Salah (dancer) explained

Salah
Birth Name:Salah Benlemqawanssa
Arabic: صلاح بن لمقوانصة
Birth Date:28 June 1979
Birth Place:Saint-Denis, France
Nationality:Moroccan
Known For:Winning La France a un incroyable talent, Arabs Got Talent and Tú Sí Que Vales (Italy)
Occupation:Dancer
Website:BreatheTheBeat.com
Years Active:1995–present

Salah Benlemqawanssa (born June 28, 1979), also known as Salah the Entertainer and Spider Salah, is a competitive hip-hop dancer from France who won the inaugural season of La France a un incroyable talent (France has Incredible Talent), the fourth season of Arabs Got Talent and the fourth season of Tú Sí Que Vales (Italy). He was born in the Paris suburb Saint-Denis and is of Moroccan (Father) and Algerian (Mother) ancestry.[1] [2] He calls his personal dance style P.A.B.E. which stands for Popping, Animation, Boogaloo, and Effects.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Although Salah is best known for popping, he is also skilled in b-boying.

Career

Salah started dancing in 1996 after he saw the dance crew O Posse practicing their moves in front of the mirrors of the Théâtre national de Chaillot.[8] Two years later, he and his crew The Family won second place at the international b-boying competition Battle of the Year (BOTY) in 1998. In 1999, he joined the contemporary dance company Montalvo-Hervieu.[9]

In 2006, Salah won the first season of Incroyable Talent.[10] [11] In 2007, he performed a one-man stage show at London-based Breakin' Convention called "The Dream of Gluby".[12] 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.[13] In 2009, Salah served as a judge at BOTY's international one-on-one b-boy battle in Germany. BOTY is a b-boy competition exclusively for b-boy crews; however, to celebrate their 20th anniversary they had a competition for b-boy solo dancers.In 2011, Salah led a digital project called Breathe the Beat. Through Breathe the Beat, he released a series of five video tutorials explaining how he takes inspiration from the world around him to create his P.A.B.E. dance style.[14] He also judged an online competition based on the principles of his tutorials to see which dancer could create the best one-minute performance. The winner, chosen by Salah, that created the best routine was James "AnimatedJ" Jimenez from the USA.[15] The project also featured a series of roadshows around the UK taught by Brooke and Roxy from Funkstylerz and Plague dance crews.[16] After Breath the Beat, Salah toured North America from October 2011 to October 2012 as a featured dancer in Cirque du Soleil's production .[17]

In 2013, Salah became a brand ambassador for Puma. Through this partnership, Puma launched a dance project called "Puma the Quest" that gave five dancers the opportunity to travel the world and be personally mentored by Salah. The street dancers were chosen from hundreds of video submissions which were narrowed down to a core group of 20. The core group had to perform live in front of a panel of judges including singer Nawell Madani, rapper Youssoupha, and Salah himself. The five winners—Lara Laquiz, Tiet Sofian, Steph 2SL, Anto, and b-boy Ska—were announced the following day at the Juste Debout 2013 finals.[18] [19] They traveled with Salah to New York City, Berlin, Tokyo, Paris, London, and Los Angeles to learn about the street culture within each city. When they returned to Paris they created a show about their experience around the world.[19]

In December 2013, Salah appeared on La France a un incroyable talent again in a one-time special called La Finale des Champions (The Finale of Champions).[20] Three months later in March 2014, Salah served as a judge on the Canal J kids television show Battle Dance with singer Sherefa Luna and b-boy Ali "Lilou" Ramdani.[21] In 2015, Salah won the fourth season of Arabs Got Talent.[2]

Titles

Appearances

Training

Salah specializes in hip-hop, but he has also studied other forms of dance including African, salsa, tap, contemporary, and belly dancing.[8] Salah is a member of Vagabonds[3] and Massive Monkees b-boy crews and Montalvo-Hervieu contemporary dance company.[9] To stay in shape, he works out five times a week with two trainers.[1]

