{"id":26482,"date":"2024-10-22T19:33:17","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T17:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/sadeck-berrabah-the-perfectionist-of-body-lines\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T09:53:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T08:53:39","slug":"sadeck-berrabah-the-perfectionist-of-body-lines","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/sadeck-berrabah-the-perfectionist-of-body-lines\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadeck Berrabah, the perfectionist of body lines"},"content":{"rendered":"

French multidisciplinary artist Sadeck Berrabah, revealed to the world this summer at the Paris 2024 games, is a self-taught dancer-choreographer whose style is making a name for itself in the world of luxury and pop music. An innovator who briefly scraped by on the streets, he has made a name for himself in tutting, a form of dance in which arms and hands move in geometric figures.<\/p>\n

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What do the catwalks of Christian Louboutin and Coperni, the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Grammy Awards, Chris Brown and Shakira have in common<\/strong><\/b>?<\/p>\n

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Answer: Sadeck Berrabah<\/strong><\/b>, known on social networks under the stage name SadeckWaff<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n

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An example of resilience, this former stammerer, once homeless and then a bricklayer, has managed to transform his precocious passion for drawing and geometry and his love of dance into a new choreographic discipline that has no shortage of poetry.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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Blending influences from hip-hop and contemporary dance<\/strong><\/b>, he has become a major figure on the world stage.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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MJ, Michel Courtemanche and Dragon Ball Z<\/b><\/h3>\n

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Sadeck Berrabah was born<\/strong><\/b> on the German border, in Forbach<\/strong><\/b>, Moselle, between Metz and Strasbourg<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n

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Introverted at school and almost stuttering, the young man took refuge in drawing and geometry<\/strong><\/b>, with manga characters like Dragon Ball Z and a taste for perspective as his companions.<\/p>\n

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His love of dance was born of contact with Michael Jackson<\/strong><\/b> and his music videos, each more epic than the last, such as the pharaonic Remember The Time <\/em>(1992) with Eddie Murphy and model Iman. This video, broadcast on MTV, sums up Jackson’s technical complexity, cultural mix and taste for storytelling.<\/p>\n

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The man with the moonwalk is not the only source of inspiration for this native of Eastern France: Michel Courtemanche<\/strong><\/b>, whose VHS he devours, fascinates him. Here he discovered another seasoned multidisciplinary artist, equally adept at mime, dance and tap-dancing.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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Dance soon became his other means of expression<\/strong><\/b>, as he adopted the \u201ccardboard on the floor\u201d culture of hip-hop and break. As battles progressed, he began to make a name for himself.<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n

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The man with millions of views<\/b><\/h3>\n

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At the age of 18, his parents split up and he had to undergo the painful experience of living on the streets<\/strong><\/b>. This three-year period proved difficult, but forged his character. When he arrived in Montpellier, he started out as a freestyler (solo dancer) before making popping (muscle contractions) his specialty.<\/strong><\/b> At the same time, he earned his living as<\/strong><\/b> a plumber and<\/strong><\/b> mason<\/strong><\/b>.<\/p>\n

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