An accomplished professional RED CARPET MOVIE Host and MC as well as the founder and CEO of IMPACT DANCE. Hakeem is also a choreographer, performer, mentor and British Council ambassador.

Hakeem Onibudo is today an influential force within the international dance community. Since 1995 Hakeem has been widely recognised for his significant work as a choreographer, performer, mentor and British Council Cultural Leadership International Ambassador. With reputation preceding him, Hakeem has established himself as a renowned, professional host and MC, working on red carpet movie premieres and other prestigious national and international events whilst also broadcasting his popular MLI-JAM show every Thursday 7-10pm on Colourful Radio. (www.colourfulradio.com)

With Madonna amongst his list of current clients, he is currently training her children weekly in Street Dance and Hip-Hop, Hakeem’s extensive body of dance work also includes notable assignments for prominent corporations and organisations such as Premier PR, AD Events, Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Disney, Warner Brothers, The Royal Ballet School, The Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells, the British Council, BBC, Nickelodeon, C4, Endemol, ITV and the Duke of Edinburgh Awards. In 2006 Hakeem was called upon to choreograph The Pet Shop Boys World Tour “Cubism”.

Known as ‘Mr Impact’, since 2010 Hakeem’s charisma, influence and professionalism have also carved him out a niche role as the UK’s most sought after Red Carpet Warm-Up Host, regularly working alongside talent such as Alex Zane, Edith Bowman, Lorraine Kelly, Clara Amfo and Radzi Chinyanganya. His portfolio includes:

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Lion King, Aladdin, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Suicide Squad, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Avengers: Age of Ultron, 50 Shades of Grey, Magic Mike XXL, The Hunger Games Catching Fire, The Amazing Spider Man-2, Captain America The Winter Soldier, Wolf of Wall Street, Man of Steel, Iron Man 3, Men in Black 3, Fast and Furious 6, Hunger Games: Catching Fire, Frozen, Saving Mr Banks, One Direction: This is Us, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Dark Knight Rises, Street Dance 3D, Street Dance 2.

In 2008 Hakeem launched and began hosting LIVE VIBE, a popular performance platform, with previous residency at Sadler’s Wells, The Peacock Theatre and Rich Mix. The dynamic concept, which offers rare professional opportunities and experience to undiscovered youth talent, soon took off internationally and in partnership with the British Council, was taken to Hong Kong in December 2010 and again in 2013 as well as being recreated in Zimbabwe in February 2012. In April 2017 an edition of LIVE VIBE took place in Caracas, Venezuela and on 2 December 2017 it was staged in London at The Place (The Contemporary Dance Trust).

Having established a flourishing and multifaceted career, a large part of Hakeem’s time is now also devoted to his impactful work within the charity sector. Within this realm, Hakeem recently received the CHANGEMAKERS award from Arts Council England, empowering him to lead on a number of projects at The Place (Contemporary Dance Trust), successfully increasing the number of Black, Asian, and ethnic minority people who engage with the organisation. He is also the Founder, CEO and Artistic Director of Impact Dance, Hakeem’s own youth empowerment organisation which “motivates, leads and inspires” ordinary young people to achieve extraordinary things through the medium of Hip-Hop dance.