Waacking | Popping | Geni Lou

Waacking Class

Geni Lou will be teaching waacking basics. The classes will focus on technique, improvisation and character development. Students will be pushed to work on their musicality, performance and explore the various elements of the dance through improvisation exercises and short combos.

Popping Class

The popping class will be focused on basic popping techniques for the first few days: how to relate and navigate through the music, using the dance. With a heavy emphasis on freestyle, the classes will also explore different ways of using the space with various techniques such as waving, animation etc. The goal of this class is to give students tools to find their own movement within popping and to be able to freely express themselves.

Biography

Canadian street dancer Geni Lou started her career at a young age. She participated in “Hip Hop World Championship” in Los Angeles at the age of 17. Later on, she had an opportunity to study with influential street dancers such as Tyrone Proctor, Blak Kat, Samlam, Venom, Fon, Frank Boogie, Jr Boogaloo and Poppin Pete. In 2009 she joined „Imperial House of Waacking” crew and became a first member of Montreal branch.

Geni Lou has performed in Montreal, Toronto, New York, Hong Kong and Bangkok. She travelled a lot in Europe, Asia and North America with the intent to compete in street dance battles and meet dancer from different cultures and communities.

Geni Lou is an active player of Montreal street dance community. She works for street dance company Bboyizm and contributes to organization of two successful events in Montreal – Bust a Move and Jack Of All Trades.