Afro Battles

Nkeiruka, better known as NK, is a choreographer, dancer, instructor, content creator, MC, casting director, and entrepreneur from Nigeria, now residing in Los Angeles. A versatile dancer who specializes in Afrobeats.

Beyond performing and touring internationally, NK also hosts Afro-Fusion dance classes worldwide, blending various African dance forms with global influences to create a powerful, culturally-rooted movement style. With over seven years of teaching experience, she has worked alongside top-tier artists such as Chris Brown, Davido, Burna Boy, Rema, Kizz Daniel, Tiwa Savage, Shenseea, T-Pain, Awilo Longomba, Cardi B, and more.

Her electrifying performances have lit up some of the industry’s biggest stages, including the BET Awards, The Grammys, Afro Nation, and the BET Soul Train Awards.

NK is the founder of , a casting agency dedicated to promoting up-and-coming talent in the entertainment industry. She also runs her own cosmetics line, , which seamlessly blends beauty and culture through Afrocentric design and inspiration.

DATE: SATURDAY AUG 22 2025 11:30AM
LOCATION: CALGARY REGIONAL DANCE (H-7058 Farrell Rd SE)

Soca music, originating from calypso and other Caribbean genres, has also incorporated elements from afrobeats. This blending of styles is generally viewed favorably, promoting a sense of togetherness and shared cultural identity between Africa and the Caribbean.

Sabrina Naz Comănescu Bio

Canadian dancer Sabrina Naz Comănescu is a dynamo member of the nation's artistic landscape. Her passion for dance and ethnography is rooted in the multitude of genres found in the African diaspora with a focus on the Caribbean and American movement and music. She has helped cultivate Western Canadian dance communities for over a decade as a performer, choreographer, filmmaker, dance instructor, and student. She has had the privilege to gather knowledge, teach, and perform throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe. She has developed a practice along the way that celebrates cultural diversity and holds close to the Ghanaian ideology of Sankofa, “learning from the past to inform the future, reaching back to move forward, and lifting as we climb”. She is also the current artistic associate for The Diversity Performing Arts Club of Calgary and is in her 11th year as a dancer in the Decidedly Jazz Danceworks Company.