Ruben Chi is an Arnhem-based movement artist and choreographer with an origin and essence in hip hop culture. That origin is always the starting point, from which he constantly seeks to break through barriers: between genres, cultures and disciplines. In this way he moves organically between the dance battle world and the theatre, between the international commercial circuit and the local community.
Chi is co-founder of the well-known and Amsterdam based Ghetto Funk Collective that spreads Funk culture around the world in the current zeitgeist. He has won the international dance competition Juste Debout Holland five times in a row and is also the winner of the famous Summer Dance Forever festival. He is a resident choreographer for Arnhem based production house Theater aan de Rijn & Arnhem based company Introdans. As the artistic director of SoulCypher, Chi is building a sustainable hip-hop (dance) community in his city Arnhem through cultural productions and a yearly annual festival.
theatre productions
- SUN | Introdans | 2022
- Transcendance | De Nederlandse Dansdagen | 2021
- Souldrums | Introdans | 2021
- Solitude | De Nieuwe Oost | 2021
- Arnhemse Uitnacht | Phion x Ruben Chi | 2021
- Hubclub | Introdans | 2020 x 2021
- The Alchemist | De Nieuwe Oost x Introdans | 2020
- Moving Sounds | De Nieuwe Oost | 2020
- We Are One | Spin Off | 2015 / 2016 / 2017
Choreography
- JUNGLE – “GOOD TIMES / PROBLEMZ” Music Video
Creative / Movement Direction
- Darrel Cole ft El Choco – Spotlight
- Ghetto Funk – In Full Swing
notable credits
- Armin van Buuren “Sunny Days” Music Video
- Lost Frequencies “Sun is Shining” Music Video
- Eric Krasno “Lost Myself” Music Video
- Pep & Rash “Love The One You’re With” Music Video
- Choreographer for Ladies of Soul | 2017 / 2018 / 2019
- Dancer for Ladies of Soul | 2015 / 2016
- Grand Prix F1 | Singapore | 2018
- Urban Dance Camp – Ghetto Funk | 2017
- Dance Dance Dance Dutch TV Show ft Humbero Tan | 2015
- World of Dance Netherlands Judge | 2019
- Performed the opening during “Prinsjesdag” for the Dutch Minister President | 2021
- Choreographed the opening for the “Arnhemse Uitnacht” in Music | 2020
- Choreographed for the Kunst & Theater Gala Leger Des Heils AFAS Live | 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019
- Choreographed & Danced The Bridge to Liberation Experience ft Gelders Orkest | Arnhem | 2014
- Ghetto Funk Collective performances in San Francisco – Newcastle – Japan tour – India tour – Singapore tour – Colombia | 2015 / 2016 / 2017 / 2018 / 2019
- Blaze The Show performances in Russia – United kingdom – Taiwan – Bahrain – Qatar – Dubai – Holland & Belgium – Turkey | 2012 / 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2016
- Lavalu “MIDAIR” Music video
notable battles
- Winner Locking Summerdance Forever | AMSTERDAM 2019
- Finalist Juste Debout World Finals Locking | PARIS 2018
- Winner Juste Debout Holland Locking | AMSTERDAM 2013 / 2014 / 2015 / 2017 / 2018
- Winner The Notorious IBE Locking | HEERLEN 2012 / 2016
- Winner 3vs3 Allstyle H2R | ITALY 2017
- Winner 3VS3 Allstyle Brussel Danst | BRUSSEL 2017
- Winner Hiphop Revolution Housedance | SWEDEN 2015
- Winner Streetfighterz World tour | ITALY 2014 / 2015
- Winner Give It Up locking 10th & 11th edition | ITALY 2014 / 2015
- Winner Next Urban Legend Locking | PARIS 2014
- Winner 2vs2 Bboy SDK World Finals | CZECH 2014
- Winner D.O.D Freeestyle dance battle vol. 57 | TOKYO 2014



