A dancer understands that they don't practice just by doing movement, but by listening to music and going beyond the physical into the spiritual.

In this episode, Meech De France talks about his long journey into the world of dance, from adolescence to becoming a global dance icon. We talked about his time within the Hip Hop and House Dance culture, French dance lineages, creative process, what is 'bad musicality' and why artists must adapt evolve to thrive in 2025.

Meech De France (Michel Onomo) is an internationally renowned dancer, choreographer, and instructor. A leading specialist in hip-hop and house dance, he is renowned

for his instinctive musicality, theatricality, and innovative approach to movement.

Trained at a young age in the world of hip-hop dance, Meech first perfected his skills in b-boying, before specializing in the new generation of stand-up dances. His talent quickly brought him to the world's major stages: a four-time winner of Juste Debout in Paris Bercy in front of more than 16,000 people, he established himself as a leading figure on the international scene.

Meech has collaborated with major artistic companies such as:

• Sanrancune (Thony Maskot & Joseph N'Guessan)

• Franck II Louise

• Iffra Dia

• Mastoc Production

• Bintou Dembélé

• Rabah Mahfoufi

• Quality Street

Through these experiences, he immersed himself in contemporary creation, explored theatrical scenography and developed his personal choreographic writing.

A visionary, Meech is also the creator of “Ghôst Flow,” a unique style based on instinctive fluidity, depth of movement, and an organic connection to music.

His solo work Music Beat My Feeling and his project Ghôst Flow were presented at the Lyon Dance Biennale in 2008, and then broadcast internationally (United States, Japan, etc.).

Always in search of new artistic dimensions, Meech is currently exploring:

• Motion capture,

• Artificial intelligence,

• Interactive digital scenography, with the ambition of pushing back the boundaries of bodily expression.

His commitment goes beyond performance:

He uses dance as a tool for social and environmental expression, collaborating with cultural institutions and innovative artistic projects to make the body a universal language, in constant dialogue with technology and nature.

Today, Meech De France is also the Artistic and Educational Director of the Thony Maskot School professional training program at the KIM KAN school (Paris). Through this role, he shares his demanding, artistic, and human vision of dance with future generations of dancers.

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Beyond the steps and physicality, Sekou believes that House Dance is a divine language.

In this episode, Sekou Heru shares his point of view and life experiences from within the culture of house music and house dance. We talked about how it's not just a style, but a divine language and what it means to be chosen by it. We discussed the crossroads of physicality, spirituality, music, and how the culture has shaped his worldviews.

Tony Sekou Heru Williams is from Trenton, New Jersey. His unique dance style fuses an array of forms from Hip-Hop, House, martial arts and even fitness training. He's also part of Dance Fusion - world famous House Dance collective from New York City.

In 1993, Sekou started studying Capoeira Angola with Mestre Joa Grande at the Capoeira Academy in NYC. He went on to fuse his breaking and modern dance styles with hip hop and house dance. Sekou has worked with Gwen Guthrey, toured with Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and can be seen in videos with Aretha Franklin, MC Lyte, Clubland, Pet Shop Boys, Foxy Brown, and Jay Z. Sekou was a featured dancer in the movie Marcy X with Damon Wayans, can be seen in the dance scenes on Spike Lee’s The 25th Hour, and seen in Brown Sugar starring Taye Diggs and Sanna Lathan.

He has toured in Germany with German rapper Tony Cottura, and has traveled several times to Japan for the annual premier Dance Delight event as a guest judge and featured dancer with the group Dance Fusion, of which he is a founding member. He was a part of the opening act for Cece Peniston’s Japan tour, and also opened for Cool C's Let me clear my throat in his Japan performance. He was featured in Japan’s "woofin" magazine as one of NYC’s top dancers. Sekou toured the USA with Fred Ho and The Afro Asian Ensemble in the Martial Art stage show Voice of the Dragon.

In 2005 Sekou choreographed the Dance Dance video for Fall Out Boy that went #1 in the country and won a Best Video Award at the MTV VMAs.

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Ryan Visconti talks about how the mind body connection is fundmental to physical wellbeing in addition to finding ways to individualized your goals and training. We also talked about the current state of health and wellness industry, from the potency of biohacking to the longevity and harms of CrossFit. Other topics include his background in martial arts and dance and how the two inform his approach to physical health, training and teaching curriculum.

Ryan Visconti founded Eximo In New York in 2015. He has a background in martial arts and hip hop, and to further his inspiration for the arts, created Eximo. Eximo is a movement system that serves as a medium to connect aspects of physical arts, that would otherwise seem unrelated. Eximo has been taught in 28 states, and major universities, like that of NYU, John Hopkins, Berklee and Alvin Ailey. It is the mission of Eximo to challenge how the current generation approaches their movement practice, by facilitating a paradigm shift in: does your practice serve you or do you serve your practice?Follow Ryan-------------------https://www.instagram.com/the.eximo.project/Get Enculturated!---------------------------------------------FB: https://www.facebook.com/enculturationpodcastIG: https://www.instagram.com/enculturationpodcastHP: http://www.enculturationpodcast.comTT: https://www.tiktok.com/@enculturationpodcast

Time Stamps----------------------00:00:00 - Introduction00:01:16 - Background & Martial Arts00:02:18 - How I Got Into Martial Arts00:03:19 - Commonalities between Martial Arts00:03:54 - Understanding of Human Body00:05:53 - Transition to Movement Artistry00:07:39 - Theme For My Dance Chapter00:08:34 - Importance of Rhythm in Physical Health00:09:47 - Creation of Eximo00:10:07 - Definition of Eximo00:12:06 - What Eximo Means00:12:59 - Its Important to Learn as a Teacher00:14:35 - Individual Student Needs in a Class00:15:51 - Defining Moments Teaching EXIMO00:19:00 - How I set the Curriculums00:20:31 - Class Commentary 100:21:46 - Judo - Uprooting Your Balance00:24:50 - Second Commentary00:26:21 - How I Teach Injury Prevention00:28:02 - Third Commentary00:33:32 - Thoughts on average health of American00:34:25 - The Current State of Physical Health00:36:37 - Experience on Animal Movement00:37:30 - Ido Portal, Animal Movement, Pop Culture00:38:35 - How Ido Portal Influence Me00:42:01 - Thoughts About CrossFit00:42:03 - Crossfit - Net Positive?00:44:18 - Any Practices That I Against?00:46:05 - Biohacking and Optimizing Health00:46:51 - Peptide Therapy00:49:45 - Types of Peptide Therapy00:49:56 - Experience With Biohacking00:50:37 - Types of Peptide Therapy00:51:41 - Mind Body Connection00:57:06 - Mobility - The Flexible Accessibility00:58:52 - Mobility of Spine and Knees01:02:38 - Physical Adaption to Age01:07:47 - Mongolian Ice Baths01:10:37 - Alternative Health Metrics01:13:48 - Connecting with EXIMO01:16:53 - How Can People Support You In Eximo01:18:31 - Special Shout Outs01:18:44 - Closing