| Salah Benlemqawanssa | |
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| Born | June 26, 1979 Saint-Denis, France[1] |
| Residence | Créteil, France |
| Nationality |  French |
| Ethnicity | Moroccan / Algerian |
| Occupation | Dancer |
| Years active | 1995—present[1] |
| Home town | Paris[2] |
| Height | 5'10" |
| Known for | YouTube fame[2] and inaugural winner of Incroyable Talent[3] |
| Website SpiderSalah |
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Salah Benlemqawanssa (born June 26, 1979 in France) is an award-winning competitive hip-hop dancer who specializes in popping. In 2006 he won France's Incroyable Talent competition in its first season.[2][4] The same year he won a 2-on-2 popping battle with teammate Iron Mike at Juste Debout, a French based international street dance competition.[5] In 2008 he starred as himself in Beats Per Minute, an independent film about a French popper who discovers he can rewind time with his dance moves.[6] He calls his personal dance style P.A.B.E. which stands for Popping, Animation, Boogaloo, and Effects.[1][7][8][9]
Although Salah is best known for popping, he is also skilled in locking and b-boying. In 2002 he won the Seven 2 Smoke battle at Dutch based hip-hop dance competition The Notorious IBE (International Breakdance Event).[10] In the Seven 2 Smoke battle, 8 of the world's top b-boys battle each other until one is declared the winner. In 2009 he served as a judge at Battle of the Year's (BOTY) international one-on-one b-boy battle in Germany.[11] BOTY is a dance competition exclusively for b-boy crews; however, to celebrate their 20th anniversary they had a competition for b-boy solo dancers.[11] He will also be a judge at Red Bull BC One 2009 in New York City.[12]
He is a member of both Vagabonds[1] and Massive Monkees b-boy crews. He is also a member of the contemporary dance company Montalvo-Hervieu.[13]
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Titles
- The Notorious IBE
- Urban Momentum
- 2004:1-on-1 Freestyle Battle[13]
Appearances
- Judging
- Stage
- 2009:Breakin' Convention[4]
- 2007:Rencontres de la Villette[18]
- 2007:Breakin' Convention[19][note 3]
- 2001:France Moves[20]
Footnotes
- ^ He won the Juste Debout popping competition with Iron Mike.
- ^ He judged the locking and popping competitions only.
- ^ He performed his winning Incroyable Talent showpiece "The Dream of Gluby".[19]
References
- ^ a b c d "Salah Faculty Bio". BWYDance.com. http://www.bwydance.com/faculty/bios/salah.shtml. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Cast". BeatsPerMinuteFilm.com. http://beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Cast.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ a b "Finale". Salah (performer); FremantleMedia France (producer). Incroyable Talent. M6. 2006-11-25.
- ^ a b c d Chow-Seegoolam (May 10, 2009). "Breakin' Convention 2009: Theatre Review". NG-Magazine.com. http://www.ng-magazine.com/Diary/Theatre/Nottingham_Playhouse,_Breakin_Convention_2009:_Theatre_Review/. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b "Iron Mike". Pro-Dance.co.uk. 2007. http://www.pro-dance.co.uk/fullartist.php?i=42&s=Male&l=All&c=general. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ "Home". BeatsPerMinuteFilm.com. http://beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Home.html. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ "Salah". Dance-Book.com. http://www.dance-book.com/#id=salah. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b "Salah Workshop - PABE". BreakinConvention.com. 2009. http://www.breakinconvention.com/uk-tour-2009/event/salah-workshop-pabe-0. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Salah Benlemqawanssa". SalsaLibre.pl. 2007. http://www.salsalibre.pl/web/content/view/252/127/lang,en/. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b c d "Hall of Fame". TheNotoriousIBE.com. http://www.thenotoriousibe.com/subabout/halloffame.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
- ^ a b c "Special Anniversary Program". BattleoftheYear.de. ConnectLine.de. http://www.battleoftheyear.de/event/side-events.html. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ a b "The judges, the judges, the judges...". RedBullBCOne.com. http://www.redbullbcone.com/blog/the-judges-the-judges-the-judges. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ a b "Les Danseurs: Salah BENLEMQAWANSSA". Montalvo-Hervieu.com. http://www.montalvo-hervieu.com/danseurs/salah_benlemqawanssa.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Results". BBoyChampionships.com. 2007. http://www.bboychampionships.com/content/view/77/217/. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
- ^ "Judges". BBoyChampionships.com. 2008. http://www.bboychampionships.com/content/view/241/550/. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "The Judges". CircleSensation.com. 2006. http://www.circlesensation.com/judges.php. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre Cast Information". Fandango.com. http://www.fandango.com/ast%C3%A9rixetob%C3%A9lix:missioncl%C3%A9op%C3%A2tre_v261181/cast. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ "Rencontres de la Villette 2007". Alter-Nativa.net. October 24th, 2007. http://www.alter-nativa.net/2007/10/24/rencontres-de-la-villette-2007/. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
- ^ a b "ARCHIVE". Pro-Dance.co.uk. 2007. http://www.pro-dance.co.uk/archive.php. Retrieved 2009-11-04.
- ^ Kisselgoff, Anna (May 4, 2001). "DANCE REVIEW; All Manner of Strange Beasts, All Getting Along". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/04/movies/dance-review-all-manner-of-strange-beasts-all-getting-along.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.
External links
- Salah at MySpace
- Salah trailer by Style2Ouf.com at YouTube (requires Adobe Flash)
- Salah short biography at Pro-Dance.co.uk
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