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'''Salah Benlemqawanssa''' (born June 28, 1979), also known as '''Salah the Entertainer''' and '''Spider Salah''', is a competitive [[hip-hop dance]]r from France who won the inaugural season of ''[[La France a un incroyable talent]]'' (''France has Incredible Talent''), the fourth season of ''[[Arabs Got Talent]]'' and the fourth season of ''[[:it:Tú sí que vales (Italia)|Tú Sí Que Vales (Italy)]]''. He was born in the Paris suburb [[Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis|Saint-Denis]] and is of Moroccan (Father) and Algerian (Mother) ancestry.<ref name=sport>{{cite web |date=March 18, 2013 |title=Puma the Quest: Meet Salah |url=http://www.sportetstyle.fr/lifestyle/forme/a,417,puma-the-quest-a-la-rencontre-de-salah.html |work=SportEtStyle.com |publisher=L'Équipe |access-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6Nj7RN5Dr?url=web/20130519215606/http://www.sportetstyle.fr/lifestyle/forme/a,417,puma-the-quest-a-la-rencontre-de-salah.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=FebruaryMay 2819, 20142013}}</ref><ref name=agt>{{cite news |last=Al Tamimi |first=Jumana |date=March 8, 2015 |title=‘Arab'Arab Charlie Chaplin’Chaplin' wins reality show |url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/television/arab-charlie-chaplin-wins-reality-show-1.1468451 |work=Gulf News |access-date=March 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150309115701/http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/television/arab-charlie-chaplin-wins-reality-show-1.1468451 |archive-date=March 9, 2015}}</ref> He calls his personal dance style P.A.B.E. which stands for [[Popping]], [[Popping#Related styles and techniques|Animation]], [[electric boogaloo (dance)|Boogaloo]], and Effects.<ref name=BWD>{{cite web |title=Salah Faculty Bio |url=http://www.bwydance.com/faculty/bios/salah.shtml |work=BWYDance.com |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-date=OctoberAugust 2210, 20102011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?id=1287760409063352web/20110810003527/http://www.bwydance.com/faculty/bios/salah.shtml}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Salah |url=http://www.dance-book.com/#id=salah |work=Dance-Book.com |access-date=November 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Salah Workshop - PABE |url=http://www.breakinconvention.com/uk-tour-2009/event/salah-workshop-pabe-0 |yeararchive-url=2009 |work=BreakinConventionhttps://archive.today/20101022144556/http://www.breakinconvention.com/uk-tour-2009/event/salah-workshop-pabe-0 |accessurl-datestatus=November 5, 2009dead |archive-date=October 22, 2010 |archive-urlyear=https://www2009 |work=BreakinConvention.webcitation.org/query?idcom |access-date=1287758740390619November 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Salah Benlemqawanssa |url=http://www.salsalibre.pl/web/content/view/252/127/lang,en/ |year=2007 |work=SalsaLibre.pl |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5tflUaMjM?url=web/20110315150537/http://www.salsalibre.pl/web/content/view/252/127/lang,en/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=OctoberMarch 2215, 20102011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=August 9, 2011 |url=http://www.breakinconvention.com/news/birmingham-brings-breathe-beat |title=Birmingham Brings Breathe the Beat! |work=BreakinConvention.com |access-date=October 2, 2011 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/628gwdTUz?url=web/20120404141634/http://www.breakinconvention.com/news/birmingham-brings-breathe-beat |url-status=dead |archive-date=OctoberApril 24, 20112012}}</ref> Although Salah is best known for popping, he is also skilled in [[b-boying]].

Salah started dancing in 1996 after he saw the [[dance crew]] O Posse practicing their moves in front of the mirrors of the [[Théâtre national de Chaillot]].<ref name=interview>{{cite web |author=Nika "Nawtee Neek" Kramer |title=Interview with Salah |url=http://www.redbullbcone.com/blog/interview-with-salah |date=October 19, 2001 |work=RedBullBCOne.com |access-date=October 22, 2010 |archive-date=OctoberJune 2217, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5tfpk9UkX?url=web/20100617042536/http://www.redbullbcone.com/blog/interview-with-salah}}</ref> Two years later, he and his crew The Family won second place at the international b-boying competition [[Battle of the Year]] (BOTY) in 1998. In 1999, he joined the [[contemporary dance]] company Montalvo-Hervieu.<ref name=montherv>{{cite web |title=Les Danseurs: Salah BENLEMQAWANSSA |url=http://www.montalvo-hervieu.com/danseurs/salah_benlemqawanssa.html |work=Montalvo-Hervieu.com|access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-date=OctoberJuly 2214, 20102011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?id=1287758740390645web/20110714112841/http://www.montalvo-hervieu.com/danseurs/salah_benlemqawanssa.html|language=fr}}</ref>

