Kone Thong Vongpraseuth discovered hip-hop dance at age 13 in the Pyramides neighborhood of La Roche-sur-Yon. His first steps within the association Break Danse Yonnaise, founded by Fabrice Priouzeau and Abdel Himeda, led him to create the company S’poart in 1996 with a collective of friends. From the exchange between dancers, a passion was born. Meeting Cie Accrorap sealed his professional and artistic path.

For over 30 years, he has performed on French and international stages, collaborating with a wide range of organizations and companies, with contemporary, classical, and modern choreographers, as well as with the world of circus. He has taken part in numerous productions.

Among his collaborations:
– Elizabeth Disdier, choreographer, member of the DRAC
– Mic Guillaumes, dancer, choreographer, trainer, and national expert on dance education for the Ministry of Culture
– Jean-Pierre Thorn, director of photography, filmmaker and screenwriter who has collaborated with the hip-hop movement since 1992 on three landmark films: “Génération Hip Hop,” “Faire kiffer les anges,” and “On n’est pas des marques de vélo.”
– Mourad Merzouki / Cie Käfig, director of the CCN in Créteil
– Kader Attou / Cie Accrorap, director of the CCN in La Rochelle
– Eric Mézino / Cie Ego, Gabin Nuissier / Cie Aktuel Force, Yasmin Rahmani / Cie HB2, Farid Berki / Cie Melting Spot

Abroad:
– Jeannot Painchaud / Cirque Éloize and Cirque du Soleil
– Dave Saint-Pierre, Quebec choreographer and director
– Niels Robitzky / Storm, Berlin-based choreographer
– Adriano Sinivia, director for “Die Fledermaus” at the Lausanne Opera

Cirque Éloize invited him to join its world tour for 9 years: over 1,000 shows in around a hundred cities across roughly sixty countries, during which he was entrusted with artistic and choreographic direction.

From 2019 to 2023, he decided to cultivate and share his experience in a different way, turning his focus to knowledge transmission and teaching. He founded Cie KINNARA.

“I want to show that hip-hop dance is an art form in its own right, accessible to everyone. I want to offer audiences a positive message and uphold values such as self-improvement, communication, sharing, and respect for others.”