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Early life and career beginnings
The twins were born on December 6, 1988 in Sarcelles, a commune in the northern suburbs of Paris, France. They are the youngest in a large, Guadeloupean extended family of 18 children that includes two other sets of twins, and a brother 25 years their senior.

Neither Larry nor Laurent received any formal dance training. Instead, they learned by observing other breakers, lockers, and poppers and by teaching themselves classical ballet techniques. At the age of 12, they began performing in concerts and musicals. According to WAD Magazine, "They were born dancers. They walked at 5 months, seriously moved their bodies at 18 months old, and at 9 they showed off steps they had invented to youngsters twice their age in their neighborhood."

In 2005 the brothers recruited five members to form their own dance team called Criminalz Crew and began competing in hip-hop tournaments, dancing in clubs, and entertaining crowds as street performers. Their first big break came when Alicia Keys happened to spot a 16 year-old Laurent dancing on the streets of the Champs d’Elysées while she was in Paris for a performance at the Zenith. She invited the twins to her concert the next night and let them appear on stage. The chance encounter with Keys paved the way for their introduction to more music industry giants. By 2007 they were making regular appearances in shows for other artists at the Zenith, including Snoop Dogg and Pharell, and dancing to sold-out audiences in the musical Pas de Quartier at France’s esteemed Avignon Festival.