In 2006, Salah won the first season of ''Incroyable Talent''.<ref name=beats>{{cite web |title=Cast |url=http://beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Cast.html |work=BeatsPerMinuteFilm.com |access-date=October 6, 2009 |archive-date=OctoberSeptember 2225, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?id=1287758740390600web/20100925163950/http://beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Cast.html}}</ref><ref name=ng>{{cite news |last=Chow-Seegoolam |first=Su-Ann |title=Breakin' Convention 2009: Theatre Review |url=http://www.ng-magazine.com/Diary/Theatre/Nottingham_Playhouse,_Breakin_Convention_2009:_Theatre_Review/ |date=May 10, 2009 |work=NG-Magazine.com |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5tflLOO8t?url=web/20110714180632/http://www.ng-magazine.com/Diary/Theatre/Nottingham_Playhouse,_Breakin_Convention_2009:_Theatre_Review/ |url-status=live |archive-date=OctoberJuly 2214, 20102011}}</ref> In 2007, he performed a one-man stage show at London-based [[Breakin' Convention]] called "The Dream of Gluby".<ref name=breakcon07>{{cite web |last=Pham |first=Khue |date=August 5, 2007 |title=HipHop-Tanzfestival: Ballett für B-Boys |url=http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/hiphop-tanzfestival-ballett-fuer-b-boys-a-481630.html |work=[[Spiegel Online]] |access-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6Nj01lyzc?url=web/20140304102444/http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/hiphop-tanzfestival-ballett-fuer-b-boys-a-481630.html |archive-date=FebruaryMarch 284, 2014|url-status=live |language=de}}</ref> In 2008, he starred as himself in ''Beats Per Minute'', an independent film about a French popper who discovers he can rewind time with his dance moves.<ref>{{cite web |title=Home |url=http://beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Home.html |work=BeatsPerMinuteFilm.com |access-date=October 6, 2009 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5tfl8ibnF?url=web/20101031062143/http://www.beatsperminutefilm.com/Beats_Per_MInute/Home.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2231, 2010}}</ref> In 2009, Salah served as a judge at BOTY's international one-on-one [[b-boy]] battle in [[Germany]]. BOTY is a b-boy competition exclusively for b-boy crews; however, to celebrate their 20th anniversary they had a competition for b-boy solo dancers.

In 2013, Salah became a brand ambassador for [[Puma SE|Puma]]. Through this partnership, Puma launched a dance project called "Puma the Quest" that gave five dancers the opportunity to travel the world and be personally mentored by Salah. The street dancers were chosen from hundreds of video submissions which were narrowed down to a core group of 20. The core group had to perform live in front of a panel of judges including singer Nawell Madani, rapper [[Youssoupha]], and Salah himself. The five winners—Lara Laquiz, Tiet Sofian, Steph 2SL, Anto, and b-boy Ska—were announced the following day at the [[Juste Debout]] 2013 finals.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 21, 2013 |title=Puma launches her dance company: The Quest |url=http://www.urban-culture.fr/actualites/puma-lance-sa-compagnie-de-danse-the-q.html |work=Urban-Culture.fr |access-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130314102840/http://www.urban-culture.fr/actualites/puma-lance-sa-compagnie-de-danse-the-q.html |archive-date=March 14, 2013|url-status=live |language=fr}}</ref><ref name=movement>{{cite web |date=January 23, 2013 |title=Puma Presents its Dance Contest The Quest |url=http://www.mailmovement.com/puma-presents-its-dance-contest-the-quest/ |work=MailMovement.com |access-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6Nj8Bx5Zj?url=web/20131212024655/http://www.mailmovement.com/puma-presents-its-dance-contest-the-quest/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=FebruaryDecember 2812, 20142013}}</ref> They traveled with Salah to New York City, Berlin, Tokyo, Paris, London, and Los Angeles to learn about the street culture within each city. When they returned to Paris they created a show about their experience around the world.<ref name=movement/>

