Mehdi Kerkouche

French-Algerian dancer, performer, teacher and artistic director born near Paris in 1986. He began to dance at the age of six and joined in 2005 the Académie Internationale de la Danse. His professional career started from successful musicals and music television shows. Since 2011, he's been dancing and choreographing for the Ubisoft game "Just Dance". As an artist coach, he gained popularity in festivals, talent shows, music tours, as well as social networks. In 2017, he founded his own hip hop dance company called EMKA. During the Covid national lockdowns he launched online the "On Danse Chez Vous Festival" to raise funds for the healthcare system. In 2021 he created a modern choreography for the Paris Opera Ballet which was broadcast in prime-time on television.