Profitraining with Kevin Albancando Tuntaquimba
About the Training
Popping, Waving & Floorwork Integration:
This week, we dive deep into the textures of Popping and Waving while translating them to the floor and integrating them with dynamic floorwork. Each morning begins with foundational training, refining groove, isolation, precision, and timing. We develop an understanding of the "Pop"—its rhythmic pulse and sharp contractions—alongside the fluid waves that travel through the body, creating contrast and dynamic range in movement. As the week progresses, we expand beyond standing techniques, exploring how these textures translate into floorwork. We work on integrating Popping’s sharp accents with seamless transitions and applying Waving’s fluidity to grounded movement. Through partner work, improvisation, and drills, we build body awareness, musicality, and creative expression. This training is designed for movers and dancers, providing tools to deepen their physical vocabulary while challenging coordination, control, and movement flow.
About Kevin Albancando Tuntaquimba
Kevin Albancando Tuntaquimba (he/him) is a freelance dancer, choreographer, and dance educator from Freiburg, currently based in Leipzig. Since the age of 15, he has been self-taught in the dance styles of Popping and Breaking and remains deeply rooted in the urban dance scene. In 2011, through the dance and action theater Pan.Optikum, he first encountered dance performances in public spaces as a performer. From 2015 to 2017, he worked as a choreographer in the EU cooperation project Power of Diversity – The Crossing Lines Project, creating dance productions with both amateurs and professionals. Between 2019 and 2024, he contributed to numerous productions in Baden-Württemberg as both a performer and choreographer. He has collaborated with artists such as Sigrun Fritsch, Pascal Sangl, Mike Planz, Carlos Trujilo, Johannes Blattner, Katja Gluding, and Daura Hernandez. His most recent choreographic work was created in November 2024 in collaboration with writer Martina Hefter and musician Patrice Libep. Soft War premiered at Schauspiel Leipzig. As a dancer and choreographer, he continuously evolves his movement language by integrating influences from contemporary dance, deconstructing Popping and Breaking techniques to explore them through a contemporary lens.