Originally from the south of France, Julia Aka Funky-J discovered drums and tap dancing at 10 years old. Passionate about music and dance, she decided at the age of 15 to turn to Locking. She went several times to Los Angeles, to go deeper in her passion for this dance, and was trained and taken under the wing of the Locking pioneers. In 2012 after a nutritionist diploma, she joined the professional training Juste Debout School from which she graduated in 2015, and where she became a teacher in 2016.

Competitor, Funky-J has won many international competitions : UK bboys in London, WDC in Tokyo. Funky-J qualifies seven times for the finals of the Juste Debout World Championship in Bercy, and becomes the first and only woman to win it in Locking.

At the same time, a versatile artist, she is a skilled performer in several companies including her own show “BPM” , but also a choreographer for shows, music videos or on television. Funky-J also became an organiser by launching the first Locking Camp and Battle in France: Lock is not a Joke, bringing together dancers from all over the world since 2015. The event is counting today between 5 to 10 selections per year in France and around the world.

Determined and inspired to push her art vision even further, Funky-J has opened her own production company : J9 productions in 2020. Her musical background, her career experience, but also her knowledge of digital communication, make her a major and versatile element for any artistic project.