Leida “Lady Sol” Villegas-Garcia is a street dance professional from Chicago who is recognized globally as a dance manager, choreographer, and youth arts educator. Lady Sol’s credits include work on MTV, BET, UPN, NBC, TBS and WGN, alongside super-stars Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Cedric the Entertainer, Ellen, & Heavy D. Lady Sol’s career highlights include the Management & Creative Direction of Chicago’s now internationally recognized, FootworKINGz. Lady Sol is also co-founding member of Kuumba Lynx, a Chicago based non-profit arts organization that empowers young people through the cultivation of Hip-Hop arts. She actively develops and teaches dance programs in Chicago for Kuumba Lynx, Urban Gateways and After School Matters. “Young people motivate me and I would like the end result of all my efforts to focus on empowering urban youth,” says the passionate Latina.
Follow Leida “Lady Sol” Villegas: The FootworKINGz Website | Lady Sol's Profile on Urban Gateways | Kuumba Lynx
Rhymes: LL Cool J "I Need Love," Heavy D & The Boyz "Now That We Found Love," and the Fugees "Killing Me Softly"
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Coley ColeCame across a really cool interview about Leida “Lady Sol” Villegas, a street dance professional from Chicago who is recognized globally as a dance manager, choreographer, and youth arts educator. Lady Sol’s credits include work on MTV, BET, UPN, NBC, TBS and WGN, alongside super-stars Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Cedric the Entertainer, Ellen, & Heavy D.