Workshops
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Sarada Sarita -Whacking
Sarada Sarita is a pioneering, trailblazing and leading female figure in the Dutch and International dance world. Due to her diverse background with a wide variety and versatility in experience and knowledge, she studies and speaks the universal language of dance with reverence and love. She is especially well versed in performing, theater, composition, improvisation / freestyle, movement direction and is deeply rooted in the street and club dance scene and culture. Sarita aka SaSa is specifically known for whacking & voguing; studying and bringing that to the Netherlands as one of the first; in theater, art spaces, schools, film as well as building whole new communities representing the culture and dance worldwide. You can find her work as a performer and choreographer on stages, screens and events. As a teacher, coach and mentor you can find her at dance academies, schools, studio’s, companies and online worldwide.
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Viktor Manoel-Punking
The Last Original Punker , Viktor Manoel Viktor Manoel (born 1957) is a Mexican–American dancer, choreographer, writer, and actor.Manoel was born and raised in Mexico. He worked with such choreographers as Édouard Lock of Canadian dance group La La La Human Steps and Toni Basil. Basil hired him for David Bowie's world stadium Glass Spider Tour after she spotted him performing in a LA nightclub in 1987.Manoel has performed in numerous shows including Open Doors and Whistle Revisited (based on Stephen Sondheim's Anyone Can Whistle), as well as with Grace Jones, and Canadian singer Norman Iceberg.
Viktor Manoel has also appeared in film such as Staying Alive(1983) directed by Sylvester Stallone, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984), Glass Spider (1988) directed by David Mallet, and Female
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Alyssa Chloé -Posing
DescriptioAlyssa Chloe is an internationally recognized choreographer, educator, and cultural bearer based in Sweden and is acknowledged as “The Matriarch of Punking” by Oiriginal punker Viktor Manoel. She is one of the premiere trailblazers and leading force of its Renaissance in the early aughts. She is the founder and artistic director of Expose Dance Festival, which celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2026, which includes the groundbreaking event, Punking: An American Classic, a festival dedicated to honoring and advancing the legacy of Punking/Whacking. Alyssa’s work bridges BIPOC and LGBTQAI+ street-dance lineage throughout many practices and spaces, including her latest work and acclaimed production Pop Trash’D.
With over 25 years of experience, Alyssa has worked alongside many legendary street-dance pioneers and Contemporary choreographers and has been published in the prestigious Nordic Journal Of Dance . She is currently pursuing a Master’s in Dance Education at Stockholm University of the Arts,
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Choreography Workshop
Join us as all three special guest teachers join forces to collaborate in the co creation of this year’s unforgettable opening number which will be performed as the opening number of the competition, Chez Xpose.
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