Street Styles

Blacka Di Danca is one of the most popular and innovative choreographers on the international dancehall circuit. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Blacka grew up in a Caribbean household in Crown Heights. Dancehall, reggae, soca and calypso music has always been a part of his life.

A’Drey Vinogradov, born and raised in Russia, started dancing at the age of 7, had been professionally trained in different styles of dance, from ballet to Russian folk to Jazz; but decided to concentrate his training on Contemporary and Hip-Hop styles. At the age of 18, A’Drey moved to Moscow and entered TODES, one of the most famous commercial dance companies in the country. Within the next 3 years A’Drey had been travelling and teaching workshops and working with dancers in Latvia, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Finland and also in the United States.

Originally from Boston, Kenny Wormald trained in Tap, Ballet, Jazz, Modern and Hip-Hop, since the age of 6! He has worked with artists such as, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Chris Brown, Jennifer Lopez, Michael Buble, and more! He has also appeared in commercials for GAP, IPod, Best Buy and Nissan. He danced in the Doll Domination Tour with the Pussycat Dolls and was featured on the MTV Video Music Awards in the Michael Jackson tribute!

Lia Kim is a dancer, choreographer, and trainer hailing from South Korea. She serves as the chief choreographer of 1Million Dance Studio in Gangnam, Seoul, a Youtube sensation with more than two million subscribers and three hundred million views. She has also worked as a dance trainer for the biggest influencers in the South Korean entertainment industry such as JYP, YG, and SM Entertainment, earning credit to many of K-POP’s most iconic choreographies.
  

Christina Grady was born and raised in a small suburb in St. Louis, MO. Her love of entertaining started with her first dance class at age 2. From there she grew a love for singing, acting, dancing, and musical theatre.

Omari Wiles began his training in various African dance forms at the age of 6 years old. He then joined his father and mother, Marie Basse Wiles and Anthony Olukose Wiles, and by his teens he took on the role as Assistant Director of the family company: The Maimouna Ketia School of African Dance. Working with master African dancers, Omari's understanding of African cultures, rythems, and dance has been his foundation venturing further into his training in dance.

Leiomy Maldonado (Amazon Mother), 28, was introduced to voguing 13 years ago through the Ballroom Scene, in which she began competing.

Along with a group of friend, in 2009 Leiomy decided to audition for America's Best Dance Crew Season 4. Through an amazing journey, they eventually made it to the top five. By then she developed an amazing fan base, which led her to be blessed with opportunities to share her talent furthermore.

Detroit native Gary Beauford trained in the Washington, D.C. area, where he was a company dancer, choreographer, and captain for the award-winning Culture Shock D.C. dance troupe for 5 ½ years (04-09).

Tyrone Proctor is one of the last of the living Pioneers of the 70’s dance craze Waacking. Tyrone made history on the dance TV classic Soul Train. He was personally chosen by Don Cornelius to perform in the Don Cornelius & The Soul Train Gang Presents stadium tour in 1973.

Kumari Suraj, coined as the "The Queen of Whacking Nuevo" by the dance media, is also the Queen of many historical firsts. The first whacking choreography videos on youtube, influencing everyone in the industry the world over.

If there is a Whack in a routine, guaranteed it's impact can be traced back to Kumari, one way or another. She is the first whacking choreographer to explicitly introduce the dance style to mass media by creating dance content for the FOX reality hit TV show So You Think You Can Dance.