Twenty-one years old Ahmed Zakzouk, is New Orleans' very own Choreographer. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana it was always an obstacle making success possible, through Dance. Growing up in a very broken home, Ahmed found himself alone, living from home to home once his parents divorced. He grew to become more independent, and intelligent through all of the pressure of being on his own. In 2005 Ahmed was given the nickname of "Pulse," after winning a local dance competition: with his smooth transitions and clean foot-work, through his intensely-sharp "pulse-like" pops! With one goal in mind, and having no plan b... Ahmed dedicated himself to branching out and becoming a dance icon for all of Louisiana.
In 2012-2013 Ahmed branded the name Pulse, by starting the "Team Pulse" movement. The "Team Pulse" movement was soon to become even bigger when Ahmed released his clothing-line for the brand, selling out almost instantaneously. Reaching out even further to the community, Ahmed continues to make Youtube videos on his Channel @TeamPulseTV displaying some of his Choreography pieces, Free-Styles, Performances, Travel, Comedy, and everyday life. With the constant growth of the "TeamPulse" movement... @TeamPulseTV has gained a following of over 700,000 views on Youtube, 27,000 Followers on Instagram, 12,000 Followers on Twitter, 5000 friends, and 3000 Likes on Facebook.
Ahmed has featured solo performances in two of the biggest dance tours in the world: at The World World of Dance Tour (Dallas,TX), and The Pulse On Tour. Ahmed has also performed with the Elite Protégés as a specially 'selected student' by Brian Friedman for The Pulse On Tour's Fashion Show Performance. Ahmed has appeared in several music videos as a Lead Dancer and Choreographer, such as:
The Jonas Brothers "Pom Poms" Music Video, One Republic "Counting Stars" Music Video, Bobby Rush & Dr. Johns "Another Man Down In New Orleans" Music Video (2014), Dee-1 "Save My Soul" Music Video (2014), J-drew "Dum Dum" (2014), It's The Deans List "Ce Soir" Music Video, 2 cent's "Odd Christmas" & "2Christmaz" Music Video (WorldStar HipHop), Mr. Ghetto's "Heart Attack" Music Video (WorldStar HipHop), TeeMacc "My Life" Music Video, Whitney's "Lil Boy" Music Video (2014), and Many More!
Meet Ahmed Zakzouk
Ahmed has made appearances in some of New Orleans' finest and biggest festivals, such as: Bayou Classic Fan Festival, and Essence Music Festival. Sometimes he is back-up dancing for various local and recording artist.. Other times, Ahmed is taking in the spotlight for himself in a solo performance. Although, Ahmed may have the chance to share the same stage used in performance for some of the biggest names in the music industry.. he also has a gift in the art of teaching.
Ahmed is currently working with the New Orleans Pelicans NBA Team, on the official "Flight-Krewe" Entertainment Team. Ahmed wants to spend all of his time inspiring others to pursue their dreams in Entertainment, and guide them in the right path of doing so in his future classes.
"Failure is not an option. Success, is all in your mind" - Ahmed Zakzouk
