Meeting Ellaley: the maven of GGB dance crew

Our Reporter

Dancer and video vixen, Emmanuella Odiley has been carving a name for herself in the Nigerian entertainment scene. Born in Surulere, Lagos to Mr. and Mrs. Odiley, Emmanuella Odiley is the last piece to the puzzle of the Girls Got Bold (GGB) dance crew.

Ella discovered her passion for dance in her teenage years and quickly began to develop it into a skill. She attained her primary education at Command Children’s school, Yaba. After her secondary education in Ogunlade College, Surulere, she attended the University of Lagos for her tertiary education.

A Nigerian professional dancer, choreographer and visual model, Ella has worked with celebrated musicians; the likes of “Davido, psquare,Wande coal,Burnaboy,Diamond platinum,Olamide, just to mention a few.Also have worked with corporate brands with likes of Glo, MTN, Fidelity Bank, Access Bank, and cinematographers.

In 2014, she stumbled upon Roseline Omokhoa and Ifeoma Efiokwu, the powerful women that, along with Ella, forged the impenetrable fortress of the GGB dance crew.

As a crew, Ella worked with the rest of the GGB girls on so many projects with popular Nigerian artists such as 2face, Psquare, Dbanj, Donjazzy, Davido, wizkid, Olamide, Tiwa savage, Yemi Alade, Flavor, Mr Eazi, Seyi Shay, Timaya, Ycee, Iyanya, Kcee, Yemi Alade,Kizz Daniel,Falz, Skales, Kizz Daniel, Reekado banks, Naeto C, Phyno, Banky w, Yung6ix, wandecoal, Teni, Sean Tizzle, Runtown, Lynx, Skiibii, Aramide, Dija, Dr Sid, D’prince, Mc galaxy, CDQ, Iceprince, orezi, Ketchup, Chidinma, Skuki, lil Kesh, Patoranking, Cynthia Morgan, Dammy Krane, Harrysong, Rugged man, Humble Smith, Slimcase and an endless list of others.

As a model and vixen, Ella worked with notable brands on projects like the Glo Greener Pastures (Idonport) commercial, MTNPulse TV commercial, Glo commercial with Psquare, APC Permanent Voters Card campaign commercial, Delta Soap commercial , Fidelity Bank dance contest commercial, and Nairabox.

Her career as a vixen has grown exponentially over the years with features on music videos such as Dammy Krane’s ‘Sabi Dance’ and ‘My Dear’, Falz’s ‘High Class’, Psquare’s ‘Shekini’ and ‘Ejeajo’ ft TI, Mr P’s ‘For my Head’, 2face’s ‘Go Go’ ft Machel Montano, Teni’s ‘Askamaya’, Tiwa Savage’s ‘Malo’ ft Wizkid, Di’ja’s ‘Aww’, Olamide ‘s ‘Shakitibobo’, ‘Wavy Level’, ‘Science Student’ and others.