João Paulo L. Pedersen, a.k.a Blanka 
Dancer, hip hop aficionado, motivator and a mentor.
Blanka stands for Body Language Artist with Natural Kontrol and Agility.
With 24 years of professional dance experience and multiple world champion awards in my name, I have shared the stage with various international artists at big concerts, theatres, and music videos.
18 years of teaching and mentoring under my belt show I'm passionate about sharing my knowledge and passing on my craft, together with its culture.
Originally from Brazil and Denmark, I'm currently living and working in Belgium. I teach, motivate and give themed workshops, both offline and online.

TEACHING:
2022
Just Flow
a three-part workshop, teaching the history and fundamentals of breaking on the one hand and creativity, musicality and freestyling on the other hand.
• Belgium • Bulgaria • Italy • The Netherlands
2009-2022
Skool of Shadows/ Style is Power a workshop, teaching you the history and fundamentals of breakdancing on the one hand and creativity, musicality and freestyling on the other hand.
• Australia • Belgium • Brazil • Canada • Czech Republic • France • Indonesia • Korea • Malaysia • Malta • Slovakia • Sweden • UK • USA • Etc.

REFERENCES:

"An opportunity to learn how to bring your mind and soul closer to the essence of breaking and hip hop. An incredible and unconventional workshop."
"Such a dope workshop. A lot of pills of knowledge, different approaches to bboy life and ways to training. Motivational and inspirational stuff, not only technical concepts and steps to practice. That was nice to learn too! "
" As I have been telling to everybody who asks me, this workshop has been the best I ever attended in my career. I could tell Blanka really cared about passing on his knowledge the next generation. He shared his own life experiences, anecdotes, and told us about the origins and foundations of many steps.
And he did so with clarity and passion.
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" This workshop has impacted my approach to breaking in a hugely positive way, and left me with plenty of new concepts to experiment with and create my own material.
Thank you for all of this Blanka."

PERFORMANCE:

TV shows and Musicals
• Showtime, Scandinavia
• Melodi Grand Prix Jubileum, Scandinavia
• Boobster Music Show, Sweden
• MTV European Music Awards
• Cannes World Film & Music Festival, France
• Musical Notre Dame De Paris, Italy
• Danish Music Awards, Denmark
Artist Performances
• Fugees, USA
• Coolio, USA
• Justin Timberlake, USA
• LL Coo J. USA
• Krs One, USA
• Method Man, USA
• Busy B, USA
• Sugar Hill Gang, USA
• Afrika Bambataa, USA
• Natasha, Denmark
• Rockers By Choice, Denmark
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JUDGING
2023
• BKing Series, Leuven, Belgium
• Battle Break-it, Arras, France
2022
• Legacy League, Mechelen, Belgium
• Unbreakable, Leuven, Belgium
• Banka Fanka, Jam, Ukraine
• United Break, Aarhus, Denmark
• RedBull BC one Cypher, Sofia, Bulgaria
2021
• Vortex Jam, Rennes, France
• Flemish Open, Leuven, Belgium
pre-2020
• Back in Action, 2017, Romania
• Cloud Cypher, 2016, MTL, Canada
• Bounce, 2011, Jakarta, Indonesia
•Etc.

WINNING AWARDS:

• Jack&Jones Flemish Open 2022, Belgium
• POD All-Style Battle 2022, Belgium
• Battle Les Solidarités 2022, Belgium
• The Ruckus 2022, Rome, Italy
• Check The Styles 2022, Rome, Italy
• Battle In The Cypher Footwork 2022, Brazil
• The Gathering 2018, Odense, Denmark
• King Of Jutland 2018, Silkeborg, Denmark
• King Of Jutland 2017, Silkeborg, Denmark
• Just Jam International 2016, New Castle, UK
• Just Begun 2013, Denmark
• Just Begun 2012, Denmark
• World Welsh Open 2011, Wales, UK
• Rhythmic Damage 2011, Philadelphia, USA
• Outbreak Europe 2011, Slovakia
• Hip-Hop Kemp 2011, Czech Republic
• Soul Sensation 2011, Switzerland
• Radikal Force International 2011, Singapore
• World Welsh Open 2010, Wales, UK
• Eastpack Throwdown 2010, London, UK
• Shadow Wars 2010, Sydney, Australia
• Floor Master 2010, Tel Aviv, Israel
• IBE 2010, Heerlen, The Netherlands
• Nothing But Flavour 2010, Slovakia
• Danish Championship 2010, Denmark
• Freestyle Session 2009, Tokyo, Japan
• Pepsi Circle Industry 2009, Austria
• Beat The Streets 2009, Denmark
• Danish Championship 2008, Denmark
• Time2Battle 2008, Malme, Sweden
• Battlehanics Stand up Battle 2008, Denmark
• Talk is Cheap 2007, Oslo, Norway
• Hip-Hop Connection 2006, Italy
• Block Party 2006, France
• Floor Wars International 2006, Denmark
• Talk Is Cheap 2006, Oslo, Norway
• Urban Games 2006, London, England
• In It To Spin It 2005, Malms, Sweden
• Urban Games 2005, London, UK
• Talk is Cheap 2005, Oslo, Norway
• Battle Of The Year Scandinavia 2005
• Battle Of The Year Scandinavia 2004
• Break Session 2004, Poland
• Dancer of the Year Hip Hop Awards 2003,
Copenhagen, Denmark