Lorenzo Grochain

His love for dance, Maky, from his stage name, comes from his mother. “She danced the cape but mixing styles, creating her own choreographies. She made me want to dance, to live it. “The kid from Ducos thus begins at 5-6 years old by training with friends from the neighborhood. More than a hobby, Kanak feels that it is a real passion. “It was in my genes, I had the rhythm. “At 8 years old, the child turned to hip-hop. “Having not grown up in a tribe, I did not fully identify with traditional dance, hip-hop reflected what I lived in the neighborhood. “From battles to battles, the little boy is always training more. Three years later, he tried his hand at krump. Lorenzo thrives completely in this new discipline. “I found the warrior spirit of traditional Kanak dances there.”
At 15, this devout Christian joined the United Krumpers group before setting up his own, Jesus Impact. As dance takes up more and more space in his life, the adolescent wonders about his future. In 2014, he obtained a baccalaureate in hygiene and the environment, but with the idea of ​​becoming a professional dancer. Bachelor, he focuses on his project. “I wanted to discover other dances, to open up to the world. If the La Manufacture Aurillac dance school catches his eye, the young man first goes on odd jobs to pursue his dream. In 2016, he auditioned for this school and was received. Lorenzo receives at the same time an artistic grant from the South Province. In September of the same year, he began his studies by joining the prepa class of the school, inflated to block. “I was all fire, all flame. I even danced on dances that I did not know. His investment pays off. The director of the establishment offers him to work in his company Vendetta Mathea.
The student continues his momentum, determined not to miss his chance. “Outside of class, I spent my life training. When I arrived in France, I told myself that I had to give everything, that I was not afraid. The following year, the first-year student was offered a teaching position at La Manufacture Aurillac. An opportunity for Kanak to showcase its culture. The artist offers an experimental style, a mixture of cape and contemporary dances.

Source : Francetvinfo.fr