In December 2013, Salah appeared on ''La France a un incroyable talent'' again in a one-time special called ''La Finale des Champions'' (''The Finale of Champions'').<ref name=lafinale>{{cite web |title=La France a un incroyable talent |url=http://www.m6.fr/emission-la_france_a_un_incroyable_talent/ |work=M6.fr |access-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6NunH0Vh6?url=web/20140309162457/http://www.m6.fr/emission-la_france_a_un_incroyable_talent/ |archive-date=March 89, 2014|url-status=dead |language=fr}}</ref> Three months later in March 2014, Salah served as a judge on the [[Canal J]] kids television show ''Battle Dance'' with singer Sherefa Luna and b-boy Ali "[[B-boy Lilou|Lilou]]" Ramdani.<ref name=canalj>{{cite web |title=Jury - Salah |url=http://www.canalj.fr/La-tele/Emissions/Canal-J-Battle-Dance/Details/Jury/Salah |work=CanalJ.fr |access-date=March 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6Nupe0pSa?url=web/20140308121737/http://www.canalj.fr/La-tele/Emissions/Canal-J-Battle-Dance/Details/Jury/Salah |archive-date=March 8, 2014|url-status=dead |language=fr}}</ref> In 2015, Salah won the fourth season of ''Arabs Got Talent''.<ref name=agt/>

*'''DANCE@LIVE WORLDCUP'''

*'''Red Bull Beat It'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://danse.redbull.fr/red-bull-beat-it-salah-is-the-best-party-dancer/|title=Red Bull Beat It : Salah is the best party dancer !|date=November 23, 2012|work=RedBull.fr|access-date=December 23, 2012|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6D89SIDe2?url=web/20121128232502/http://danse.redbull.fr/red-bull-beat-it-salah-is-the-best-party-dancer/|archive-date=DecemberNovember 2328, 2012|url-status=dead|language=fr}}</ref>

*'''[[UK B-Boy Championships]]'''<ref name=hall>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url= http://bboychampionships.com/hall-of-fame |work=BBoyChampionships.com |access-date=October 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6Bh5y1AWg?url=web/20130102200248/http://bboychampionships.com/hall-of-fame |url-status=dead |archive-date=OctoberJanuary 262, 20122013}}</ref>

*'''EuroBattle'''<ref>[https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/67UH4UJEV?url=web/20120423150729/http://www.eurobattle.pt/ "EuroBattle"]. ''EuroBattle.com''. Archived from [http://www.eurobattle.pt the original] on May 7, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012. Note: This is a flash site so it's not possible to link to the actual page where it says he won. To check this information from the homepage, click on "PAST EVENTS" in the column on the left side of the screen; then click on either "2008 - 4TH EDITION" or "2006 - 2ND EDITION". You will see Salah's name listed there with the other winners.</ref>

*'''[[Juste Debout]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=JD Winners |url=http://www.juste-debout.com/en_UK/in/jd-winners- |work=Juste-Debout.com |access-date=March 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6XEdhUGrl?url=web/20150402131748/http://www.juste-debout.com/en_UK/in/jd-winners- |url-status=dead |archive-date=MarchApril 232, 2015}}</ref>

*'''[[International Breakdance Event|The Notorious IBE]]'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Hall of Fame |url=http://www.thenotoriousibe.com/about_halloffame.htm |work=TheNotoriousIBE.com |access-date=December 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5ukfTxm8G?url=web/20101130174403/http://www.thenotoriousibe.com/about_halloffame.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=DecemberNovember 530, 2010}}</ref>

**2013: All India Dance Competition<ref>{{cite web |date=November 17, 2013 |title=All India Dance Competition and Workshop |url=http://eventelaan.com/allindiadancecompetition/ |work=EventElann.com |access-date=February 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6NixsUFLG?url=web/20140303172437/http://eventelaan.com/allindiadancecompetition/ |url-status=live |archive-date=FebruaryMarch 283, 2014}}</ref>

**2009: [[Red Bull BC One]]<ref>{{cite web |title=The judges, the judges, the judges... |url=http://www.redbullbcone.com/blog/the-judges-the-judges-the-judges |work=RedBullBCOne.com |access-date=October 22, 2009 |archive-date=OctoberApril 2216, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?id=1287758740390636web/20100416010954/http://www.redbullbcone.com/blog/the-judges-the-judges-the-judges}}</ref>

**2008: UK B-Boy Championships<ref>{{cite web |title=Judges |url=http://www.bboychampionships.com/content/view/241/550/ |year=2008 |work=BBoyChampionships.com |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-date=OctoberJanuary 225, 20102009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5tflf5Wwb?url=web/20090105181019/http://www.bboychampionships.com/content/view/241/550/}}</ref><ref group="note">He judged the locking and popping competitions only.</ref>

**2008: Warsaw Challenge<ref>{{cite web |title=News - Warsaw Challenge 2008 |url=http://www.hip-hop.pl/news/projector.php?id=1208044940 |year=2008 |work=Hip-Hop.pl |access-date=May 12, 2010 |archive-date=October 228, 20102011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/queryweb/20111008112509/http://www.hip-hop.pl/news/projector.php?id=12877604090634301208044940|language=pl}}</ref>

