Bruce Sone aka Bruce Ykanji

Born in Paris in 1976, Bruce Ykanji Sone started dancing hiphop in Cameroon at the age of 8. His love for dancing started when watching a VHS tape featuring Smurf dancers. After moving from Cameroon to France, Bruce joined his first dance crew called "T Connection" in 1987. He was then coached by Manu N’Guyen and Nicolas Bique (a.k.a "Key Bee") from TKS ("The Kriminal Starz"). Bruce made his first real debut dancing for famous french rapper MC Solaar in 1997, and UK R&B group Mis-teeq in 2004. In 1998, he joined the "Ykanji Crew" with which he performed all around the world. In 2000, he joined the famous french musical entitled "Les Dix Commandements" ("The Ten Commandements") and helped the choreography. In 2002, he launched a new street dance event called "Juste Debout" ("Just Standing") and became the choreographer of "Urban Peace" (known as one of the most popular event in Hiphop). Today, besides performing and running dance shows, Bruce is teaching workshops in France, Italy, Japan, and Germany.

About Bruce by Kevin Gopie:
Bruce Sone aka Bruce Ykanji aka The Glides Tho ... I remember a time when standup had ZERO respect. The Poppers and Lockers had to beg for a 10 minute slot at BBoy jams. Without Juste Debout this would never have changed. At least in the West. They had Dance Delight in the East but JD changed the game completely. Bruce took his vision and influenced the whole standup world. It takes a lot to have a successful event run this long and grow from 600 people in a gym to the BIGGEST underground dance event in the world. Many people have had careers renewed and built because of this event. Oh, and on top of that, one of the best poppers in the world.