[ 2011-11-26 ]

Abigail Dawson, winner of Exopa New Faces contest

‘I’m A Dancer Not Sex Machine’
It is generally believed that female dancers who
appear in music videos usually become sex victims
of artistes and producers but the female winner of
last month’s Exopa New Faces contest, Abigail
Dawson, has stated that her career as a music
video dancer and model does not mean she is
someone’s sex machine.

“I don’t do that. I have not dated any artiste
before. None of them proposed to be me before
because I’m on their set,” Abigail said.

She has already appeared in several music videos
including Stay J- ‘Shashewowo’, Keche-
‘Pressure’, R2Bees – ‘Kiss ur hands’,
O.J Blaq- ‘Charley Wotey’, and Diamond-
‘Popping’.

Her first video was Asaseban’s ‘Dabenda’.

Along with her stunning looks and modeling antics,
Abigail, during the Exopa contest, thrilled the
audience with her enthralling dance steps
including the Azonto dance.

Abigail told NEWS-ONE in an interview that
“dancing is my talent. I love to dance. That is
my talent and passion”.

Abigail, who wishes to become a broadcast
journalist, said she was comfortable with being a
music video dancer because it fetched her good
money, contrary to reports that Ghanaian dancers
did not earn much.

The 21-year-old former student of Koforidua
Polytechnic was crowned winner, after she beat12
female contestants.

Abigail is not new to Ghana’s entertainment
industry. She has already appeared in a number of
TV commercials and is the face of Zed Pineapple
Drink.

She also featured in a number of music videos and
stars in ‘Esi Maame’, a TV series on TV3.

“I’m happy right now. I’m preparing to win
the grand finale where all the winners will
compete for the last event of the year.

I just tell my friends that they should also work
harder because I am really preparing,” she
stated.

Abigail was made the entertainment prefect at Akim
State College where she had her high school
education.

“When I went to polytechnic, I also contested
for Miss Akwaaba and I was the first runner-up.

In the region too, I contested for Miss Akwentu
Kesie and that one too I was the first runner-up.
That was how I gradually started with showbiz.”

She said to be a good dancer, one had to be hard
working and have the passion and flair for
dancing. “I don’t accept to dance in any
video. I shoot videos with nice video quality so I
check out who is directing before I accept the
job.

I also look at what kind of song we are shooting
the video for. But it depends on each dancer. I do
that to just know what I am getting myself
involved in.” She said she took money for every
video she shot.

“No, there is nothing like a free video. May be
personal video will be free for me. There is
nothing like a free video for a particular
star.”

Asked if she would be in a video with Jay Z, if he
came to town and wanted ladies for a video for
free and international exposure, Abigail said,
“I would not be on that field. We are talking
about professionalism. I can’t shoot a video for
free because it’s Jay Z or any musician.

When their music video comes out and it is nice,
they get money from it. There is nothing like free
video and I’m not really eager to jump on any
video set.”

The 2010 Diploma in Business Studies
Secretariatship graduate of Koforidua Polytechnic
said some of the challenges she had with the job
was the fact that people wrongly thought dancers
in videos slept with artistes or musicians.

Abigail hails from Mampong Akwapim in the Eastern
Region of Ghana.

Source - News One

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