Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois (born 6 December 1988), professionally known as Les Twins, are French dancers, choreographers, producers, models, designers, and creative directors of their brand "Eleven Paris". Often referred to by their respective nicknames, "Lil Beast" and "Ca Blaze", they are recognized internationally for their talents in new style hip-hop dancing, and various dancing styles. Born and raised in

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, the self-taught dance duo became the favorites of the French audience in 2008 as finalists on the popular television show '' Incroyable Talent''. They quickly rose to prominence in the United States after a video of their performance on the

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leg of the 2010 World of Dance tour went viral on YouTube, with over 46 million views . In 2011, they won the hip-hop new style division of the prestigious international street dance competition Juste Debout. In 2017, they won the American

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series '' World of Dance'', executively produced by

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. The series featured solo acts and larger groups, competing for a grand prize of US$1 million dollars. Les Twins have been featured dancers for various music artists, including,

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, and

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. Standing at a towering height of 6'4" (193 cm) tall, the brothers have modeled for French

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fashion designer

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and appeared in many high-profile, commercial advertising campaigns, such as YSL,

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, Vouge,

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and

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. They have also walked for many shows before becoming celebrities. In 2019 Les Twins also signed with The Jordan Family, where they collaborated on the Air Jordan 1 Retro High ''Les Twin – Fearless''. In addition to teaching their original choreography in workshops around the globe, they are also the founding members of the successful dance team Criminalz Crew and founding members of "Eleven Paris".

Early life and career beginnings

The twins were born on 6 December 1988, in

, a commune in the northern projects of

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. They are the youngest in a large,

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an extended family of 9 children. Neither Larry nor Laurent received any formal dance training. Instead, they learned by observing other breakers, lockers, and

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and by teaching themselves classical

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techniques. At the age of 12, they began performing in concerts and musicals. According to WAD Magazine, "They were born dancers. They walked at 5 months, seriously moved their bodies at 18 months old, and at 9 they showed off steps they had invented to youngsters twice their age in their neighborhood." In 2005, the brothers recruited five members to form their own dance team called Criminalz Crew, spending the next few years competing in hip-hop tournaments and entertaining crowds as street performers and in clubs. In 2007, they danced to sold-out audiences in the musical ''Pas de Quartier'' at France's esteemed

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Dance career

In March 2008, Les Twins gained the attention of the dance community by defeating French street dancers Joseph Go and Meech Onomo at the semi-finals of the prestigious international dance competition Juste Debout. Following that success, they were finalists and audience favorites on Season 3 of (the French equivalent of

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) aired on M6. On 13 November 2008, the twins were among the top twelve finalists competing on the Incroyable Talent finale show attended by

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and watched by over 4 million viewers. In 2009, they were contracted to perform the two-man hip-hop comedy stage revue ''Twins'' choreographed by their long-time coach Abibou "Playmo" Kébe at the Théâtre Trévise in Paris. In August 2010, a video of their performance on the World of Dance tour in

went viral on YouTube. On 9 November 2010, they made their U.S. television debut on

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Les Twins performing at Beyonce Revel concert 2012-05-28

In March 2011, the twins won the Hip-hop New Style division at Juste Debout, beating out over 353 dancers. That same year they performed alongside

at the

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''Billboard'' Music Awards, the U.K.'s

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, the

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, and the

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Summer Concert Series, garnering even greater attention on the world stage. They also joined her on the French television shows

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and Le Grand Journal to promote her then upcoming album '' 4'', and were the only featured male dancers in the alternate version of her " Run the World (Girls)" music video. Their collaboration with Knowles would continue in May 2012 at the Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live concert series in

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. Larry and Laurent were star dancers on the Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by

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until December 2011. On 6 March 2012, the pair joined rapper

on-stage at the after-party for

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's Fall 2012 fashion show at La Halle Freyssinet in Paris. One month later, they performed with

and

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's "Wild Rabbit" campaign launch event in New York. Les Twins debuted on Japan's largest television network

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on 24 July 2012. During November 2012, they guest starred on the television dance competition Everybody Dance! in

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and teamed up again with

at the ''Beats on the Beach'' event in

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and the ''Back2Black Festival'' in

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. In December 2012, the twins began working on multiple projects with

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. In 2013, they toured with Beyoncé as the only male dancers on

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. The duo was also featured in the music video of " Blow" and "

