09/24/2026
Meet Sekou Heru (Sekou Heru | Dance + Fitness), of one the directors of MOPTOP Universal (MOPTOP UNIVERSAL).
Sekou has been in the since he was very young. His first love was B-boying. In high school, he attended Mercer County School of the Arts and studied modern . In 1993, Sekou started studying Capoeira Angola with Mestre Joa Grande at the Capoeira Academy in NYC. He went on to fuse his breaking and modern dance styles with and dance. Sekou has worked with Gwen Guthrey, toured with Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and can be seen in videos with Aretha Franklin, MC Lyte, Clubland, Pet Shop Boys, Foxy Brown, and Jay Z. Sekou was a featured dancer in the movie Marcy X with Damon Wayans, can be seen in the dance scenes on Spike Lee’s The 25th Hour, and seen in Brown Sugar starring Taye Diggs and Sanna Lathan. He has toured in Germany with German rapper Tony Cottura, and has traveled several times to Japan for the annual premier Dance Delight event as a guest judge and featured dancer with the group Dance Fusion, of which he is a founding member. He was a part of the opening act for Cece Pen*ston’s Japan tour, and also opened for Cool C’s Let me clear my throat in his Japan performance. He was featured in Japan’s “woofin” magazine as one of NYC’s top dancers. Sekou toured the USA with Fred Ho and The Afro Asian Ensemble in the Martial Art stage show Voice of the Dragon. In 2005 Sekou choreographed the Dance Dance video for Fall Out Boy that went #1 in the country and won a Best Video Award at the MTV VMAs.
Besides MOPTOP’s Professional Program, we also offer Open Classes for adults interested in street dance!
MOPTOP Open Classes (Rotating Faculty)
🗓️ Tuesdays, 2:30 - 4:00 PM
🗓️ Thursdays, 2:30 - 4:00 PM
🗓️ Saturdays, 4:30 - 6:00 PM
⭐ Open Level
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