Les Twins INTERVIEW PART 1, BET Intl [ LesTwinsOnline.com ]

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Larry: I think my brother will do it because I didn't really get it. Go ahead!

Laurent: So Larry, Laurent nice to meet you. Les Twins, Criminalz. Criminalz is our crew. Les twins: it is me and my twin, of course. I started dance at 5 years old because in my family everybody dance. I have eighteen brothers and sisters; for real nine brothers and sisters and just my mom.

So I started dance at 5 years old and I really found my own style at age 9.
Because I saw people dance and I didn't feel them.
I dance like my sister. I have one sister, She doesn't dance. She stands up in a room and go crazy like that. And I love that. When I dance, I dance like her. Like a cartoon too.
He's my favorite cartoon. Like Tiny Toon (French cartoon). It's him.


Where did you have your first battle dance?

The first battle dance was in Paris. No, in Sarcelles. It's where I come from, it's like Detroit
or Brooklyn
It's not really Paris but it is close, it's the same.
It was there in my city everybody would try to beat me in dance.
because I was little, like this, a big afro, cute...
And I danced like nobody, so guys would confront me and battle me.
Because all the girls were saying "aww, the twins are so good", "oh my god".
The girls are trouble for boys.

I am sorry, excuse me. My first battle started like that. One day boys came after me when school finished. And started to say " Dance against me right now". The guy was tall like this, I was in middle school with my big sister.
I was.... nine years old....
Larry: ten
Laurent: It is the same.
So I was ten years old and the guy was seventeen. He would battle me.
So he danced and I danced too and after that...
Oh my god! What happened is that a wave of jealousy came. Everybody was hating then. Jealousy everywhere.
And not only in Sarcelles.


What is your best dance moment in your life?

Larry: So we are champion of the world since one month already it's called the Juste Debout 2011 it was the biggest Juste Debout ever. It was from the United States to Japan. It's the equivalent of the Olympics for hip hop.
It was amazing and I think we were the only one, as many people said as Bruce (Ykanji), to have win the battle in Japan and the final battle in Bercy (Paris). We won over 353 dancers.
It is enjoyable.
After that you feel good.
For sure