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" from Beyoncé's self-titled fifth studio album. In 2012 and 2014, Les Twins appeared in episodes of Avengers of eXtreme Illusions, the revolutionary dance series by Welling Films. After the videos came out, Les Twins put their own cut of Welling's work on their own YouTube channel. In 2014, Les Twins joined Beyoncé and her husband

on their On the Run Tour. In 2015, Les Twins appeared in a special freestyle dance in the song "Tattoo" in Bollywood film

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, which was directed by Remo D'Souza. They were featured in Beyoncé's 2018 Coachella performance. In 2023, Les Twins accompanied Jason Derulo on the "Friday Livez" tour. In 2023, they joined Beyoncé on the European and North American legs of her

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. In 2024 Les Twins joined Jason Derulo on both his Nu King World Tour and his Vegas Residency. In 2025, they joined Beyoncé during the European shows of her

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Modeling

Les Twins are signed with

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in Paris. In 2010, they walked the runway at

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for the Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2010 Men's Collection. They have since been featured in numerous web, television, and print advertising campaigns, including for

's viral video campaign "That's Rocawear", New Era, Benetton,

, H&M,

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, Pioneer Steez, EMOBILE,

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, Vouge,

, 25 Magazine,

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, and

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Choreography

Larry and Laurent have traveled the globe teaching their original choreography in countries including France, the U.S, Japan, Canada, Russia, Germany, Italy, Finland, Ukraine, Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Kyrgyzstan. Crowds of up to 5000 people have been in attendance at some of their international dance workshops. In 2010, they choreographed the dance sequence to the song

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in the

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video game

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. In June 2011,

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broadcast a portion of the audition piece of contestants D*Day (Damon Bellmon and Deon Lewis) on Season 8 of the dance competition

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. Although they were accused by many of plagiarizing their choreography from Les Twins' World of Dance San Diego performance on YouTube, D*Day was allowed to proceed to the next stage of the competition. In 2012, Bellman and Lewis returned on the SYTYCD Season 9 Atlanta auditions show claiming (with archived footage from the Show) their prior year's routine was a homage to Les Twins’ work. In 2018 Laurent helped choreograph for Luka and Jenalyn for their performance in the 2018 Blackpool Music Festival. In 2024 Les Twins Choreographed the music video for KING & Jason Derulo - Bumpa

Artistry

Dance style

Les Twins’ dance style is often categorized as New Style hip-hop, a commercial form of

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with a strong emphasis on isolations and musicality. However, the twins are known for having created a unique style from this dance which they refer to as "Twins-Style". Due to their ability to anticipate and finish each other's moves, the brothers quickly gained a reputation for their timing and skill at making freestyle dance look like choreography. Charlotte Guillemin of ''WAD Magazine'' wrote:

Influences

Larry and Laurent credit their major inspirations as

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, their coach Abibou "Playmo" Kébe, cartoons, and their own siblings, all of whom are also dancers.

Public image

Les Twins are immediately recognizable for their large

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s and trademark style of dress—backwards pants, neck warmers, and kneepads worn around the ankles. Regarding their tendency to adopt other unique accessories, such as beaded bracelets and necklaces, wristbands, watch chains, scarves, and ladies’ wear, Laurent stated: "We have changed consciousness about fashion."

Television appearances

''2008'' * Oct 2 – Nov 13: Incroyable Talent (France) – contestants/finalists ''2010'' * Nov 9:

(U.S.) – guests * Nov 12:

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(U.S.) – featured in interview on turfing dance style ''2011'' * May 22: 2011 Billboard Music Awards (U.S.) – performed with Beyoncé * June 26:

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(U.K.) – live televised

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performance with Beyoncé * June 26: 2011 BET Awards (U.S.) – pre-taped footage from Glastonbury performance with Beyoncé * June 27: X Factor (France) – performed with Beyoncé * June 28: Le Grand Journal (France) – performed with Beyoncé * Nov 8:

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(U.S.) – performed with the Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour * Aug 17: ''Les Twins: Born to Dance'' (U.K.) –

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documentary ''2012'' * May 24: The Making Of A Concert Part 1 of 2 (U.S.) – footage from ''Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live'' performance * July 24: Star Draft Conference (

/Japan) – guests/judges * Nov 9: Everybody Dance! (Ukraine) – guests * Nov 17: ''Dancer's World "Les Twins Special"'' (Japan) –

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interview with host Sam ''2013'' * Feb 3: Beyoncé O2 Priority TV Ad (U.K.) – promotion of

* Feb 16: ''

