Professionals known as Les Twins , identical twins Laurent Nicolas and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois (born December 6, 1988) are dancers, choreographers, French producers, and the model and designer and creative director of their brand "Eleven Paris". In addition, Larry Nicolas sings and Laurent Nicolas knocks, and together they have released two songs. Often referred to by their respective nicknames, "Lil Beast" and "Ca Blaze", they are internationally recognized for their talent in a new style of hip-hop dancing, and various dancing styles.
Born and raised in Sarcelles, France, a self-taught dance duo became the darling of French audiences in 2008 as a finalist of the popular television show Incroyable Talent. They quickly became famous in the United States after their video performance in San Diego leg of the 2010 World of Dance tour became viral on YouTube, with over 37 million views on July 05, 2017. In 2011, they won a new style hip-hop division from the prestigious international street dance competition Juste Debout. In 2017, they won the reality competition series of America World of Dance , executives produced by Jennifer Lopez. The series features a larger solo and group action, competing for the top prize of US $ 1 million.
Les Twins has performed dancers for various music artists, including Beyoncà ©, Meghan Trainor, and Missy Elliott. Standing at an altitude of 6'4 "(193 cm), the brothers have modeled for French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier and appear in many commercial advertising campaigns, such as YSL, Chanel, Gucci, Prada, Versace, Jay-Z's "Rocawear", Givenchy, and Beats by Dre They have also been running for many events before becoming a celebrity, and also signed with The Jordan Family.
In addition to teaching their original choreography in workshops around the world, they are also founding members of the successful dance team, Criminalz Crew, and founding member of "Eleven Paris".
Video Les Twins
Early life and early career
The twins were born on December 6, 1988 in Sarcelles, a commune in the northern ghetto of Paris, France. They are the youngest in the Guadeloupean family of 9 children.
Neither Larry nor Laurent received formal dance training. Instead, they learn by observing other breakers, lockers, and poppers and by teaching classical ballet techniques. At the age of 12, they began performing in concerts and musicals. According to WAD Magazine, "They were born as dancers, they walked at 5 months of age, seriously moving their bodies at 18 months of age, and by the age of 9 they showed the steps they had found to children twice their age in their environment. "
In 2005, the brothers recruited five members to form their own dance team called Criminalz Crew, spending the next few years competing in hip-hop tournaments and entertaining the crowds as street performers and clubs. In 2007, they danced for the sold-out audience in Pas de Quartier music at the famed Avignon Festival in France.
Maps Les Twins
Careers dancing
In March 2008 Les Twins received the attention of the dance community by defeating French street dancers Joseph Go and Meech Onomo in the semi-finals of the prestigious international dance competition, Juste Debout. Following that success, they are the finalists and favorite viewers of Season 3 from Incroyable Talent (equivalent to Britain's Got Talent) aired on M6. On November 13, 2008, the twins were among the top twelve finalists competing in the final of the Incroyable Talent attended by Princess StÃÆ' Â © phanie of Monaco and watched by over 4 million viewers. In 2009, they were contracted to perform a two-person comedy skit hip-hop comedy Twins choreographed by their old coach Abibou "Playmo" KÃÆ' Â © was in ThÃÆ'Â © ÃÆ' Â ¢ ÃÆ' Â ¢ tre TrÃÂ Â © vise in Paris.
In August 2010, their video appearance on the World of Dance tour in San Diego became viral on YouTube. On November 9, 2010, they made their U.S. television debut. them on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
In March 2011 the twins won the New Hip-Hop Style division at Juste Debout, beating more than 353 dancers. In the same year they performed with Beyoncà ©  © in 2011 Billboard Music Awards, Glastonbury Festival UK, BET Awards, and Good Morning America Summer Concert Series, garnering greater attention on the world stage.. They also joined him on the French television show X-Factor and Le Grand Journal to promote his upcoming album 4 , and was the only male dancer in the alternative version of "Run the World (Girls )) "music video. Their collaboration with Knowles will continue in May 2012 at Revel Presents: BeyoncÃÆ'  © Live concert series in Atlantic City.
Larry and Laurent are star dancers at Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil until December 2011.
On March 6, 2012, the couple joined rapper Big Sean on stage after a party for Kanye West fashion show in 2012 at La Halle Freyssinet in Paris. One month later, they performed with Missy Elliott and Timbaland at the launch event of Hennessy's "Wild Rabbit" campaign in New York.
Les Twins debuted on Japan's largest television network Nippon TV on July 24, 2012.
During November 2012, they star in a television dance competition, Everybody Dance! in Ukraine and teamed up again with Missy Elliott at the Abu Dhabi Beats on the Beach and Back2Black Festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
In December 2012 the twins started working on several projects with Sony Japan. In 2013, they toured with Beyonce as the only male dancer on The Mrs Carter Show World Tour. The duo is also featured in the music videos "Blow" and "Jealous" from BeyoncÃÆ'Â's self-titled fifth studio album.
In 2012 and 2014, Les Twins appeared on the episode of Avengers of eXtreme Illusions, a revolutionary dance series by Welling Films. After the video came out, Les Twins made Welling's own work on their own YouTube channel.
In 2014, Les Twins joins Beyoncà © © and her husband, Jay-Z, on their On the Run Tour. In 2015, Les Twins performed in a special free-style dance in "Tattoo" in Bollywood ABCD 2, directed by Remo D'Souza.
Modeling
Les Twins signed with NEXT Model Management in Paris. In 2010, they walked on the runway at Paris Fashion Week for the Autumn Men's Collection 2010 Jean Paul Gaultier.
