Salah

Career Salah started dancing in 1996 after he saw the dance crew O Posse practicing their moves in front of the mirrors of the Théâtre national de Chaillot. Two years later, he and his crew The Family won second place at the international b-boying competition Battle of the Year (BOTY) in 1998. In 1999, he joined the contemporary dance company Montalvo-Hervieu.

In 2006, Salah won the first season of Incroyable Talent. In 2007, he performed a one-man stage show at London-based Breakin' Convention called "The Dream of Gluby". In 2008, he starred as himself in Beats Per Minute, an independent film about a French popper who discovers he can rewind time with his dance moves. In 2009, Salah served as a judge at BOTY's international one-on-one b-boy battle in Germany. BOTY is a b-boy competition exclusively for b-boy crews; however, to celebrate their 20th anniversary they had a competition for b-boy solo dancers. "My life is dance and dance is my life. I sacrifice a lot for the dance. I am always practicing or performing. There is not much time for a personal life, but I love what I do! It takes a lot of inspiration, time and dedication to become a good dancer." source=Salah He also judged an online competition based on the principles of his tutorials to see which dancer could create the best one-minute performance. The winner, chosen by Salah, that created the best routine was James "AnimatedJ" Jimenez from the USA. The project also featured a series of roadshows around the UK taught by Brooke and Roxy from Funkstylerz and Plague dance crews. After Breath the Beat, Salah toured North America from October 2011 to October 2012 as a featured dancer in Cirque du Soleil's production Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour.

In 2013, Salah became a brand ambassador for Puma. Through this partnership, Puma launched a dance project called "Puma the Quest" that gave five dancers the opportunity to travel the world and be personally mentored by Salah. The street dancers were chosen from hundreds of video submissions which were narrowed down to a core group of 20. The core group had to perform live in front of a panel of judges including singer Nawell Madani, rapper Youssoupha, and Salah himself. The five winners—Lara Laquiz, Tiet Sofian, Steph 2SL, Anto, and b-boy Ska—were announced the following day at the Juste Debout 2013 finals. They traveled with Salah to New York City, Berlin, Tokyo, Paris, London, and Los Angeles to learn about the street culture within each city. When they returned to Paris they created a show about their experience around the world. Three months later in March 2014, Salah served as a judge on the Canal J kids television show Battle Dance with singer Sherefa Luna and b-boy Ali "Lilou" Ramdani. In 2015, Salah won the fourth season of Arabs Got Talent. 2017: Winner Arabs Got Talent 2012: 1-on-1 Freestyle champion UK B-Boy Championships 2016: 1-on-1 Popping champion 2010: B-boy crew champions 2007: 1-on-1 Popping champion Funkin' Styles 2010: 1-on-1 Freestyle champion 2009: 1-on-1 Freestyle champion 2006: 1-on-1 Freestyle champion Popping Professional battle Japan 2007: 1-on-1 Popping champion EuroBattle 2008: 1-on-1 Popping champion 2006: 1-on-1 Popping champion Juste Debout 2006: 2-on-2 Popping champions - Salah & Iron Mike 2004: 2-on-2 Popping champions - Salah & Damon Frost Incroyable Talent 2005: Stand Up Dance Battle champion 2003: Stand Up Dance Battle champion 2002: Seven 2 Smoke champion Urban Momentum 2014: Battle Dance Judging 2013: All India Dance Competition 2013: The Notorious IBE 2013: R16 2009: BOTY 2009: Red Bull BC One 2008: UK B-Boy Championships 2008: Warsaw Challenge 2007: Warsaw Challenge 2006: Circle Sensation Film 2014: Mad About Dance 2012: Houba! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (Sur la piste du Marsupilami) 2008: Beats Per Minute Music Video 1996: "Super Discount" - Etienne de Crecy 2006: "Rudebox" - Robbie Williams 2005: "Doo Wap" - Paul Johnson Feat. Chynna 2008: Freestyle Session 2008: Urban Dance Showcase 2007: Rencontres de la Villette 2007: Breakin' Convention Teaching DanceKool Street Dance Kemp Europe Urban Dance Camp Broadway Dance Center International Dance Festival Birmingham Giant Studio Urban Dance Studio Fair Play Academy

Training Salah specializes in hip-hop, but he has also studied other forms of dance including African, salsa, tap, contemporary, and belly dancing. Salah is a member of Vagabonds and Massive Monkees b-boy crews and Montalvo-Hervieu contemporary dance company. To stay in shape, he works out five times a week with two trainers.