**2007: Warsaw Challenge<ref>{{cite web |title=The third edition of the event - Warsaw Challenge 2007 |url=http://www.warsawchallenge.pl/historia/trzecia-edycja-imprezy-warsaw-challenge-2007 |work=WarsawChallenge.pl |access-date=June 1, 2012 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/686FH0oZn?url=web/20110808212206/http://www.warsawchallenge.pl/historia/trzecia-edycja-imprezy-warsaw-challenge-2007 |archive-date=JuneAugust 18, 20122011|url-status=live |language=pl}}</ref>

**2002: ''Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre''<ref name=montherv/><ref>{{cite web |title=Astérix et Obélix: Mission Cléopâtre Cast Information |url=http://www.fandango.com/ast%C3%A9rixetob%C3%A9lix:missioncl%C3%A9op%C3%A2tre_v261181/cast |work=Fandango.com |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5tflrk6PC?url=web/20110615105959/http://www.fandango.com/astérixetobélix:missioncléopâtre_v261181/cast |url-status=dead |archive-date=OctoberJune 2215, 20102011}}</ref>

**2009: [[Breakin' Convention]]<ref name=ng/><ref>{{cite web |title=Salah |url=http://www.prodance.co.uk/SALAH |work=Pro-Dance.co.uk |access-date=October 17, 2010 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5tflyNOGp?url=web/20101027050041/http://www.pro-dance.co.uk/prodance.php?m=profile&artistid=13 |url-status=live |archive-date=October 2227, 2010}}</ref>

**2007: [[Hip-hop theater#Festivals|Rencontres de la Villette]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Rencontres de la Villette 2007 |url=http://www.alter-nativa.net/2007/10/24/rencontres-de-la-villette-2007/ |date=October 24, 2007 |work=Alter-Nativa.net |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?id=1287760409063448web/20110723012353/http://www.alter-nativa.net/2007/10/24/rencontres-de-la-villette-2007/ |archive-date=OctoberJuly 2223, 20102011|url-status=live |language=fr}}</ref>

**2001: France Moves<ref>{{cite news |last=Kisselgoff |first=Anna |title=DANCE REVIEW; All Manner of Strange Beasts, All Getting Along |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/04/movies/dance-review-all-manner-of-strange-beasts-all-getting-along.html |date=May 4, 2001 |work=The New York Times |access-date=November 5, 2009 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/query?idweb/20150527152541/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/05/04/movies/dance-review-all-manner-of-strange-beasts-all-getting-along.html |url-status=1287760409063456live |archive-date=OctoberMay 2227, 20102015}}</ref>

**Street Dance Kemp Europe<ref>{{cite web |title=SDK.EUROPE ARTISTS HISTORY |url=http://www.sdkeurope.com/l-en/history/ |work=SDKEurope.com |access-date=May 8, 2012 |archive-date=MayFebruary 89, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/67VXLbkmt?url=web/20120209015158/http://www.sdkeurope.com/l-en/history/}}</ref>

**Urban Dance Camp<ref>{{cite web |title=The teachers of the last years |work=UrbanDance.eu |url=http://www.urbandance.eu/camp/artists/ |access-date=February 14, 2011 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/5wUk3CXl6?url=web/20110214163127/http://www.urbandance.eu/camp/artists/ |url-status=live |archive-date=February 14, 2011}}</ref>

**Ones to Watch<ref>{{cite web|title=Faculty/Guest Tutors |url=http://www.onestowatch.com.hk/Faculty/Faculty-2006.html|work=OnesToWatch.com.hk|access-date=May 24, 2012|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/67ssu4lku?url=web/20120516211347/http://www.onestowatch.com.hk/Faculty/Faculty-2006.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 2316, 2012}}</ref>

**International Dance Festival Birmingham<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idfb.co.uk/whats-on/put-your-foot-down|title=Put Your Foot Down|work=IDFB.co.uk|access-date=February 1, 2013|archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6E6xmfLDD?url=web/20110919005418/http://www.idfb.co.uk/whats-on/put-your-foot-down |url-status=dead|archive-date=FebruarySeptember 119, 20132011}}</ref>

**Urban Dance Studio<ref>{{cite web |title=Salah |url=http://www.urbandance.hu/urbandance/salah |work=UrbanDance.hu |access-date=March 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://wwwweb.webcitationarchive.org/6NukHzUCn?url=web/20140308103317/http://www.urbandance.hu/urbandance/salah |archive-date=March 8, 2014|url-status=live |language=hu}}</ref>

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