Catherine Mbabazi commonly known as Cathy Patra is a Ugandan dancer, choreographer, fashion model and businesswoman. She won the Best Choreography in Africa award and her group RVC won Best Dancing Group in Africa at the 2021 Zikomo Awards in Zambia.[2][3]
Cathy Patra | |
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| Born | Catherine Mbabazi October 3, 1992 Nsambya Kampala |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
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| Occupation(s) | Dancer, Choreographer, Fashion model,[1] businesswoman |
| Years active | 2014 |
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| Current group | RVC |
Life and career edit
Cathy Patra was born in Nsambya Hospital to Mr.Mwesigwa Emmanuel and Mrs. Mwesigwa Rose. She is the fourth of the six children in her family. She went to Old Kampala Primary School, Mbarara Army Boarding Secondary School(MABSS) for her O Level, then Bombo Secondary School for A Level. She then attended Ndejje University and did a Certificate in Accounting and Finance and then upgraded to Bachelor of Business Administration. Started dancing in her earliest teenage years at family gatherings and school before joining a professional church group called Miracle Teens at Miracle Centre Church in 2004. In 2014, she founded her own dance group called RVC. She soon afterwards co-owned The Fix Cosmetics in Kampala with Georgine Komuhendo, then Red Events Ltd with Sheebah Karungi and a number of other businesses in Kampala.[4][5][6]
She used dance to showcase issues woman face in our society for example access to education, inequality at work places, domestic violence, skills and knowledge empowerment, sexual harassment in the entertainment industry at Nation Theatre Uganda in a dance production titled I am Female. She has choreographed for Sheebah, Rema and Spice Diana.[7][8][9][10]
Nominations and awards edit
Patra won the Best Choreographer in Africa award and her dance group RVC won Best Dancing Group in Africa at Zikomo Awards in Zambia in 2021. Best Dressed Female on East Africa Fashion Awards Blue Carpet 2020, Best Female Dancer Sweet Heart Awards 2016.[11][12]
Discography edit
| Year | Video/Concert | Artist |
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| 2014 | Go Down Low | Sheebah Karungi and Pallaso |
| 2016 | By the way | Sheebah Karungi |
| 2017 | Enjala | Sheebah Karungi |
References edit
- ^ "Here's Our Pick of the Most Stylish People 2020". Satisfashion Ug. Style. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Josh, Ruby. "Ugandan dancer Cathy Patra busks in glory after major wins at Zikomo Awards". Mbu. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Cathy Patra thrilled with major double win at Zikomo Awards in Zambia". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Cathy Patra and Georgine Komuhendo Have Launched A Luxury Lash Line!". Beauty. Satisfashion Uganda. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ Josh, Ruby. "Quarantine Fashion: Cathy Patra - The Stylish and Fashionable Dance Enthusiast". Mbu. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Kaggwa, Andrew. "Females fighting back with dance". The Sqoop. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Solomon Businge. "Uganda's Most Talented Dancers Listed". Chimpreports. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Celebrated Choreographer Cathy Patra over the moon after winning big at Zikomo Awards in Zambia". Galaxy FM. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- ^ "Shake It Vee Vissy, Cathy Patra & Rpzmerie". The Kampala Sun (Nov. 2012).
- ^ "Females fighting back with dance". Sqoop: 28. 2017.
- ^ "Dancer Cathy Patra busks in glory after major wins at Zikomo Awards". Equator News. Archived from the original on 28 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Cathy Patra - The Stylish and Fashionable Dance Enthusiast". May 3, 2020.