Freedom DANCE Festival

“Dance like there’s nobody watching. Or filming. Never mind that creepy guy in the corner with the camcorder. Just keep dancing.”
― Jarod Kintz

“Dance your pain, sing your sorrows, because there is nothing else tomorrow.” Santosh Kalwar

Ballerina Pierina Legnani performed 32 fouettes (extremely fast turns on one foot) as Odile/Odette in Swan Lake. No one has broken her record.

“Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.”
― Oprah Winfrey

Freelance artist. Currently, guesting and collaborating with companies and
projects around Europe, Mexico and the United States. Contemporary lecturer at
IAB (Institute of the Arts Barcelona) and internationally.

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Roberta Fontana is an international teacher and choreographer of modern dance. She is frequently invited to important master's courses in Italy, but also in Europe, America and Asia. It is present at numerous prestigious competitions in Italy and Europe. She has taught for many years at Studio Harmonic in Paris and has been present at IALS in Rome for 20 years. He collaborated with Centro Studi Musical directed by Franco Miseria and Maison de la danse, directed by Denys Ganio. Musical performance is the essential element of his style that improves the dynamics, technique and expression of the dancer.

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Rick’s early training years began with tap dancing, eventually branching out into professional studies of classical ballet, jazz, hip-hop, and contemporary dance (training with teachers like David Howard, Finis Jhung, Christine Busch, Bruce Marks, Laura Young and Geri Houlihan). He also trained in other disciplines (trumpet, physics, and later on, guitar studies and various studies in business).

After an extensive career in dance and acting that includes performances with Ballet Austin, Boston Ballet and Delta Festival Ballet, as well as three years of work in film and television in Los Angeles doing hip-hop, jazz, and ballet (with choreographers like Twyla Tharp, Joe Layton, and with film directors like Mark Rydell, and James Brooks), Rick joined La La La Human Steps in Montreal in 1993, with whom he danced and toured the world for 8 years. As with many dancers and musicians, Rick is also a composer, a dance and acrobatic choreographer, and judges dance competitions, and teaches various workshops around the globe.

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Keeley “Lockn’Key” Kaukimoce, world known female locker and street dancer, has gained recognition as a singer, song-writer, dancer, choreographer and one of the few original style locking teachers of our generation. She discovered street dance while watching music videos at the age of ten in her small Garland, Texas home. She has the honor of being the first female trained by original locker Greg Campbellock Jr. Keeley is currently a member of the female crew the Beat Freaks, who placed second on Season 3 of America’s Best Dance Crew and a core member of the Groovaloos.

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Amy "Catfox" Campion is a dance art maker, activist, and educator who empowers people through Hip-Hop Culture. Her work crosses artistic and cultural boundaries: transplanting hip-hop dance from street to stage, remixing street dance vocabularies, and telling stories through a multimedia intersection of dance, theater, film, poetry, graffiti art, and music.

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“Icey Ice” (Corey Montalvo) Began his love for breaking at age 11, taught by his mentor Kid Freeze. Just 6 months into his training as a Dynamic Rocker he became part of the legendary Lincoln Center Battle with Rocksteady Crew vs Dynamic Rockers, organized by Michael Holman, Henry Chalfant (author of Subway Art) and renowned photojournalist Martha Cooper.

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Danyel Moulton is a 25 year old dancer/teacher/director and choreographer from Fullerton,CA. She graduated from UCLA in 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in World Arts & Cultures/Dance and has her own competitive hip hop dance teams, LFG and V Mo. During this pandemic, her role from choreographer shifted to educator in the wake of all the social injustice going on both in the world and in the dance community. Her work now strives to create a safer and stronger dance community, resulting in her forming her own program D CON-4 in January 2021. She is a regular instructor at Offstage in Orange County, and continues to share her energy & love to her students.

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Name: Longkue Steven Lor Aka VillN (Twinjaz) Kinjaz member since: 2011 Affiliations: Underground Flow, Culture Shock LA Alumni, Among Bboys, PAC Modern Alumni, SEA Monsters Hometown: Sacramento, CA High school: Florin High Favorite Kinjaz moment: Pasco "Birth of the Mperor", Florida "Fast Forward", Krewsade Favorite hobbies outside dance : Anything outdoors, traveling, painting, learning about life | Favorite shoes: N/A Favorite food: Hmong Food before I turned vegetarian. I love all curries. Favorite movie : Interview of the Vampire, Forest Gump, Lord of The Rings, Tai Chi Master, The Crow.

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Marco Batti, just 25 years old, founded the "Ateneo della Danza" in Tuscany in 2006, having at that time an impeccable career as a dancer but also as a teacher.
After the "Ateneo della Danza" became a national target for talented young students, Batti realized that only through daily dedication in the hall and participation on the stage of the competitions will he be able to nurture the talent of his young dancers.
Following this awareness, "Balletto di Siena" was founded in 2012 and from now on productions such as "Lucifer", "Carmen El Traidor", "Butterfly", "Reshimu", "L'Autre Histoire de Manon" began to be born. , "Notre Dame de Paris" and "Swan Lake".

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Viktor Manoel (born 1957) is a Mexican–American dancer, choreographer, writer, and actor. Manoel was born and raised in Mexico. He worked with such choreographers as Édouard Lock of Canadian dance group La La La Human Steps and Toni Basil. Basil hired him for David Bowie's world stadium Glass Spider Tour after she spotted him performing in a LA nightclub in 1987.

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Jaime Burgos III (a.k.a. Venum) is a professional B-boy/dancer from Tampa, FL, who is known for his technical skill, powerful energy and dedication to excellence in his art form.
He has appeared in films (Step Up 3D, Justin Bieber's Believe, Honey 2), performed with major artists (Janet Jackson, Gwen Stefani, Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne) and has traveled the world to compete, judge and teach.

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Fayzo is a pioneer and perfecter of the legendary dance styles Strutting and The Fillmore. With performances from stage to television, and appearances in music videos for popular music artists such as rapper Paul Wall, Grammy award winners Justin Bieber and Usher, just to name a few. He is also one of the official popping judges at Hip Hop International, and has taught a variety of dance workshops around the world. Fayzo has created a dance portfolio that exhibits a wide variety of expertise and a history which displays dedication and longevity.

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May all the goals that you have set for yourself in the near future attain success in the upcoming year itself!

🎉 Happy New Year 2022!✨

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Happy Holidays!!!💃🏼🎅🏻🥂

Mexican dancer having specialization in hip hop dance, also the side specialties are jazz dance &
pom pons. Member of judge at: WHHDC, HII COLOMBIA, PERU, CHILE, MEXICO, BRAZIL,
ECUADOR, PANAMA, Argentario Hip Hop Awards & more.

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