitter, CA. She is currently taking a break from dance, however, she is consistently taking classes to keep her skills and technique up to par. She teaches masterclasses every now and then, and for more information and to stay connected follow her on Instagram and Facebook under Blue Production or Nafi Blue Thompson or at www.bahiyamovement.com. Please enjoy our talk with Nafi about Queerness and Plus Size Bodies in the dance industry!