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'' HBO special (U.S.) – rehearsal footage from the 2011 Billboard Music Awards * Feb 22: VH-1 Best Week Ever (U.S.) – commentary on Les Twins' appearance in ''Life Is But a Dream'' * Mar 31: Vivement Dimanche (France) – actress

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discusses discovering Les Twins via footage from their final 2008 Incroyable Talent performance * May 19:

Neon Mixr Commercial (U.S.) – promotion of Neon Mixr headphones for

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retail stores * June 1: Chime For Change's ''"The Sound of Change Live"'' charity concert at London's Twickenham Stadium (broadcast to 150 countries) – performed with Beyoncé * June 2: ''"The Women's Concert for Change: Live from London"'' (U.S.) –

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2-hour special with highlights from the live ''Chime For Change'' concert performance ''2014'' * Jan 29:

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(U.S.) – guests * Jan 31:

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(U.S.) – guests * Apr 21: Encontro com Fátima Bernardes (Brazil) – guests * Aug 24:

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(U.S.) – performed with Beyoncé * Sep 3:

Season 11 finale show (U.S.) – guest performers * Nov 26: HP Pavilion x360 "Bend the Rules" Commercial (U.S.) ''2015'' * Feb 11:

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(U.S.) – guests * Jun 10: The

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Summit (Europe) (King's Place London, U.K.) * Jun 11: Marrakech du rire (

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) – guests & performed with

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''2017'' * Les Twins competed and won the first season of the 2017 reality program '' World of Dance''. * Aug 24:

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interview & "Premios Tu Mundo" (TV station) - Guests & Performed ''2018'' * Révolution (Canada) – Judges 2019 * '' Dance Plus 5'' (India): guests

Film appearances

Music video appearances

* "Danse avec moi" by Les Déesses (2007) * "Joie de Vivre (Zouglou Dance)" by

Magic System Magic systems in games are the rules, limitations, abilities, and characteristics that define magic in a game. Magic points A magic point, sometimes known as a mana point, often abbreviated to MP, is a unit of measure that indicates either or ...

(2008) * "Ca fait mal Remix" by

La Fouine Laouni Mouhid (, ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer. He is the owner of Banlieue Sale and the clothing line "St ...

(2008) * "Dilly Dally" by Hakimakli featuring Jamie Shepherd (2009) * "La Gloria" by French-Argentine band

Gotan Project Gotan Project is a musical group based in Paris (France), consisting of musicians Eduardo Makaroff (Argentina), Philippe Cohen Solal (French) and Christoph H. Müller (Swiss), a former member of Touch El Arab.Madlen Albrecht ''Le développemen ...

(2010) * " Run the World (Girls)" alternate video by

(2011) * " End of Time: Live at Roseland" by Beyoncé (2011) * "

Play Hard "Play Hard" is a song by French disc jockey, DJ and record producer David Guetta featuring vocals from American singers Ne-Yo and Akon. It was released on 15 March 2013 as the third single from the Nothing but the Beat#2.0 version, 2012 re-releas ...

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David Guetta Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...

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Ne-Yo Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1979), known professionally as Ne-Yo ( ), is an American singer and songwriter. Regarded as a leading figure of Contemporary R&B#2000s, 2000s R&B music, he is the recipient of numerous accolades, includi ...

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Akon Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known mononymously as Akon (), is a Senegalese-United States, American singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist. An influ ...

(2013) * "Now Is The Time" by Wally Lopez featuring Jasmine Villegas for

Pepsi Pepsi is a Carbonated water, carbonated soft drink with a cola flavor, manufactured by PepsiCo which serves as its flagship product. In 2023, Pepsi was the second most valuable soft drink brand worldwide behind Coca-Cola; the two share a long ...

(2013) * " Blow" by Beyoncé (2013) * "

" by Beyoncé (2013) * " Flawless (Remix)" featuring

Nicki Minaj Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty (born December 8, 1982), known professionally as Nicki Minaj ( ), is a Trinidadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Regarded as the "Queen of Rap" and one of the most influential rappers of all time, she is noted for her ...

by Beyoncé (2014) * "Bang It To The Curb" by

Far East Movement Far East Movement (abbreviated FM) is an American Hip hop music, hip hop and electronic music group based in Los Angeles, composed of Kev Nish, Prohgress, J-Splif, Jon Street, Ray Ro, DJ Virman, and Jerm Beats. They signed with Martin Kierszenba ...

