Salah (dancer)

Salah
Born
Salah Benlemqawanssa
صلاح بن لمقوانصة

(1979-06-28) June 28, 1979 (age 45)
Saint-Denis, France[1]
NationalityMoroccan
Other names
  • Salah the Entertainer
  • Spider Salah
OccupationDancer
Years active1995–present[1]
Known forWinning La France a un incroyable talent, Arabs Got Talent and Tú Sí Que Vales (Italy)
WebsiteBreatheTheBeat.com

Salah Benlemqawanssa (born June 28, 1979), also known as Salah the Entertainer and Spider Salah, is a competitive hip-hop dancer from France who won the inaugural season of La France a un incroyable talent (France has Incredible Talent), the fourth season of Arabs Got Talent and the fourth season of Tú Sí Que Vales (Italy). He was born in the Paris suburb Saint-Denis and is of Moroccan (Father) and Algerian (Mother) ancestry.[2][3] He calls his personal dance style P.A.B.E. which stands for Popping, Animation, Boogaloo, and Effects.[1][4][5][6][7] Although Salah is best known for popping, he is also skilled in b-boying.

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  2. ^ "Puma the Quest: Meet Salah". SportEtStyle.com. L'Équipe. March 18, 2013. Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved February 28, 2014.
  3. ^ Al Tamimi, Jumana (March 8, 2015). "'Arab Charlie Chaplin' wins reality show". Gulf News. Archived from the original on March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "Salah". Dance-Book.com. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  5. ^ "Salah Workshop - PABE". BreakinConvention.com. 2009. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  6. ^ "Salah Benlemqawanssa". SalsaLibre.pl. 2007. Archived from the original on March 15, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2009.
  7. ^ "Birmingham Brings Breathe the Beat!". BreakinConvention.com. August 9, 2011. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2011.