MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels) and 100Lux present MAD | Motions and Dynamics by Forward Movements

BIOGRAPHIES

Sarah Bidaw

Sarah Bidaw
took her first steps in hip hop in Roubaix at the “Dans la rue la
danse” school at the age of 11. She has been dancing ever since.
First introduced to Hip Hop, Lock and Pop techniques in which she
developed a strong potential, it was a little later that she discovered
House. She developed a keen interest in this aesthetic and quickly made
it her specialty. She then creates through her favourite choreographic
vocabulary by incorporating oriental gestures. In 2011, she
started competing. She won the international SDK (Street Dance Kemp)
battle as well as the Juste Debout Belgique and participated in many
competitions that allowed her to develop her talent and become known as
the I LOVE THIS DANCE. House Dance and Waacking became her trademark.
Today, she continues her career and her hybrid choreographic research
with the creation of her first solo.

Ford Mckeown
Larose 

Montreal dancer and choreographer of Haitian origin specializing in urban
dance, Ford
Mckeown Larose stands out for his unique approach to
Popping & Boogaloo. For more than 10 years, he has participated in
national and international competitions and organized world-renowned
dance battles in Montreal. Since 2015, he has devoted himself more to the
creation of choreographic works through the company Forward Movements, of
which he is co-founder and artistic director.

Femmes Phénoménales

Femmes
Phénoménales was born from a group of 10 women,
gathered in a video with the aim of promoting female diversity and gender
equality, by breaking the gender stereotypes conveyed by society.

Nindy (Femmes
Phénoménales)

Nindy Banks
has an extensive background in urban dance, particularly hip hop,
contemporary dance and, most recently, krump. She is involved in various
projects and works with several Montreal artists and troupes, including
Victor Quijada, Danièle Desnoyers and Fred Gravel. She juggles with
contemporary dance, hip hop and krump through various projects that allow
her to travel to Canada, the United States and Europe. Since 2017, Nindy
has joined Alexandra “Spicey” Landé’s dance company Ebnfloh in
which she continues to explore new avenues.

Rekha (Femmes
Phénoménales)

Rekha Mavreen
is a beatmaker based in Montreal. The musical genres she explores mainly
are hip hop and R&B, but she tries to pay tribute to all musical
styles in her music through sampling.

Chhampa (Femmes
Phénoménales)

« Raised by a refugee Mama, first generation born in Montreal, a
daughter, an older sister, a human being: that’s who I am. I have always
found comfort and strength in the hip hop culture. I also had the
incredible opportunity to be the only illustrator of Dana El Masri’s
exhibition, during her event inspired by MF DOOM. I am Chham Pa. »