(2014) * "

Lips Are Movin "Lips Are Movin" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor, taken from her debut major-label studio album, ''Title'' (2015). It was written by Trainor and the album's producer, Kevin Kadish. Epic Records premiered the song on ...

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(2014) * " Ayo" by

Chris Brown Christopher Maurice Brown (born May 5, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. A Pop music, pop and hip-hop-influenced contemporary R&B, R&B musician who works in a variety of genres, he has been called the "Honorific nic ...

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Tyga Micheal Ray StevensonMicheal Ray Stevenson

(2015) * "Dope Walk" by

A$AP Ferg Darold Durard Brown Ferguson Jr. (born October 20, 1988), known professionally as FERG (previously A$AP Ferg ( /ˈeɪsæp/ ''AY-sap'')), is an American rapper from Harlem, New York City. He is a lead member of the hip hop collective ASAP Mob, f ...

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Cara Delevingne Cara Jocelyn Delevingne ( ; born 12 August 1992) is an English model and actress. She signed with Storm Management after leaving school in 2009. Delevingne won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2012 and 2014, and List of award ...

(2015) * "Sapés comme jamais" by

Maître Gims Gandhi Alimasi Djuna (born 6 May 1986), known professionally as Maître Gims and more recently just Gims (stylized in all caps), is a Congolese people in France, Congolese singer, rapper, producer, and songwriter. He grew up in France and current ...

feat. Niska (2015) * " WTF (Where They From)" by

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Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973), also known mononymously as Pharrell, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, and fashion designer. He first became known as one half of the music production duo ...

(2015) * "Ándale" by Oryane & Jillionaire (

Major Lazer Major Lazer is an American electronic dance music and DJ trio, which includes record producer Diplo, and DJs Walshy Fire and Ape Drums. They were founded in 2008 by Diplo and Switch, with Switch leaving after three years in 2011. He was the ...

) feat. Mical Teja (2021) * "Stranger" by Les Twins (2021) * ''Mirror'' by Les Twins (2021) *

Diamond Platnumz Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack, professionally known as Diamond Platnumz, is a Tanzanian bongo flava recording artist, dancer, philanthropist and businessman. He is the founder and CEO of WCB Wasafi Record Label, Wasafi Bet and Wasafi Media. Diamo ...

ft Khalil Harisson & Chley - Komasava Remix (2024) *

MIchael Bublé Michael Steven Bublé ( ; born September 9, 1975) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Regarded as a pop icon, he is often credited for helping to renew public interest and appreciation for traditional pop standards and the Great American ...

- Spicy Margarita (2024) * Jason Cerda X Les Twins - Pa'Mi (2024)

Awards and nominations

* Won – 2010 Battle of the Stylez - Germany * Won – 2011 Juste Debout Japan (Preselections): Hip-hop New Style Division * Won – 2011 Juste Debout Finals: Hip-hop New Style Division * Won – 2011 Dance@Live Japan Hip-hop West Division (battled each other in the finals - Laurent won individually) * Nominated – 2011 Youth Rocks Awards: Rockin' Dance Group of the Year * Won – 2012 Hip Hop International: All Styles Final World Battle (Larry won individually) * Won – 2012 Freestyle Session 15: Top Styles/All Styles Division * Won – 2014 World of Dance Industry Awards - Simple Mobile Game Changer Freestyle Award * Won – 2014 World of Dance All Styles 2 vs. 2 Final, Las Vegas * Won – 2015 Full Force "7 to Smoke" All Styles Battle, Las Vegas (Larry won individually) * Nominated – 2015 World of Dance Industry Awards - Simple Mobile Game Changer Freestyle Award * Nominated – 2015 Teen Choice Awards - Choice Dancer * Won – 2017 World of Dance * Won – 2022 Fusion Concept Festival World Final * Won - 2023 Juste Debout Gold - Hip Hop Final (Laurent won individually)

Gallery

File:Les Twins Dance SW.jpg, Les Twins photo shoot with Welling Films' Shawn Welling File:Les Twins jump.jpg, Les Twins in action File:Les Twins in Air SW.jpg, Les Twins mid-air during a shoot with Shawn Welling File:Les Twins WOD SW.jpg, Les Twins at World of Dance 2010 in Vallejo, CA

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Twins, Les 1988 births 21st-century French dancers Dancers from Paris French dance groups French male dancers French male models French people of Guadeloupean descent French twins Hip-hop dance Living people