They have since been featured on various web, television, and print advertising campaigns, including for viral campaigns Jay-Z "That's Rocawear", New Era, Benetton, Givenchy, H & amp; M, Adidas, Pioneer Steez, EMOBILE, 25 Magazines, Beats By Dre, and Hewlett-Packard.
Choreography
Larry and Laurent have traveled the world teaching their original choreography in countries including France, USA, Japan, Canada, Russia, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Kyrgyzstan. A crowd of up to 5000 people has been present in several of their international dance workshops.
In 2010, they made dance sequence choreography on the song Jump by Kris Kross in the Wii Just Dance 2 video game.
In June 2011, Fox broadcast part of the contestant audition part of D * Day (Damon Bellmon and Deon Lewis) in Season 8 of the dance competition, So You Think You Can Dance. Although they are accused by many of the people who plagiarized their choreography from Lesnins' World of Dance in San Diego on YouTube, D * Day was allowed to proceed to the next stage of the competition. In 2012, Bellman and Lewis returned at the SYTYCD Season 9 Atlanta audition show claiming (with archived recording of the Show) their early-year routines were a tribute to Les Twins' work.
Arts
Dance style
Les Twins dance style is often categorized as New Style hip-hop, a commercial form of hip hop with a strong emphasis on isolation and musicality. However, the twins are known for having created a unique style of this dance which they call "Twins-Style". Due to their ability to anticipate and complete their respective moves, the brothers quickly gained a reputation for their time and skills in creating dance styles such as choreography. Charlotte Guillemin of WAD Magazine writes:
They really have created a truly individual form of hip-hop for them... They are in perfect symbiosis. They look completely disjointed with their thorns, though at the same time displaying extraordinary fluidity. They spear, bend and twist, it is impossible to judge where their center of gravity lies: both phenomenal and unreal.
Influences
Larry and Laurent praised their lead inspiration as Michael Jackson, their coach Abibou "Playmo" KÃÆ'Â © be, their cartoon, and their own siblings, nine of them also dancers.
Public image
Les Twins were soon recognizable for the big afro and their trademark style - the rear pants, the neck warmers, and the kneepads worn around the ankles. Regarding their tendency to adopt other unique accessories, such as beaded bracelets and necklaces, bracelets, watch chains, scarves, and women's clothing, Laurent stated: "We have changed awareness about fashion."
Television appearance
2008
2010
2011
- May 22, 2011 Billboard Music Awards (USA) - featured with Beyoncà ©  ©
- June 26: Glastonbury Festival 2011 (U.K.) - BBC's live broadcast with Beyoncà ©  ©
- June 26, 2011 BET Awards (USA) - pre-recorded recording of Glastonbury show with Beyoncà ©  ©
- June 27: X Factor (France) - performs with Beyoncà ©  ©
- June 28: Le Grand Journal (France) - performs with Beyoncà ©  ©
- November 8: Dancing With the Stars (USA) - performing with Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour
- August 17: Les Twins: Born to Dance (U.K.) - BET international documentary
2012
2013
2014
2015
2017
Music video appearance
- "Danse avec moi" by Les DÃÆ'Â © esses (2007)
- "Joie de Vivre (Zouglou Dance)" by Magic System (2008)
- "Ca fait mal Remix" by La Fouine (2008)
- "Dilly Dally" by Hakimakli featuring Jamie Shepherd (2009)
- "La Gloria" by the French-Argentina band Gotan Project (2010)
- "Run the World (Girls)" alternative video by Beyoncà © © (2011)
- "Late Time: Live at Roseland" by Beyoncà © © (2011)
- "Play Hard" by David Guetta featuring Ne-Yo and Akon (2013)
- "Now Is The Time" by Wally Lopez featuring Jasmine Villegas for Pepsi (2013)
- "Blows" by Beyoncà © © (2013)
- "Jealous" by Beyoncà © © (2013)
- "Flawless (Remix)" featuring Nicki Minaj by Beyoncà © © (2014)
- "Bang It To The Curb" by Far East Movement (2014)
- "Lips Are Movin" by Meghan Trainor (2014)
- "Come on" by Chris Brown and Tyga (2015)
- "Dope Walk" by A $ AP Ferg feat. How to Delevingne (2015)
- "Tattoo" ABCD 2 (2015) (Bollywood Movie)
- "SapÃÆ'Â © s comme jamais" by MaÃÆ'®tre Gims feat. Niska (2015)
- "WTF (Where They From)" by Missy Elliott featuring Pharrell Williams (2015)
Awards and nominations
- Won - Stylez 2010 Battle - Germany
- Won - 2011 Juste Debout Japan (Preselections): Hip-Hop New Style Division
- Won - Final Final 2011 Juste Debout: Hip-Hop New Style Division
- Won - 2011 Dance @ Live Japan Hip-Hop West Division (fight each other in the final - Laurent won individually)
- Nominees - 2011 Youth Rocks Awards: Rockin Dance Group This Year
- Win - 2012 International Hip Hop: All World Final Battle Styles (Larry wins individually)
- Winners - Freestyle Session 2012 15: Top Style/All Style Divisions
- Win - World of Dance Industry Awards 2014 - Simple Car Changer Mini Game Award
- Win - Dance World 2014 All Style 2 Vs. 2 Final, Las Vegas
- Win - Full Force 2015 "7 to Smoke" All Styles Battle, Las Vegas (Larry won individually)
- Nominees - World of Dance Industry Awards 2015 - Simple Car Changer Mini Game Award
- Nominations - Teen Prize Awards 2015 - Dancer Options
- Win - 2017 World of Dance
Gallery
Reference
External links
- Official website
Source of the article : Wikipedia
0 Comments