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Bana Tsegai from Frankfurt am Main. She began dancing about twenty years ago, taking several All Style classes. Since 2010/ 2011, her interest in locking has steadily grown. To expand this style, she travelled to attend workshops and to participate in battles in various countries. She is a member of the all-style female crew Déjà Vu and mix-style crew Fusion Art.
Bana participated in national and international competitions (among them JD, KOD, HipHop Week, SDK). In November 2018, she had the opportunity to talk about her personal dance biography at a TED event.

I am Ernest Butman, otherwise known as “BBOY SNOW”, 21 years old, and I come from Düsseldorf. I have been dancing break style for 15 years. I played international shows, participated in battles, and I have won several podium finishes.

Bouni is a professional urban dancer with a focus on hip-hop, popping, locking, and house. He has been active as a stage artist, choreographer, and teacher, both nationally as well as abroad, since 2007. His work encompasses urban dance culture with educational experience.

F-ZEE is a DJ from Düsseldorf and also no stranger, he has already DJed for e.g. Snipes and RedBull. He was also on tour with the famous German rapper KC Rebell. Currently he is on the road with the Ruff Comedy. F-ZEE is strongly represented in the urban battle dance scene and works in this context also regularly at tanzhaus nrw. His music style is crossover from HipHop, RnB and Dancehall to House.

Florinda is a member of the tanzhaus nrw Youth Company and has a background in ballet and modern dance. She trained at the Ballett am Rhein for over two years. In urban dance styles, she has gained experience primarily in hip-hop. She has also performed in several dance theater productions and has appeared twice at the Berliner Festspiele with the tanzhaus nrw Youth Company.

Karla is a member of the youth company at tanzhaus nrw. She has a background in contemporary and classical dance; since joining the youth company, she has continued to develop her skills in various dance styles. She enjoys constantly learning new things in this context and also creating her own choreography.

As a world champion in house dance, OG successfully participates in numerous urban dance events around the world as a dancer, instructor, and choreographer. As a four-time winner of “Juste Debout Germany” (Düsseldorf) and a two-time solo winner of the House Dance World Championship “House Dance Forever” in Amsterdam and Tokyo, he represents his House Dance community “House Roots” (winner of Deep House Mission, Paris 2019) as well as the Freestyle House Dance scene throughout Germany. As a freestyle dancer and sought-after jury member, he leads workshops both online and in person at various urban dance events. His house style is rooted in “House Feeling,” incorporating elements of African, Latin, and especially Capoeira.

Paul Davis Newgate is a performer. His foundation is breaking—expanded through other urban movement styles and martial arts. He has appeared in numerous productions both on stage and in public spaces. In his own works, such as *The Mask*, and current productions like *Silent Calling*, he combines physical precision with narrative depth. His space lies between the stage, the street, and the ring—where systems break down and something new emerges. He is a member of the hip-hop group 40Village, co-founder of the street show crew Inner Circle, and a performer at Theater Marabu. Movement is not a style, but a tool for pushing boundaries.

Artem “RuffyFlex” Gussev is a professional flexing dancer and performer known for his strong musicality, precision, and stage presence. He has appeared in international music video productions with artists such as Bonez MC and twocolors, and was part of the Flying Steps production *Flying Mozart*. His experience ranges from live shows to camera and stage productions, blending authentic street dance with professional theater and show dance.

Rymon Zacharei, born in Baghdad in 1985 and known by the stage name “Rayboom,” is a dancer specializing in hip-hop and various urban dance styles. His dance style combines hip-hop elements, various martial arts movements, and contemporary dance. In 2010, he began teaching at Tanzhaus NRW, where he leads the new youth dance company as well as various hip-hop projects with young people. He is a member of the dance company “E-Motion” and is currently a crew member of the dance group Flying Steps. Later in his career, in 2017, he won the City of Düsseldorf’s Sponsorship Award as an emerging artist in the performing arts.

Sae is a member of the youth company at tanzhaus nrw. She danced classical ballet for many years and now particularly enjoys hip-hop and waacking. She also enjoys acting and has appeared in several productions at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus.

Tamara has been active in the performing arts for years. Her work as a dancer, choreographer, and dance teacher is marked by a desire to build bridges: Between people, and between us. This also led her to her seeking a degree in political sciences: She wants to know what moves us as people, and how we may reach out our hands.

Yeliz Pazar is a dancer and choreographer. Drawing on her roots in dance cultures such as popping, hip-hop, house dance, and waacking, she develops movements using artistic approaches for dance theater productions and movement formats. She is a co-founder of the dance collective nutrospektif, established in 2012, which was named a Factory Artist by tanzhaus nrw in 2020. Yeliz is also part of the first generation of Waacking dancers in Germany and organized THE WAACK OFF at tanzhaus nrw, the first event of its kind in the genre, featuring numerous international guests. Her piece POINT OF NO RETURN is also Germany’s first Waacking piece. In addition, she received the 2025 Promotion Award for the Performing Arts in Düsseldorf.

Zero is part of the first generation of voguing dancers in this country and is a founding member of the German ballroom community. From 2013 to 2025, Zero taught voguing and the culture surrounding it. Zero’s mentors and sources of inspiration include artists such as Alaïa Miyake Mugler, Leiomy Maldonado (aka Wonder Woman of Vogue), Power Pumps Twins, Cisco Ruelas, and Danielle Polanco (aka Heels Royalty). As a performance artist and movement coach, Zero works throughout Germany and internationally, having collaborated on productions for venues such as the Junges Schauspiel Düsseldorf and the Deutsche Oper am Rhein, as well as with various artists both in front of and behind the camera. During Berlin Alternative Fashion Week 2017, Zero choreographed for Patricia Field, who is best known for her costume design for the series Sex and the City. At the 2019 Brit Awards in London, Zero served as lead dancer in the performances by Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, and Dua Lipa. In the spring of 2021, Zero appeared as a dancer in the TV advertising campaign for Penny Markt alongside drag artist Olivia Jones. There, Zero served as movement director and co-choreographer, overseeing the voguing choreography during production and on set. Currently (since November 2022), Zero is performing in the musical Cabaret at the Düsseldorf Schauspielhaus, choreographed by Bridget Petzold and directed by André Kaczmarczyk.