Van Calebs celebrates his 33th birthday today.
He is a multiple award-winning Ghanaian dancer, choreographer, dance instructor, and fitness coach.
He is also the founder and owner of a dance company. He was born February 22, 1991 and he turns 33 years old today.
His Dancing Career Journey History
Van Calebs was a pioneer cultural Chorographer dancer whose vision and ambitious endeavors helped catapult Ghana dance into the league of recognised African Chorography dances through his pioneer Cultural style of dance.
Born in 1991 in Ghana, and was brought up in the outskirts of Volta Region in a suburb called Agbozume.
After leaving the Adisadel College, Van founded his own school and company and codified his own modern-dance technique. His style was both intensely technical and highly emotional, and he often found inspiration from myths and poems and He created ‘The Dance fame ‘ a dance convention aimed at training and mentoring professional dancers as well as promoting cultural exchange within the Ghana dance industry.
He is one of three sons of a notable lawyer, with a passion for the bodily expression of human behavior. After some time spent in the south of the neighboring country of Togo, his family settled in Accra, the capital, in 1990, where he discovered the rhythm of the sea and became familiar with Ghanaian art, influences which have manifested themselves in his choreography throughout his career. Over a career spanning over 8 years, Van has created a range of dances, ranging from solos to large-scale creations of full programs, such as “Base” (2018).
Van rose to prominence when he initiated the dance move titled Rock body used by Noella Wiyaala, a Ghanaian Afro-pop singer-songwriter (popularly known as Wiyaala).
And he caught the eyes of the French ambassador for cultural exchange in the process, which prompted the French Embassy to sponsor his trip to France for a dance events.
He is considered a major figure in contemporary African dance. At 34, the Ghanaian keeps on dancing, creating and promoting African and contemporary dance, through training, shows.
For several years, he has contributed to the training of several dancers in Africa and the West. The Ghanaian has participated in making African dance known internationally. Together with his crew, he is the founder of the “Van Calebs Empire” in Ghana, which has been training dancers since 2013.
He is One choreographer who has changed the way dance itself is perceived in Ghana. He is also the first to introduce, styles like jazz and contemporary african cultural chorography forms, van rapidly went on to become the most sought after choreographer in Ghana after his base dance step was used as a monuments
Van Calebs has created more than 40 pieces of choreography, many of which he performed himself.
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