Notes

  1. Web site: March 18, 2013 . Puma the Quest: Meet Salah . SportEtStyle.com . L'Équipe . February 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130519215606/http://www.sportetstyle.fr/lifestyle/forme/a,417,puma-the-quest-a-la-rencontre-de-salah.html . dead . May 19, 2013.
  2. News: Al Tamimi . Jumana . March 8, 2015 . 'Arab Charlie Chaplin' wins reality show . Gulf News . March 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150309115701/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/television/arab-charlie-chaplin-wins-reality-show-1.1468451 . March 9, 2015.
  3. Web site: Salah Faculty Bio . BWYDance.com . November 5, 2009 . August 10, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810003527/http://www.bwydance.com/faculty/bios/salah.shtml.
  4. Web site: Salah . Dance-Book.com . November 5, 2009.
  5. Web site: Salah Workshop - PABE . https://archive.today/20101022144556/http://www.breakinconvention.com/uk-tour-2009/event/salah-workshop-pabe-0 . dead . October 22, 2010 . 2009 . BreakinConvention.com . November 5, 2009.
  6. Web site: Salah Benlemqawanssa . 2007 . SalsaLibre.pl . November 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110315150537/http://www.salsalibre.pl/web/content/view/252/127/lang,en/ . dead . March 15, 2011.
  7. Web site: August 9, 2011 . Birmingham Brings Breathe the Beat! . BreakinConvention.com . October 2, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404141634/http://www.breakinconvention.com/news/birmingham-brings-breathe-beat . dead . April 4, 2012.
  8. Web site: Nika "Nawtee Neek" Kramer . Interview with Salah . October 19, 2001 . RedBullBCOne.com . October 22, 2010 . June 17, 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100617042536/http://www.redbullbcone.com/blog/interview-with-salah.
  9. Web site: Les Danseurs: Salah BENLEMQAWANSSA . Montalvo-Hervieu.com. November 5, 2009 . July 14, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714112841/http://www.montalvo-hervieu.com/danseurs/salah_benlemqawanssa.html. fr.
  10. Web site: Cast . BeatsPerMinuteFilm.com . October 6, 2009 . September 25, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100925163950/http://beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Cast.html.
  11. News: Chow-Seegoolam . Su-Ann . Breakin' Convention 2009: Theatre Review . May 10, 2009 . NG-Magazine.com . November 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714180632/http://www.ng-magazine.com/Diary/Theatre/Nottingham_Playhouse,_Breakin_Convention_2009:_Theatre_Review/ . live . July 14, 2011.
  12. Web site: Pham . Khue . August 5, 2007 . HipHop-Tanzfestival: Ballett für B-Boys . . February 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140304102444/http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/hiphop-tanzfestival-ballett-fuer-b-boys-a-481630.html . March 4, 2014. live . de.
  13. Web site: Home . BeatsPerMinuteFilm.com . October 6, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101031062143/http://www.beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Home.html . dead . October 31, 2010.
  14. Web site: Tutorials . BreatheTheBeat.com . November 10, 2011.
  15. Web site: Competition . BreatheTheBeat.com . November 10, 2011.
  16. Web site: The Artists . BreatheTheBeat.com . November 10, 2011.
  17. Web site: Marchand . Francois . November 4, 2011 . Review: Michael Jackson reborn in Cirque du Soleil's Immortal World Tour . The Vancouver Sun . November 9, 2011.
  18. Web site: February 21, 2013 . Puma launches her dance company: The Quest . Urban-Culture.fr . February 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130314102840/http://www.urban-culture.fr/actualites/puma-lance-sa-compagnie-de-danse-the-q.html . March 14, 2013. live . fr.
  19. Web site: January 23, 2013 . Puma Presents its Dance Contest The Quest . MailMovement.com . February 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212024655/http://www.mailmovement.com/puma-presents-its-dance-contest-the-quest/ . dead . December 12, 2013.
  20. Web site: La France a un incroyable talent . M6.fr . March 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140309162457/http://www.m6.fr/emission-la_france_a_un_incroyable_talent/ . March 9, 2014. dead . fr.
  21. Web site: Jury - Salah . CanalJ.fr . March 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140308121737/http://www.canalj.fr/La-tele/Emissions/Canal-J-Battle-Dance/Details/Jury/Salah . March 8, 2014. dead . fr.
