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comedy stage revue Twins choreographed by their long-time coach Abibou “Playmo” Kébe at the ThéâtreTrévise in Paris. In August 2010 a video of their performance on the World of Dance tour in San Diego went viral on YouTube. On November 9, 2010 they made their U.S. television debut on The Ellen Degeneres Show. In March 2011 the twins won the Hip-hop New Style division at JusteDebout, beating out over 353 dancers. That same year they performed alongside Beyoncé Knowles at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, the U.K.’s Glastonbury Festival, the BET Awards, and the Good Morning America Summer Concert Series, garnering even greater attention on the world stage. They also joined her on the French television shows X-Factor and Le Grand Journal to promote her then upcoming album 4, and were the only featured male dancers in the alternate ver- 7