  22. Web site: Tu si que vales 2017 Trionfa SALAH the Entertainer, è lui il vincitore della quarta edizione. La Gazzetta Digitale. 10 December 2017. it-IT. 9 December 2017.
  23. Web site: Red Bull Beat It : Salah is the best party dancer !. November 23, 2012. RedBull.fr. December 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121128232502/http://danse.redbull.fr/red-bull-beat-it-salah-is-the-best-party-dancer/. November 28, 2012. dead. fr.
  24. Web site: Hall of Fame . BBoyChampionships.com . October 26, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130102200248/http://bboychampionships.com/hall-of-fame . dead . January 2, 2013.
  25. He won the world b-boy crew battle with Vagabonds.
  26. https://web.archive.org/web/20120423150729/http://www.eurobattle.pt/ "EuroBattle"
  27. Web site: JD Winners . Juste-Debout.com . March 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131748/http://www.juste-debout.com/en_UK/in/jd-winners- . dead . April 2, 2015.
  28. Web site: Hall of Fame . TheNotoriousIBE.com . December 5, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101130174403/http://thenotoriousibe.com/about_halloffame.htm . dead . November 30, 2010.
  29. Web site: Khalaf. Hala. February 8, 2015. Shock as pianist Azzi is voted off Arabs Got Talent. The National. February 22, 2015.
  30. The official name of La France a un incroyable talent in the first season was Incroyable Talent.
  31. Web site: November 17, 2013 . All India Dance Competition and Workshop . EventElann.com . February 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140303172437/http://eventelaan.com/allindiadancecompetition/ . live . March 3, 2014.
  32. Web site: IBE 2013 Line Up & Special Invites . TheNotoriousIBE.com . September 15, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131013201216/http://www.thenotoriousibe.com/lineup.htm . October 13, 2013.
  33. Web site: Artist . R16Korea.com . September 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130914000932/http://www.r16korea.com/xe/?mid=artist&category=&search_target=extra_vars9&search_keyword=Judge . September 14, 2013.
  34. Web site: The judges, the judges, the judges... . RedBullBCOne.com . October 22, 2009 . April 16, 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100416010954/http://www.redbullbcone.com/blog/the-judges-the-judges-the-judges.
  35. Web site: Judges . 2008 . BBoyChampionships.com . November 5, 2009 . January 5, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090105181019/http://www.bboychampionships.com/content/view/241/550/.
  36. He judged the locking and popping competitions only.
  37. Web site: News - Warsaw Challenge 2008 . 2008 . Hip-Hop.pl . May 12, 2010 . October 8, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111008112509/http://www.hip-hop.pl/news/projector.php?id=1208044940. pl.
  38. Web site: The third edition of the event - Warsaw Challenge 2007 . WarsawChallenge.pl . June 1, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110808212206/http://www.warsawchallenge.pl/historia/trzecia-edycja-imprezy-warsaw-challenge-2007 . August 8, 2011. live . pl.
  39. News: Iyer . Meena . August 6, 2014 . International hip-hop dancer Salah in Mad About Dance . . July 16, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811104326/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/International-hip-hop-dancer-Salah-in-Mad-About-Dance/articleshow/39690450.cms . August 11, 2014.
  40. Web site: Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre Cast Information . Fandango.com . November 5, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110615105959/http://www.fandango.com/astérixetobélix:missioncléopâtre_v261181/cast . dead . June 15, 2011.
  41. Une star de M6 donne des cours de hip-hop . Neuchatel & Littoral . February 26, 2008 . February 14, 2011. fr.
  42. Salah Benlemqawanssa and Sofia Boutella (dancers) . 2005 . Feel the Vibe . https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211220/SU-tpNPoNmg . 2021-12-20 . live. music video. Ministry of Sound . May 15, 2010.
  43. Web site: Salah . Pro-Dance.co.uk . October 17, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101027050041/http://www.pro-dance.co.uk/prodance.php?m=profile&artistid=13 . live . October 27, 2010.
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